Henderson, Tennessee facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Henderson, Tennessee
City
Shops in Henderson
Location of Henderson in Chester County, Tennessee.
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Chester
Area
• Total	7.83 sq mi (20.29 km2)
• Land	7.80 sq mi (20.22 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation	446 ft (136 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	6,308
• Density	808.20/sq mi (312.04/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38340
Area code(s)	731
FIPS code	47-33260
GNIS feature ID	1287374

Henderson is a city in and the county seat of Chester County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,309 at the 2010 census, up from 5,670 at the 2000 census.

History

Henderson was platted in 1857, when the railroad was extended to that point. The city takes its name from Henderson County, Tennessee. Henderson was called Dayton until the Civil War, when it then became known as Henderson Station and, finally, Henderson.

Geography

Henderson is located near the center of Chester County at 35°26′35″N 88°38′40″W / 35.44306°N 88.64444°W / 35.44306; -88.64444 (35.443025, -88.644345), to the west of the South Fork Forked Deer River. U.S. Route 45 passes through the city, leading northwest 17 miles (27 km) to Jackson and south 20 miles (32 km) to Selmer. Tennessee State Route 100 passes south of the city center, leading east 32 miles (51 km) to Decaturville and west 30 miles (48 km) to Whiteville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.9 square miles (20.4 km²), of which 0.03 square miles (0.07 km²), or 0.35%, is water.

Arts, culture and outdoors

For several years, the Henderson Arts Commission has sponsored many arts-related events and programs, like the Summer Camp Theatre Experience.

The city park is called Gene Record Park. It features playground equipment, a walking trail, soccer fields, a permanent space for the local Farmer's Market, picnic tables, a dog park, and a 9-hole disc golf course. In January 2020, the city paper (Chester County Independent) reported that a Splash Pad would soon be installed at the park.

Since 1978, Henderson has also been the site of the Chester County Barbecue Festival, a regional event that celebrates the barbecue tradition of the area. The first pitmaster for the Chester County Barbecue Festival was Bill Howard, a pitmaster from Jacks Creek, Tennessee who was known throughout Chester County as "The Barbecue King". Howard was chosen by the Smithsonian Folklife Festival to represent Afro-American barbecue and was invited to serve barbecue in Washington, DC in 1986.

Newspaper

The local paper, the Chester County Independent, is based in Henderson.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,308 people, 1,992 households, and 1,261 families residing in the city.

Education

Chester County Courthouse, 2003

Henderson is part of the Chester County School District and home to Chester County High School. It is also the home of Freed-Hardeman University.

Notable people

• Eddy Arnold, country musician, born in Henderson in 1918.
• Jack Dalton, Major League Baseball player, born in Henderson in 1885.
• Dorsey B. Hardeman, Texas politician, born in Henderson in 1902.
• Robby Novak, actor who plays Kid President, born in Henderson in 2004.
• Walton Bryan Stewart, Wisconsin politician, born in Henderson in 1914.
• Sue Shelton White, national feminist leader and suffragist lawyer, born in Henderson in 1887.
• Coleman Williams, American country music singer and songwriter, born in Henderson in 1991.

See also

In Spanish: Henderson (Tennessee) para niños