The first settlers came to the Brentwood area in the late 1700’s. Brentwood grew and prospered and by the time of the Civil War, the area was one of the richest in the state; but by the end of the War, there were very few farm animals or growing crops left. In the 1920’s it was rediscovered. Gradually many of the plantation homes were bought and restored. With the construction of the Interstate in the 1960’s Brentwood grew and prospered and by the 1990’s the area was again one of the richest in the state. A 2005 real estate survey has estimated the population of Brentwood, Tennessee at 23,445.