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Kingsport is a city in Sullivan and Hawkins counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee.As of the 2020 census, its population was 55,442. [6] Lying along the Holston River, Kingsport is commonly included in what is known as the Mountain Empire, which spans a portion of southwest Virginia and the mountainous counties in northeastern Tennessee.
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.
Tri-Cities Airport (IATA: TRI, ICAO: KTRI, FAA LID: TRI) (also known as Tri-Cities Airport, TN/VA), is in Blountville, Tennessee, United States. It serves the Tri-Cities area ( Johnson City, Tennessee ; Kingsport, Tennessee ; Bristol, Tennessee - Virginia ) of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.
The population was 8,918 at the 2020 census down from 9,888 at the 2010 census, [5] due to annexation by the City of Kingsport. It is part of the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.
Sullivan County was created in 1779 from a portion of Washington County, and named for John Sullivan, a Patriot general in the Revolutionary War. [6] Long Island of the Holston in Kingsport was long an important center for the Cherokee, who occupied much of this territory.
US 23 was established in 1930 with a complete concurrency with SR 36, from the North Carolina state line to the Virginia state line; going through Erwin, Unicoi, Johnson City and Kingsport. [4] In 1952, US 23 was rerouted southwest of Ernestville , along SR 81 through Flag Pond and Sam's Gap into North Carolina; its old alignment remained part ...
Just before Fall 2009, Northeast State opened the Kingsport Center for Higher Education. The KCHE is a 54,000-square-foot (5,000 m 2), $12 million project. This moved their current Kingsport classes to a new up to date building.
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