Tracy City, Tennessee | |
|---|---|
 Tracy City City Hall, November 2014. | |
 Location of Tracy City in Grundy County, Tennessee. | |
| Coordinates: 35°15′39″N 85°44′30″W / 35.26083°N 85.74167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Grundy |
| Established | 1850s[1] |
| Incorporated | 1915 |
| Named for | Samuel Franklin Tracy[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.77 sq mi (12.36 km2) |
| • Land | 4.66 sq mi (12.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.30 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,828 ft (557 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,406 |
| • Density | 301.98/sq mi (116.60/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 37387 |
| Area code | 931 |
| FIPS code | 47-74880[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1304149[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]
- ^ a b c William Ray Turner, "Grundy County," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: February 26, 2013.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tracy City, Tennessee
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Nostalgiavillewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Andy Johns (2010). "Elected but unable to serve: Dead man wins Tracy City mayoral race". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved November 6, 2011.