Pickett County, Tennessee

Pickett County
Pickett County Courthouse in Byrdstown
Map of Tennessee highlighting Pickett County
Location within the U.S. state of Tennessee
Map of the United States highlighting Tennessee
Tennessee's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 36°34′N 85°05′W / 36.56°N 85.08°W / 36.56; -85.08
Country United States
State Tennessee
Founded1879
Named forHoward L. Pickett, state legislator[1]
SeatByrdstown
Largest townByrdstown
Area
 • Total
174 sq mi (450 km2)
 • Land163 sq mi (420 km2)
 • Water12 sq mi (30 km2)  6.6%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
5,001 Decrease
 • Density31/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district6th

Pickett County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,001, making it the least populous county in Tennessee.[2] Its county seat is Byrdstown.[3] The city of Byrdstown and the Kentucky town of Albany, 11 miles (18 km) to the northeast, are positioned between two Army Corps of Engineers lakes: Dale Hollow Lake, mainly in Tennessee, and Lake Cumberland, in Kentucky. The area is known as "Twin Lakes" and Byrdstown is noted as "The Gateway To Dale Hollow Lake". Every year thousands of people vacation at the many resorts situated along the lakes.

  1. ^ Anne-Leslie Owens, "Pickett County," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: March 18, 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2020 Census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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