Powell
formerly Powell Station[1] | |
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 The railroad tracks running through the heart of Downtown Powell. | |
  Powell Location in Tennessee and the United States  Powell Powell (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°01′54″N 84°01′41″W / 36.03167°N 84.02806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Knox |
| Settled | 1792[1] |
| Named for | Columbus Powell[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.54 sq mi (22.12 km2) |
| • Land | 8.54 sq mi (22.12 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,060 ft (320 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 13,802 |
| • Density | 1,615.97/sq mi (623.94/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 37849 |
| Area code | 865 |
| FIPS code | 47-60480 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2804641[4] |
Powell, formerly known as Powell Station,[1] is a census-designated place in Knox County, Tennessee.[4] The area is located in the Emory Road corridor (State Route 131), just north of Knoxville, southeast of Clinton, and east of Oak Ridge. It had a population of 13,802 during the 2020 census. It is included in the Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
knoxmpo2012was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 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: Powell, Tennessee
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.