Watauga | |
|---|---|
 Location of Watauga in Carter County, Tennessee. | |
| Coordinates: 36°22′2″N 82°17′29″W / 36.36722°N 82.29139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| Counties | Carter, Washington |
| Incorporated | 1960[1] |
| Named for | Cherokee word for "beautiful river"[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.90 sq mi (2.33 km2) |
| • Land | 0.87 sq mi (2.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,453 ft (443 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 353 |
| • Density | 404.35/sq mi (156.13/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 37694 |
| Area code | 423 |
| FIPS code | 47-78240[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1327319[6] |
Watauga /wəˈtɔːɡə/ is a city in Carter and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 403 at the 2000 census, 458 at the 2010 census,[7] 361 in the 2020 census.[8] 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.
- ^ Tennessee Blue Book, 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.
- ^ Nancy Capace, Encyclopedia of Tennessee (North American Book Distributors, 2000), p. 228.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Watauga city, Tennessee". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ "Watauga, Tennessee Population 2024". worldpopulationreview.com.