Tri-Cities (Tennessee)
As Tri-Cities is a region in the United States designated by the three towns Johnson City , Kingsport and Bristol in the state of Tennessee is defined. There are also other surrounding towns and cities in northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia .
Statistically, Tri-Cities represents a Combined Statistical Area according to the classification by the Office of Management and Budget , which bears the official name Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol . It consists of two Metropolitan Statistical Areas (urban areas with at least 50,000 inhabitants): Johnson City, TN and Kingsport-Bristol- Bristol , TN-VA .
In 2000, the United States Census Bureau determined that the region had a population of 480,091. For 2008 there is an estimate of 500,538 inhabitants.
Individual evidence
- ↑ December 2009 (OMB Bulletin No. 10-02) (PDF; 522 kB), whitehouse.gov
- ↑ US Census Bureau, Table 6. Population in Combined Statistical Areas (CSAs): 1990 and 2000 (PDF; 76 kB), census.gov
- ↑ Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 , census.gov