Moore County, Tennessee
Moore County, Tennessee | |
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Moore County Courthouse in Lynchburg | |
Location within the U.S. state of Tennessee | |
| Coordinates: 35°17′N 86°22′W / 35.28°N 86.36°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| Founded | 1871 |
| Named after | William Moore, state legislator |
| Seat | Lynchburg |
| Largest city | Lynchburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sloan Stewart (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 130 sq mi (340 km2) |
| • Land | 129 sq mi (330 km2) |
| • Water | 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2) 0.9% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,461 |
| • Density | 49/sq mi (19/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | Government & Education Services |
Moore County is a county located in the south central part of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,461, making it the third-least populous county in Tennessee. It forms a consolidated city-county government with its county seat of Lynchburg. At 130 square miles (340 km2), it is the second-smallest county in Tennessee, behind only Trousdale. The county was created in 1871, during the Reconstruction era. Moore County is part of the Tullahoma-Manchester, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area.