Henry County is a county located on the northwestern border of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and is considered part of West Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,199. Its county seat is Paris. The county is named for the Virginia orator and American Founding Father Patrick Henry.
Henry County comprises the Paris, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area. West Tennessee lands and commodity culture were associated with the lowlands and delta of the Mississippi River, which created fertile areas that supported cotton culture. During the antebellum era, numerous enslaved African Americans provided labor for the cotton plantations.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (5.3%) are covered by water.
Adjacent counties
- Calloway County, Kentucky (north)
- Stewart County (northeast)
- Benton County (southeast)
- Carroll County (south)
- Weakley County (west)
- Graves County, Kentucky (northwest)
National protected area
- Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge (part)
State protected areas
- Big Sandy Wildlife Management Area (part)
- Holly Fork Wildlife Management Area
- Paris Landing State Park
- West Sandy Wildlife Management Area
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