Tracy City, Tennessee

Tracy City, Tennessee
Tracy City City Hall, November 2014.
Tracy City City Hall, November 2014.
Location of Tracy City in Grundy County, Tennessee.
Location of Tracy City in Grundy County, Tennessee.
Coordinates: 35°15′39″N 85°44′30″W / 35.26083°N 85.74167°W / 35.26083; -85.74167
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyGrundy
Established1850s[1]
Incorporated1915
Named forSamuel Franklin Tracy[1]
Area
 • Total4.77 sq mi (12.36 km2)
 • Land4.66 sq mi (12.06 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.30 km2)
Elevation1,828 ft (557 m)
Population
 • Total1,406
 • Density301.98/sq mi (116.60/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
37387
Area code931
FIPS code47-74880[5]
GNIS feature ID1304149[3]

Tracy City is a town in Grundy County, Tennessee, United States. Incorporated in 1915,[6] the population was 1,481 at the 2010 census. Named after financier Samuel Franklin Tracy, the city developed out of railroad and mining interests after coal was found in 1840.[1] In 2010 the people of Tracy City elected a dead man, Carl Robin Geary, as mayor.[7]

  1. ^ a b c William Ray Turner, "Grundy County," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: February 26, 2013.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tracy City, 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.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Nostalgiaville was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Andy Johns (2010). "Elected but unable to serve: Dead man wins Tracy City mayoral race". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved November 6, 2011.