Morristown, Tennessee

Morristown
City
Main Street in the downtown district of Morristown.
Main Street in the downtown district of Morristown.
Flag of Morristown
Flag
Official logo of Morristown
Logo
Nickname(s): 
Mo'Town,[1][2] Tennessee’s Disc Golf Capital[3]
Motto: 
"A City Always Expanding"
Location in Hamblen County and the state of Tennessee
Location in Hamblen County and the state of Tennessee
Morristown is located in Tennessee
Morristown
Morristown
Morristown is located in the United States
Morristown
Morristown
Coordinates: 36°12′38″N 83°17′46″W / 36.21056°N 83.29611°W / 36.21056; -83.29611
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountiesHamblen, Jefferson
Settledca. 1787
Incorporated1855[4]
Founded byGideon Morris
Named forGideon Morris
Government
[5][6]
 • TypeCouncil-manager
 • MayorGary Chesney
 • City ManagerTony Cox
 • City Council
Council members
Area
[7]
 • City
27.72 sq mi (71.79 km2)
 • Land27.67 sq mi (71.67 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)
Elevation
1,350 ft (397 m)
Population
 (2020)[10]
 • City
30,431
 • Density1,099.66/sq mi (424.58/km2)
 • Urban
65,631[9]
 • Metro
142,749[8]
DemonymMorristownian
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
37813-37816
Area code423
FIPS code47-50280[11]
GNIS feature ID2404307[12]
Primary AirportMorristown Regional Airport
Interstate
Websitewww.mymorristown.com

Morristown is a city in and the county seat of Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States.[13] Morristown also extends into Jefferson County on the western and southern ends. The city lies within the Ridge and Valley region of the Appalachians, along Cherokee Lake on the Holston River. The city's population was recorded to be 30,431 at the 2020 United States census.[14] It is the principal city of the Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Grainger, Hamblen, and Jefferson counties.[15] The Morristown metropolitan area is also part of the Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville Combined Statistical Area.[15]

Established in 1855, Morristown developed into a thriving community due to its strategic location at the intersection of two major stagecoach routes. It would experience turmoil from battles in its immediate area and its change of control under Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War. Following the war, Morristown furthered its industrial growth with companies expanding rail access, making it a prominent logistics hub into the 20th century. Since the mid-20th century, the city has established itself as the regional economic hub and metropolis of the Lakeway Area region following efforts to expand the industrial sector of the city's economy into a market with over 100 companies, providing a workforce of an estimated 30,000 people.[16]

  1. ^ Mize, Caitlin (December 2018). "ME, MEAT, AND MO'TOWN: A MULTISENSORY ETHNOGRAPHY OF MORRISTOWN, TENNESSEE". University of Tennessee. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Mo'Town Madness". Manley Baptist Church. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "Disc Golf". Visit Morristown, Tennessee. City of Morristown. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  4. ^ Morristown website Archived January 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  5. ^ "Morristown". Municipal Technical Advisory Service. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
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  7. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  8. ^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals and Components of Change: 2010-2019". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  9. ^ "Morristown, TN Urbanized Area". Census Reporter. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
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  11. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  12. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  13. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  14. ^ "QuickFacts: Morristown city, Tennessee". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
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