Rhea County was established in 1807 and was named for John Rhea. It has a total area of 336 sq mi. The County seat and the largest city is Dayton. The total population of the county is over 31.8K with marvelous combination of races including White, Native American, black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others with more than 11.1K housing units and 8.1K families.

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