Rhea County, Tennessee

Rhea County
Rhea County
County
	The Rhea County Courthouse, site of the Scopes Trial
	Location within the U.S. state of Tennessee
	Tennessee's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 35°37′N 84°55′W / 35.61°N 84.92°W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Founded	1807
Named for	John Rhea
Seat	Dayton
Largest city	Dayton
Area
• Total	336 sq mi (870 km2)
• Land	315 sq mi (820 km2)
• Water	21 sq mi (50 km2) 6.3%
Population (2020)
• Total	32,870
• Density	101/sq mi (39/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code	423
Congressional district	4th
Website	www.rheacountytn.com

Rhea County (/reɪ/ RAY^[2]) is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, its population was 32,870.^[3] Its county seat is Dayton.^[4] Rhea County comprises the Dayton, TN micropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL combined statistical area.

^ Bettye Broyles, "Rhea County," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: March 20, 2013.
^ Holt, Alfred H. (1969). American Place Names. Detroit: Gale Research Company. p. 159. ISBN 9780810332355. Retrieved November 7, 2022. The same 'ray' in Rea, Mo., Rhea, Ark. and Okla., and Rhea County, Tenn.
^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.