Meigs County, Tennessee
3 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 13,343
- Median household income
- $61,375
- ±5,163
- Unemployed
- 5.5%
- 304 of 5,558 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 81.9%
- 4,290 of 5,235 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 Meigs | 13,049 (2021) | Po Box 156, Decatur | — |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Decatur | 1,615 (2021) | Po Box 188, Decatur | — |
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meigs County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 26, Decatur | — |
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
Meigs County
School district4 schools
345 North Main Street, Decatur, TN, 37322
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
Bradley County Farmers Market (3110 Peerless Road NW Cleveland)
Main St Farmers Market (522 West Main St Chattanooga) · Ooltewah Farmers Market (5829 Main Street Ooltewah) · St. Albans Hixson Farmer's Market (7514 Hixson Pike Hixson) · and 6 more
Market Park Farmers' Market of Athens (Athens)
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.