Pickett County, Tennessee

Pickett County
Pickett County
County
	Pickett County Courthouse in Byrdstown
	Location within the U.S. state of Tennessee
	Tennessee's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 36°34′N 85°05′W / 36.56°N 85.08°W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Founded	1879
Named for	Howard L. Pickett, state legislator
Seat	Byrdstown
Largest town	Byrdstown
Area
• Total	174 sq mi (450 km2)
• Land	163 sq mi (420 km2)
• Water	12 sq mi (30 km2) 6.6%
Population (2020)
• Total	5,001
• Density	31/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	6th

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.

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

[tehc-1] Anne-Leslie Owens, "Pickett County," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: March 18, 2013.

[2020_Census-2] Cite error: The named reference 2020 Census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[GR6-3] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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