White County, Tennessee
| White County, Tennessee | |
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White County Courthouse in Sparta
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 Location in the U.S. state of Tennessee |
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 Tennessee's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | September 11, 1806 |
| Named for | John White, early settler |
| Seat | Sparta |
| Largest city | Sparta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 379 sq mi (982 km2) |
| • Land | 377 sq mi (976 km2) |
| • Water | 2.8 sq mi (7 km2), 0.7% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 25,841 |
| • Density | 69/sq mi (27/km²) |
| Congressional district | 6th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | whitecountytn |
White County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,841. Its county seat is Sparta.
On September 11, 1806, an act of the Tennessee General Assembly created White County out of Smith and Jackson counties, responding to a petition signed by 155 residents of the area. The county's original geographic area included all of what are now White and Warren counties, as well as parts of modern Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Franklin, Grundy, Putnam, and Van Buren counties.
The origin of the county's name is disputed. The county is officially held to be named for John White (1751–1846), a Revolutionary War soldier, surveyor, and frontiersman who was the first known white settler of the area. White had moved his family to the Cumberland Mountains from Virginia in 1789. However, some historians suggest the county was named for Revolutionary War soldier James White, the founder of Knoxville.
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