Knoxville, Tennessee
| Knoxville | |
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| Nickname : The Marble City, K-Town, Big Orange Country, 865, Rocky Top | |
 Knoxville skyline |
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| Location in Tennessee | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1786 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Tennessee |
| County : | Knox County |
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 58 ′ N , 83 ° 57 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
186,239 (as of 2016) 868,546 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 776 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 254.1 km 2 (approx. 98 mi 2 ) of which 240.0 km 2 (approx. 93 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 276 m |
| Postcodes : | 37901-37998 |
| Area code : | +1 865 |
| FIPS : | 47-40000 |
| GNIS ID : | 1648562 |
| Website : | www.cityofknoxville.org |
| Mayor : | Indya Kincannon ( D ) |
Knoxville is a US city in the US state of Tennessee with 178,764 inhabitants (according to the last census in 2010, estimate by the US Census Bureau for 2016: around 186,000) and the seat of the county seat . It is the third largest city in Tennessee. Almost 870,000 people live in the metropolitan area of Knoxville (estimate by the US Census Bureau for 2016).
Indya Kincannon has been the city's mayor since December 2019 .
The city is the seat of the University of Tennessee and the seat of the Diocese of Knoxville .
geography
The Tennessee River flows through Knoxville . This is created in the east of the city by the confluence of the French Broad River and Holston River .
Population development
| year | Residents¹ |
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| 1980 | 175.045 |
| 1990 | 165.121 |
| 2000 | 173.812 |
| 2010 | 178,764 |
| 2016 | 186.239 |
¹ 1980–2010: census results; 2016: US Census Bureau estimate
history
Knoxville was founded in 1791 and after the war minister of George Washington , Henry Knox , named. When the state of Tennessee joined the United States in 1796, Knoxville was designated as its capital. In 1815 Murfreesboro became the new capital of the state. This remained Murfreesboro until 1826, when she was replaced by Nashville in this role.
Worldwide became famous Knoxville by hosting the World's Fair in 1982. From that time one of the landmarks of the city, which dates sun ball ( Sunsphere ).
traffic
Knoxville is just off the I-40 and I-75 . There are several connecting highways in the city, including the I-140 , I-275 and I-640 .
Downtown Island Airport Knoxville is located directly in the city, and McGhee Tyson Airport is south of the city .
Although the city is at a railway junction, there is no longer any passenger traffic.
music
During their school days in Knoxville in the early 1950s, the Everly Brothers met the manager of RCA Victor , which began their careers.
The deathcore / deathgrind band Whitechapel and the alternative metal band 10 Years come from Knoxville.
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Harry McClintock (1882–1957), composer
- Lillian Randolph (1898–1980), actress and singer
- James Agee (1909–1955), poet, journalist and screenwriter
- Francis Raymond Shea (1913–1994), Roman Catholic Bishop of Evansville
- Walter "Brownie" McGhee (1915–1996), blues guitarist and singer
- Stick McGhee (1917–1961), R&B and blues singer and guitarist
- Jerome Courtland (1926–2012; actually Courtland Jourolmon ), film director, film producer and actor
- Carl Butler (1927-1992), country singer
- Polly Bergen (1930–2014; actually Nellie Paulina Burgin ), actress and singer
- Mary Costa (* 1930), singer, actress and voice actress
- Richard Trythall (* 1939), composer and pianist
- Victor Ashe (* 1945), politician and diplomat
- Daniel T. Brown (born 1945), Knoxville City Councilor
- DD Lewis (born 1945), American football player
- Karl Edward Wagner (1945–1994), writer
- Ron Widby (born 1945), American football player
- Cleavant Derricks (born 1953), actor and singer
- David Keith (born 1954), actor
- Bill Haslam (* 1958), politician
- Randall Stout (1958-2014), architect
- James Vann Johnston (born 1959), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph
- Bill Bates (born 1961), American football player
- Dale Dickey (born 1961), actress
- Quentin Tarantino (* 1963), director, actor, producer and screenwriter
- Kenny Chesney (* 1968), country singer
- Nick Raskulinecz (* around 1970), music producer
- Johnny Knoxville (born 1971), actor
- Chris Woodruff (born 1973), tennis player
- Christina Hendricks (* 1975), actress
- Brent Smith (* 1978), singer in the US rock band Shinedown
- Randy Orton (born 1980), wrestler
- Dustin Colquitt (born 1982), American football player
- Brad Renfro (1982-2008), actor
- Britton Colquitt (born 1986), American football player
- Ashley Monroe (* 1986), country singer and songwriter
- Bianca Belair (* 1989), wrestler
- Jake Thomas (* 1990), film actor
- Trevor Bayne (* 1991), racing car driver
- Rhyne Williams (born 1991), tennis player
- Kelsea Ballerini (born 1993), country pop singer
- Adam Henley (* 1994), Welsh national football player
Personalities related to the city
- William Blount (1749–1800), politician
- William Graham Swan (1821–1869), lawyer and politician; Mayor of Knoxville
- Peter Staub (1827–1904), Swiss businessman and politician; Mayor of Knoxville
- Samuel Jones (1880–1954), high jumper and Olympic champion
- B. Ray Thompson (1906–1987), entrepreneur in the mining and coal industry
- John Duncan Sr. (1919–1988), politician; Mayor of Knoxville from 1959 to 1965
- Pat Summitt (1952-2016), basketball coach
- John Tate (1955-1998), heavyweight boxer
- Kane (* 1967), wrestler and Mayor of Knox County
Town twinning
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Neuquén , Argentina -
Muroran , Japan -
Larissa , Greece -
Kaohsiung , Taiwan -
Chengdu , China -
Chełm , Poland -
Yesan , South Korea
Climate table
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Trivia
In the episode " The Trip to Knoxville " by the Simpsons , Bart goes to Knoxville with his friends. The Sunsphere will collapse.
Web links
- Tourism site
- Knoxnews - the city's regional newspaper
Individual evidence
- ^ Glenn Jacobs for Knox County Mayor. Retrieved January 1, 2019 (American English).