Lenoir City, Tennessee
| Lenoir City, Tennessee | |
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Route 11 passing through downtown Lenoir City, Tennessee.
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| Nickname(s): Lakeway to the Smokies | |
 Location of Lenoir City, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates: 35°47′51″N 84°16′16″W / 35.79750°N 84.27111°WCoordinates: 35°47′51″N 84°16′16″W / 35.79750°N 84.27111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Loudon |
| Settled | 1810 |
| Founded | 1840 |
| Incorporated | 1907 |
| Named for | William Lenoir and William Ballard Lenoir |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor/ Council |
| • Mayor | Tony R. Aikens |
| • Vice Mayor | Eddie Simpson |
| • City Administrator | Amber Scott |
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Council members
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| • Police Chief | Don White |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.2 sq mi (16.1 km2) |
| • Land | 6.2 sq mi (16.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 820 ft (250 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 8,642 |
| • Density | 1,099.2/sq mi (424.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 37771-37772 |
| Area code(s) | 865 |
| FIPS code | 47-41760 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1291019 |
| Website | www |
Lenoir City is a city in Loudon County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,418 at the 2000 census and the population rose to 8,642 as of 2010. It is included in the Knoxville Metropolitan Area in the state's eastern region, along the Tennessee River southwest of Knoxville. Fort Loudoun Dam is nearby.
Native Americans were living in the Lenoir City area for thousands of years before the arrival of the first European settlers. On Bussell Island, which lies across the Tennessee River to the south, archaeologists have discovered evidence of habitation dating to as early as the Archaic Period (8000–1000 B.C.). The island is also believed to have been the location of "Coste," a village visited by Hernando de Soto in 1540. The Cherokee called the Lenoir City area Wa'ginsi, and believed it to be the home of a large serpent that brought bad luck to anyone who saw it. By the early 19th century, an early East Tennessee pioneer, Judge David Campbell, had laid claim to part of what is now Lenoir City, where he had built a log cabin and a gristmill.
In the early 19th century, a 5,000-acre (2,000 ha) tract of land— which included what is now Lenoir City— was deeded to General William Lenoir as payment for his services in the American Revolutionary War. David Campbell and another early settler, Alexander Outlaw, filed a case against Lenoir in court, arguing they had already laid claim to parts of the Lenoir tract. After the case was settled in favor of Lenoir in 1809, Lenoir deeded the tract to his son, William Ballard Lenoir (1775–1852), who in 1810 moved to the tract and established a large plantation. Along with agricultural pursuits, which included producing hams from a herd of Berkshire hogs, Lenoir operated several small-scale industries, including a sawmill and flour mill. In the early 1830s, the Lenoir Cotton Mill— one of the earliest in the South— was completed along the banks of Town Creek.
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