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The Tri-Cities is the region comprising the cities of Kingsport, Johnson City, and Bristol and the surrounding smaller towns and communities in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. All three cities are located in Northeast Tennessee, while Bristol has a twin city of the same name in Virginia.
Metropolitan Statistical Areas are, according to the University of Tennessee Knoxville as areas "centered around counties containing a census-defined urban area with a population of 50,000 or more." [ 1 ]
The three regions are geographically and culturally distinct. [9] East Tennessee's landscape is dominated by the Appalachian mountain chain, including the Great Smoky Mountains on the eastern border of the state, the ridge-and-valley region where East Tennessee's principal cities (Knoxville, Chattanooga, and the Tri-Cities) are located, and the rugged Cumberland Mountains.
Shelby County was estimated to have a population of 916,371 in 2022. This is a 0.21% drop from 936,012 in 2017. Thus, while large numbers of people are moving out of the Memphis city limits, many ...
City-county government consolidation is authorized by the Tennessee Constitution as amended in 1953 and TCA Title 7. Some Tennessee municipalities are called "cities" and others are called "towns." [3] These terms do not have legal significance in Tennessee [4] and are not related to population, date of establishment, or type of municipal charter.
Jonesborough (/ ˈ dʒ oʊ n z b ʌ r ə /; historically also Jonesboro) is a town in and the county seat of Washington County, Tennessee, in the Southeastern United States. Its population was 5,860 as of 2020. It is "Tennessee's oldest town". Jonesborough is part of the Johnson City metropolitan area, which is a component of the "Tri-Cities ...
A study from the American College of Sports Medicine ranked the best and worst major cities for fitness in the U.S. Two Tennessee cities made the list, but they did not rank well.Nashville ranked ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 January 2025. There is 1 pending revision awaiting review. Capital city of Tennessee, United States "Nashville" and "Music City" redirect here. For other uses, see Nashville (disambiguation) and Music City (disambiguation). State capital and consolidated city-county in Tennessee, United States ...