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Elizabethton

Elizabethton, Tennessee
City
Downtown Elizabethton, July 4th parade (2008)
Downtown Elizabethton, July 4th parade (2008)
Nickname(s): The City of Power
Elizabethton, Tennessee is located in Tennessee
Elizabethton, Tennessee
Elizabethton, Tennessee
Map spot for Elizabethton, Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°20′11″N 82°14′21″W / 36.33639°N 82.23917°W / 36.33639; -82.23917Coordinates: 36°20′11″N 82°14′21″W / 36.33639°N 82.23917°W / 36.33639; -82.23917
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Carter
Explored 1759
Settled 1769
Founded 1799
Incorporated: 1905
Named for Elizabeth MacLin Carter
Government
 • Type Council Manager
 • Mayor Curt Alexander
 • Mayor Pro Tem William E. "Bill" Carter
 • City Manager Jerome Kitchens
Area
 • Total 9.9 sq mi (25.6 km2)
 • Land 9.7 sq mi (25.2 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation 1,593 ft (465 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 14,176
 • Estimate (2015) 13,772
 • Rank US: ?
 • Density 1,438/sq mi (555.4/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 37643-37644
Area code(s) 423
FIPS code 47-23500
GNIS feature ID 1328127
Website www.elizabethton.org
Tennessee

Elizabethton is a city in, and the county seat of Carter County, Tennessee, United States. Elizabethton is the historical site of the first independent American government (known as the Watauga Association, created in 1772) located west of both the Eastern Continental Divide and the original Thirteen Colonies.

The city is also the historical site of the Transylvania Purchase (1775), a major muster site during the American Revolutionary War for both the Battle of Musgrove Mill (1780) and the Battle of Kings Mountain (1780). It was within the secessionist North Carolina "State of Franklin" territory (1784–1788).

The population of Elizabethton was enumerated at 14,008 during the 2010 census.

Elizabethton is located within the "Tri-Cities" area (encompassed by Bristol, Johnson City, and Kingsport) of northeast Tennessee.

Time offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC): UTC-5 (Eastern Time).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.9 square miles (25.6 km2), of which 9.7 square miles (25.2 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km2), or 1.62%, is water.


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