The Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area, commonly known as the Lakeway Area, as defined by the

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, is an area consisting of two counties - Hamblen, and Jefferson - in

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, anchored by the city of Morristown. Grainger County was formerly part of both the

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and Morristown Metropolitans until 2023. Including Grainger County, the 2020 census showed that the MSA had a population of 142,709. The MSA is also a component of the Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville Combined Statistical Area. The metropolitan area formerly included Grainger County until it was removed in 2023.

Counties

* Hamblen * Jefferson

Communities

* Baneberry * Chestnut Hill (unincorporated) * Dandridge *

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* Morristown (Principal city) * New Market * Russellville (unincorporated) * Strawberry Plains (unincorporated; partial) * Talbott (unincorporated) *

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* Whitesburg (unincorporated)

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 123,081 people, 48,636 households, and 35,364 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 93.79%

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, 2.84%

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, 0.24% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.05%

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, 1.86% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.34% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $31,057, and the median income for a family was $37,007. Males had a median income of $28,304 versus $20,329 for females. The

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for the MSA was $16,353. As of April 2009, the Morristown metropolitan area had the highest unemployment rate of any metropolitan area in Tennessee, with an unemployment rate of 12.3% (the state unemployment rate was 9.7%).

References

{{Tennessee Geography of Grainger County, Tennessee Geography of Hamblen County, Tennessee Geography of Jefferson County, Tennessee

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Communities

Demographics

See also

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