Whitwell, Tennessee | |
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 View of Whitwell with the Cumberland Plateau in the background | |
| Nickname: Home of the Children's Holocaust Memorial | |
 Location of Whitwell in Marion County, Tennessee. | |
| Coordinates: 35°11′51″N 85°31′9″W / 35.19750°N 85.51917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Marion |
| Incorporated | 1956[1] |
| Named for | Thomas Whitwell, inventor and mining entrepreneur[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.51 sq mi (9.09 km2) |
| • Land | 3.51 sq mi (9.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 679 ft (207 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,641 |
| • Density | 467.65/sq mi (180.57/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 37397 |
| Area code | 423 |
| FIPS code | 47-80620[6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1304575[4] |
| Website | cityofwhitwell.com |
Whitwell is a city in Marion County, Tennessee, United States, approximately 24 miles northwest of Chattanooga. The population was 1,641 at the 2020 census.[6] It is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ Tennessee Blue Book, 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.
- ^ Armes, Ethel (2011). The Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. pp. 385–386.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitwell, Tennessee
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnlywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.