Ducktown, Tennessee

Ducktown, Tennessee
City
Buildings along Main Street in Ducktown
Buildings along Main Street in Ducktown
Location of Ducktown in Polk County, Tennessee.
Location of Ducktown in Polk County, Tennessee.
Coordinates: 35°2′3″N 84°23′3″W / 35.03417°N 84.38417°W / 35.03417; -84.38417
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyPolk
Established1840s
Incorporated1951[1]
Named forCherokee village at the site prior to settlement[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total2.64 sq mi (6.84 km2)
 • Land2.64 sq mi (6.84 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,732 ft (528 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total461
 • Density174.56/sq mi (67.39/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
37326
Area code423
FIPS code47-21740[5]
GNIS feature ID1283051[6]
Websitewww.cityofducktown.com

Ducktown (Cherokee: ᎦᏬᏅᏱ, romanized: Gawonvyi) is a city in Polk County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 461 at the 2020 census and 475 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Cleveland Metropolitan Statistical Area.

  1. ^ Tennessee Blue Book, 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.
  2. ^ Betty Duggan, "Voices from the Periphery: Reconstructing and Interpreting Post-Removal Histories of the Duck Town Cherokees," Southern Indians and Anthropologists: Culture, Politics, and Identity (University of Georgia Press, 2002), p. 46.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.