Knoxville, Tennessee

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Knoxville
Ceety
Ceety o Knoxville
The Ceety o Knoxville, Tennessee, includin the Sunsphere tae the left.
The Ceety o Knoxville, Tennessee, includin the Sunsphere tae the left.
Eik-name(s): 
The Marble Ceety,[1] Hert o the Valley,[2] Queen Ceety o the Moontains,[3] K-Town,[4] Scruffy Ceety,[5] Gateway tae the Great Smoky Moontains.[6]
Location in Knox Coonty an the state o Tennessee.
Location in Knox Coonty an the state o Tennessee.
Knoxville is located in the Unitit States
Knoxville
Knoxville
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°58′22″N 83°56′32″W / 35.97278°N 83.94222°W / 35.97278; -83.94222Coordinates: 35°58′22″N 83°56′32″W / 35.97278°N 83.94222°W / 35.97278; -83.94222
KintraUnitit States
StateTennessee
CoontyKnox
Settled1786
Foondit1791
Incorporatit1815
Foondit biJames White
Named forHenry Knox
Govrenment
 • TeepMayor-Cooncil
 • MayorMadeline Rogero (D)
 • Ceety Cooncil
Area
 • Ceety269.8 km2 (104.2 sq mi)
 • Laund255.2 km2 (98.5 sq mi)
 • Water14.6 km2 (5.6 sq mi)  5.4%
Elevation270 m (886 ft)
Population
 • Ceety178,874
 • Estimate 
(2013)[10]
183,270
 • RankUS: 128t
 • Density701.0/km2 (1,816/sq mi)
 • Urban
558,696 (US: 74t)
 • Metro
852,715 (US: 64t)
 • Combined Stateestical Pop
1096961 (US: 50t)
Demonym(s)Knoxvillian
Knoxvillite
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code
37901-37902, 37909, 37912, 37914-37924, 37927-37934, 37938-37940, 37950, 37995-37998
Area code(s)865
FIPS code[11]47-40000
GNIS featur ID[12]1648562
Websitewww.cityofknoxville.org

Knoxville (Inglis pronunciation: /nɑksˈvɪl/) is a ceety in the U.S. state o Tennessee, an the coonty seat o Knox Coonty.[13]

Births[eedit | eedit soorce]

Sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]

Knoxville haes seiven sister ceeties as designatit bi Sister Cities International:[14]

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. ↑ Ask Doc Knox, "What's With All This Marble City Business?" Metro Pulse, 10 May 2010. Accessed at the Internet Archive, 1 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Lucile Deaderick, Heart of the Valley: A History of Knoxville, Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.: East Tennessee Historical Society, 1976).
  3. ↑ Mark Banker, Appalachians All: East Tennessee and the Elusive History of an American Region (Knoxville, Tenn.: University of Tennessee Press, 2010), p. 83.
  4. ↑ Jack Neely, From the Shadow Side: And Other Stories of Knoxville, Tennessee (Tellico Books, 2003).
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 10 Apryle 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ Jack Neely, "A Knoxville Vacation," Knoxville Mercury, 9 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Knoxville city, Tennessee". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved 25 Mairch 2013.
  8. ↑ "Feature Detail Report for: City of Knoxville". USGS. 10 Mairch 2008. Retrieved 15 Januar 2009.
  9. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 31 Januar 2008.
  12. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 31 Januar 2008.
  13. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 7 Juin 2011.
  14. ↑ "Sister City Directory". Sister Cities International. Archived frae the original on 9 Julie 2007. Retrieved 1 Apryle 2011. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help); freemit airtin in |publisher= (help)
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