[7] In 1797, Louis Philippe (who would become King of the French in 1830) visited Armstrong's estate.

Since the 1940s, a 1,900-2,200 acre area western Hawkins County was proposed and planned as state park known as Poor Valley State Park in order to promote economic development efforts in the upper East Tennessee region, the plan would stall in the 1970s.

The current mayor of Hawkins County is Mark DeWitte (R-Rogersville).

It consists of 14 elected members, two from each of the seven civil districts of Hawkins County.

The County Clerk serves as the Secretary to the Board of Commissioners and is responsible for maintaining all official records of the meetings.

The county legislative body serves an important role in exercising local approval authority for private acts when the private act does not call for referendum approval.

Private acts, which often give additional authority to counties, must be approved by a two-thirds vote of the members of the county legislative body or be approved by a referendum in order to become effective.

This notice must state the time, place and date of the meeting and the office to be filled.

Also, members of the county legislative body must have at least ten days notice.

The legislative body holds an open election to fill the vacancy and allows all citizens the privilege of offering as candidates.

[11] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 56,721 people, 23,135 households, and 15,917 families residing in the county.

24.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Universal Studios purchased four hundred forty acres of land for the movie.

[25] The post-apocalyptic novel series "The Living Saga" (by Jaron McFall) takes place largely in Hawkins County.

The main character, Cedric, is from Mooresburg and was a student at Cherokee High School in Rogersville.