Erwin | |
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 View along Main Street in Erwin | |
| Motto(s): "Where the Mountains and the People Welcome You."[1] | |
 Location of Erwin in Unicoi County, Tennessee. | |
  Erwin | |
| Coordinates: 36°8′42″N 82°24′39″W / 36.14500°N 82.41083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Unicoi |
| Settled | 1780s[2] |
| Founded | 1876[2] |
| Incorporated | 1903[3] |
| Named for | David J.N. Ervin, early resident[4] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Glenn White |
| • Aldermen | Gary Chandler, Gary Edwards, Mark Lafever, Virgil Moore, Rachelle Shurtz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.13 sq mi (10.70 km2) |
| • Land | 4.13 sq mi (10.69 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,673 ft (510 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,083 |
| • Density | 1,474.31/sq mi (569.20/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 37650 |
| Area code | 423 |
| FIPS code | 47-24360[7] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1328148[8] |
| Website | erwintn.org |
Erwin is a town in and the county seat of Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States.[9] The population was 6,097 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Johnson City metropolitan area, which is a component of the "Tri-Cities" region.
- ^ "Homepage". Town of Erwin. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ a b James A. Goforth, Erwin, Tennessee: A Pictorial History 1891–1929 (Overmountain Press, 2004), pp. 1-3.
- ^ Tennessee Blue Book, 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.
- ^ A. Christine Tipton, "Town of Erwin, Erwin official website, 2011. Retrieved: April 19, 2013.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnlywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.