Elizabethton, Tennessee

Elizabethton
City
Downtown Elizabethton, July 4 parade (2008)
Downtown Elizabethton, July 4 parade (2008)
Flag of Elizabethton
Flag
Official seal of Elizabethton
Seal
Nickname: 
The City of Power[1]
Location of Elizabethton in Carter County, Tennessee.
Location of Elizabethton in Carter County, Tennessee.
Elizabethton is located in Tennessee
Elizabethton
Elizabethton
Map spot for Elizabethton, Tennessee
Elizabethton is located in the United States
Elizabethton
Elizabethton
Elizabethton (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°20′11″N 82°14′21″W / 36.33639°N 82.23917°W / 36.33639; -82.23917
Country United States
State Tennessee
CountyCarter
Explored1759
Settled1769
Founded1799[2]
Incorporated:May 13, 1905[2]
Named forElizabeth MacLin Carter
Government
 • TypeCouncil Manager
 • MayorCurt Alexander
 • Mayor Pro TemWilliam E. "Bill" Carter
 • City ManagerDaniel Estes
Area
[3]
 • Total9.70 sq mi (25.11 km2)
 • Land9.55 sq mi (24.74 km2)
 • Water0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2)
Elevation
1,593 ft (465 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total14,546
 • Density1,522.98/sq mi (588.02/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
37643-37644
Area code423
FIPS code47-23500[5]
GNIS feature ID1328127[6]
Websitewww.elizabethton.org
Tennessee

Elizabethton (/əˈlɪzəbɛθtən/[7]) is a city in, and the county seat of Carter County, Tennessee, United States.[8] Elizabethton is the historical site of the first independent American government (known as the Watauga Association, created in 1772) located west of both the Eastern Continental Divide and the original Thirteen Colonies.

The city is also the historical site of the Transylvania Purchase (1775), a major muster site during the American Revolutionary War for both the Battle of Musgrove Mill (1780) and the Battle of Kings Mountain (1780). It was within the secessionist North Carolina "State of Franklin" territory (1784–1788).

The population of Elizabethton was enumerated at 14,176 during the 2010 census.[9]

  1. ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/64500614_text "Pre-TVA Hydroelectric Development in Tennessee, 1901-1933". U.S. Department of Interior, National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet. Section E, Page 12.
  2. ^ a b City of Elizabethton website. Retrieved: January 15, 2013.
  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.
  7. ^ WJHL (July 11, 2022). "Meet the Mayor: Elizabethton Mayor, Curt Alexander". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  9. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Elizabethton city, Tennessee (revised 10-24-2012)". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2015.