Sumner County, Tennessee

Sumner County
County
Old Hickory Lake at Bledsoe Creek State Park
Location within the U.S. state of Tennessee
Tennessee's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 36°28′N 86°28′W / 36.47°N 86.46°W / 36.47; -86.46
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Founded	November 1786
Named for	Jethro Sumner[1]
Seat	Gallatin
Largest city	Hendersonville
Area
• Total	543 sq mi (1,410 km2)
• Land	529 sq mi (1,370 km2)
• Water	14 sq mi (40 km2)  2.5%
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	196,281
• Density	360/sq mi (140/km2)
Website	www.sumnertn.org

Sumner County is a county located on the central northern border of the U.S. state of Tennessee, in what is called Middle Tennessee.

As of the 2020 census, the population was 196,281.^[2] Its county seat is Gallatin.^[3] Its largest city is Hendersonville. The county is named for American Revolutionary War hero General Jethro Sumner.

1. ↑ Dee Gee Lester, "Sumner County," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: April 7, 2013.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "QuickFacts: Sumner County, Tennessee". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
3. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-03-02. Retrieved June 7, 2011.