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Johnson City Metropolitan Area, Tennessee
The Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in East Tennessee, anchored by the city of Johnson City. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 207,285. Counties *Carter * Unicoi *Washington Communities Places with more than 50,000 inhabitants * Johnson City (principal city; partial) Places with 10,000 to 50,000 inhabitants *Elizabethton Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants * Erwin Places with 2,500 to 5,000 inhabitants * Central (census-designated place) * Jonesborough * Oak Grove (census-designated place) * Pine Crest (census-designated place) * Spurgeon (census-designated place; partial) * Unicoi Places with 1,000 to 2,500 inhabitants * Banner Hill (census-designated place) * Fall Branch (census-designated place; partial) *Gray (census-designated place) *Hampton (census-designated place) *Hunter (census-designated place) * Midway (census-designated place) * Roan Mountain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Standard Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, and the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico. * Eastern Standard Time (EST) is five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−05:00). Observed during standard time (late autumn/winter in the United States and Canada). * Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is four hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−04:00). Observed during daylight saving time (spring/summer/early autumn in the United States and Canada). On the second Sunday in March, at 2:00 a.m. EST, clocks are advanced to 3:00 a.m. EDT, creating a 23-hour day. On the first Sunday in November, at 2:00 a.m. EDT, clocks are moved back to 1:00 a.m. EST, which results in a 25-hour day. History The boundaries of the Eastern Time Zone have moved westward since the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) took over time-zone management from railroads in 1938 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pine Crest, Tennessee
Pine Crest is a census-designated place (CDP) in Carter County, Tennessee, Carter County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,388 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Johnson City, Tennessee, Johnson City Johnson City metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport, Tennessee, Kingsport–Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol, TN-Virginia, VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities, Tennessee, Tri-Cities" region. Geography Pine Crest is located at (36.296684, -82.308041). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,872 people, 1,315 households, and 799 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,472 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.38% White (U.S. Census), White, 1.25% African American (U.S. Census), African American, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oak Grove, Washington County, Tennessee
Oak Grove is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,425 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN- VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the " Tri-Cities" region. Geography Oak Grove is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which of it is land and of it (14.84%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 4,072 people, 1,697 households, and 1,126 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,870 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.86% White, 0.81% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population. There were 1,697 househol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonesborough, Tennessee
Jonesborough (; historically also Jonesboro) is a town in and the county seat of Washington County, Tennessee, in the Southeastern United States. Its population was 5,860 as of 2020. It is "Tennessee's oldest town". Jonesborough is part of the Johnson City metropolitan area, which is a component of the " Tri-Cities" region. History Located in the far northeast corner of the state, Jonesborough was founded by European Americans in 1779, 17 years before Tennessee became a state and while the area was under the jurisdiction of North Carolina. It was named after North Carolina legislator Willie Jones, who had supported the state's westward expansion across the Appalachian Mountains. The town was renamed "Jonesboro" for a period of time, but it took back its historic spelling. Jonesborough was originally a part of the Washington District. In 1784, it became the capital of the autonomous State of Franklin (ostensibly named after American founding father, Benjamin Franklin). Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census-designated Place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such as self-governing city (United States), cities, town (United States), towns, and village (United States), villages, for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated area, unincorporated community, for which the CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, Edge city, edge cities, colonia (United States), colonias located along the Mexico–United States border, and unincorporated resort and retirement community, retirement communities and their environs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central, Tennessee
Central is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in western Carter County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,717 at the 2000 census and 2,279 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN- VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the " Tri-Cities" region. Geography Central is located at (36.323090, -82.299684), between Elizabethton and Johnson City. According to the United States Census Bureau, as of 2000 the CDP had a total area of , all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,717 people, 1,147 households, and 791 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,259 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.01% White, 0.18% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.11% Asian, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erwin, Tennessee
Erwin is a town in and the county seat of Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,083 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnson City metropolitan area, which is a component of the " Tri-Cities" region. History The town of Erwin received its name by a mail mishap. On December 5, 1879, the name of the town was Ervin, in honor of D.J.N. Ervin, who had donated of land for the county seat. A typo made by post office officials caused the name to be recorded as Erwin. The mistake was never corrected. Railroads From 1890 to 2015 railroad operations contributed greatly to Erwin's economic and cultural identity. The Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad (the Triple C) was chartered in 1886 with its headquarters in Johnson City, Tennessee. Trains ran through Erwin in 1890, but by the end of the year, the company disbanded and all construction and operation ceased. In 1893 the Ohio River and Charleston Railway (OR&C) purchased the assets of the Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabethton, Tennessee
Elizabethton () is a city in, and the county seat of Carter County, Tennessee, United States. Elizabethton is the historical site of the first independent American government (known as the Watauga Association, created in 1772) located west of both the Eastern Continental Divide and the original Thirteen Colonies. The city is also the historical site of the Transylvania Purchase (1775), a major muster site during the American Revolutionary War for both the Battle of Musgrove Mill (1780) and the Battle of Kings Mountain (1780). It was within the secessionist North Carolina "State of Franklin" territory (1784–1788). The population of Elizabethton was enumerated at 14,176 during the 2010 census. History Native American inhabitants The area that is now Tennessee was first settled by Paleo-Indians nearly 11,000 years ago. The names of the cultural groups that inhabited the area between first settlement and the time of European contact are unknown, but several distinct cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Tennessee
East Tennessee is one of the three Grand Divisions of Tennessee defined in state law. Geographically and socioculturally distinct, it comprises approximately the eastern third of the U.S. state of Tennessee. East Tennessee consists of 33 counties, 30 located within the Eastern Time Zone and three counties in the Central Time Zone, namely Bledsoe, Cumberland, and Marion. East Tennessee is entirely located within the Appalachian Mountains, although the landforms range from densely forested mountains to broad river valleys. The region contains the major cities of Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tennessee's third and fourth largest cities, respectively, and the Tri-Cities, the state's sixth largest population center. During the American Civil War, many East Tennesseans remained loyal to the Union even as the state seceded and joined the Confederacy. Early in the war, Unionist delegates unsuccessfully attempted to split East Tennessee into a separate state that would remain as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
