Norris, Tennessee

Norris, Tennessee
Post office and Archer's Food Center in Norris
Post office and Archer's Food Center in Norris
Location of Norris in Anderson County, Tennessee.
Location of Norris in Anderson County, Tennessee.
Coordinates: 36°11′58″N 84°4′9″W / 36.19944°N 84.06917°W / 36.19944; -84.06917
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyAnderson
Established1933
Incorporated1949
Named forGeorge W. Norris
Government
 • MayorChris Mitchell
 • City ManagerScott Hackler[1]
Area
 • Total8.33 sq mi (21.58 km2)
 • Land8.33 sq mi (21.58 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,079 ft (329 m)
Population
 • Total1,599
 • Density191.89/sq mi (74.09/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
37705, 37828
Area code865
FIPS code47-53600[5]
GNIS feature ID1295831[3]
Websitewww.cityofnorris.com

Norris is a city in Anderson County, Tennessee. Its population was 1,599 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Norris was built as a model planned community by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in 1933 to house workers building Norris Dam on the Clinch River. It is named in honor of George W. Norris, a Senator from Nebraska, who was a long-term supporter of the TVA.

  1. ^ "Norris TN City Administration".
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Norris, Tennessee
  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.