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McNairy County
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county in Tennessee, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Tennessee
- Founded
- October 8, 1823
- Named after
- John McNairy
- Seat
- Selmer
- Largest city
- Selmer
- Mayor
- Larry Smith
- Total
- 564 sq mi (1,460 km )
- Land
- 563 sq mi (1,460 km )
- Water
- 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km ) 0.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 26,236
- Density
- 45.9/sq mi (17.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 8th
- Website
- www .mcnairycountytn .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
McNairy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,866. The county seat and largest city is Selmer. McNairy County is located along Tennessee's border with the state of Mississippi.
Sheriff Buford Pusser, whose story was told in the Walking Tall series of movies, was the sheriff of McNairy County from 1964 to 1970.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “McNairy County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.