Van Buren County, Tennessee

Van Buren County
Van Buren County
County
	Van Buren County Courthouse in Spencer
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	Location within the U.S. state of Tennessee
	Tennessee's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 35°41′N 85°28′W / 35.69°N 85.46°W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Founded	January 3, 1840
Named for	Martin Van Buren
Seat	Spencer
Largest town	Spencer
Area
• Total	275 sq mi (710 km2)
• Land	273 sq mi (710 km2)
• Water	1.1 sq mi (3 km2) 0.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	6,168
• Density	20/sq mi (8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	6th
Website	vanburencountytn.com

Van Buren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,168, making it the second-least populous county in Tennessee.^[2] Its county seat is Spencer.^[3]

^ Margaret Binnicker, "Van Buren County," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: April 19, 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.