Henry County, Tennessee
12 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 32,412
- Median household income
- $50,613
- ±2,203
- Unemployed
- 4.8%
- 671 of 13,886 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.8%
- 11,412 of 13,452 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Henry | 32,239 (2021) | Po Box 7, Paris | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Paris | 10,341 (2021) | Po Box 970, Paris | Website |
| City of Puryear | 707 (2021) | Po Box 278, Puryear | — |
| Town of Cottage Grove | 66 (2021) | Po Box 26, Cottage Grove | — |
| Town of Henry | 442 (2021) | 1232 Pioneer Rd, Henry | — |
Special districts 7
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris-Henry County Public Utility District | Gas supply utility | Po Box 309, Paris | Website |
| Paris Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 917 Minor St, Paris | — |
| Carroll-Henry County Railroad Authority | Miscellaneous commercial activities | Po Box 7, Paris | — |
| Henry County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 408 N Market St, Paris | Website |
| Northeast Henry County Utility District | Water supply utility | 11 Rice Ln, Springville | — |
| Northwest Henry County Utility District | Water supply utility | Po Box 1356, Paris | — |
| South Paris Water Cooperative | Water supply utility | 3320 Highway 77, Paris | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Henry County
School district6 schools
313 South Wilson ST, Paris, TN, 38242
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Paris
School district3 schools
1219 Hwy 641 S, Paris, TN, 38242
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Benton County Farmers' Market (Camden)
Farmers' Market of Murray - Calloway County (3221 State Route 121 North Murray) · Downtown Farmers Market (Murray) · Downtown Saturday Market (Murray)
Graves County Farmers Market - Saturday (101 E. South Street Mayfield) · Graves County Farmers Market - Wednesday (1111 Paris Road Mayfield)
HWY 79 Farmers Market (Dover)
Dresden Farmers Market (421 Linden Street Dresden) · Martin Farmers Market (Martin)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.