Karns | |
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 Oak Ridge Highway (TN-62) in Karns | |
  Karns Location in Tennessee and the United States  Karns Karns (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 35°58′55″N 84°6′50″W / 35.98194°N 84.11389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Knox |
| Named for | Thomas Karns[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.98 sq mi (7.73 km2) |
| • Land | 2.98 sq mi (7.73 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 981 ft (299 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,536 |
| • Density | 1,184.59/sq mi (457.35/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 37931 |
| Area code | 865 |
| FIPS code | 47-38800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2804639[3] |
Karns is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northwest Knox County, Tennessee, about 11 miles (18 km) northwest of the center of Knoxville.[3] The population of the CDP was 3,536 at the 2020 census.[5]
- ^ Steely, Mike (April 16, 2017). "How Knox County places were named". The Knoxville Focus. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Karns, Tennessee
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "Karns CDP, Tennessee Demographics and Housing 2020 Decennial Census".