Difference between revisions of "Maury County, Tennessee"
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| − | '''Maury County''' is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County county] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee State of Tennessee]. The county seat is [[Columbia, Tennessee|Columbia]]. The estimated population of Maury County in 2019 was 96,387.<ref>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/maurycountytennessee U.S. Census, | + | '''Maury County''' is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County county] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee State of Tennessee]. The county seat is [[Columbia, Tennessee|Columbia]]. The estimated population of Maury County in 2019 was 96,387.<ref name="Census Quick Facts Page">[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/maurycountytennessee "Quick Facts - Maury County, Tennessee." U.S. Census Bureau, Undated. Web. 22 Jan. 2021.].</ref> |
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| + | Maury County was established by an act of the Tennessee General Assembly dated November 16, 1807.<ref name="Wikipedia Article on Maury County">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maury_County,_Tennessee "Maury County, Tennessee." ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.'' Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 20 Jan. 2021. Web. 22 Jan. 2021.]</ref><ref name="Tennessee Encyclopedia article on Maury County"><ref>[https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/maury-county/ Lightfoot, Marise. "Maury County", ''Tennessee Encyclopedia'', Tennessee Historical Society, 1 Mar. 2018. Web. 22 Jan. 2021]</ref><ref>"An Act to reduce Williamson county to constitutional limits and to form a new county on the south and southwest of the same." ''Acts passed at the First Session of the Seventh General Assembly of the State of Tennessee.'' Knoxville, William Moore, 1808, pp. 149-154. Online through Vanderbilt Library. 22 Jan. 2021.</ref> Maury County was created out of parts of Williamson County and the act creating it also instructed its commissioners to found [[the town of Columbia | Columbia, Tennessee]] to serve as its seat.<ref>Ibid. p. 151.</ref> | ||
==Communities in Maury County== | ==Communities in Maury County== | ||
Revision as of 20:16, 22 January 2021
Maury County is a county in the State of Tennessee. The county seat is Columbia. The estimated population of Maury County in 2019 was 96,387.[1]
History
Maury County was established by an act of the Tennessee General Assembly dated November 16, 1807.[2]Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag[3] Maury County was created out of parts of Williamson County and the act creating it also instructed its commissioners to found Columbia, Tennessee to serve as its seat.[4]
Communities in Maury County
See the Category:Communities page for a complete listing of articles.
- Bigbyville
- Columbia
- Culleoka
- Fly
- Hampshire
- Mount Pleasant
- Neapolis
- Santa Fe
- Spring Hill
- Theta
- Williamsport
References
- ↑ "Quick Facts - Maury County, Tennessee." U.S. Census Bureau, Undated. Web. 22 Jan. 2021..
- ↑ "Maury County, Tennessee." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 20 Jan. 2021. Web. 22 Jan. 2021.
- ↑ "An Act to reduce Williamson county to constitutional limits and to form a new county on the south and southwest of the same." Acts passed at the First Session of the Seventh General Assembly of the State of Tennessee. Knoxville, William Moore, 1808, pp. 149-154. Online through Vanderbilt Library. 22 Jan. 2021.
- ↑ Ibid. p. 151.
