Dickson County | |
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Coordinates: 36°09′N 87°22′W / 36.15°N 87.36°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Tennessee |
Founded | October 25, 1803 |
Named for | William Dickson[1] |
Seat | Charlotte |
Largest city | Dickson |
Area | |
• Total | 491 sq mi (1,270 km2) |
• Land | 490 sq mi (1,300 km2) |
• Water | 1.4 sq mi (4 km2) 0.3% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 54,315 |
• Estimate (2023) | 56,729 |
• Density | 110/sq mi (43/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Area code | 615 |
Congressional district | 7th |
Website | dicksoncountytn |
Dickson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 54,315.[2] Its county seat is Charlotte.[3] Dickson County is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Dickson County is home to Tennessee's oldest courthouse in continuous use, built in 1835. This is the second courthouse in Charlotte as the first one, a log building, was destroyed in the Tornado of 1833, which destroyed all but one building on the courthouse square.
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