Gatlinburg, Tennessee
resort city in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States
Gatlinburg is a resort city in Sevier County in Tennessee. It is 39 miles (63 km) southeast of Knoxville. It had a population of 3,944 at the 2010 census[7] and a population of 3,577 at the 2020 census.[8] People like to go there on vacation because it is next to Great Smoky Mountains National Park and along U.S. Route 441. That road connects to Cherokee, North Carolina on the southeast side of the national park. The town was called White Oak Flats or White Oak while it was still unincorporated.
Gatlinburg | |
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 US 441 in downtown Gatlinburg c. 2018 | |
 Flag | |
| Nickname: "Gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains"[1] | |
 Location of Gatlinburg in Sevier County, Tennessee | |
  Gatlinburg Location within Sevier County, Tennessee | |
| Coordinates: 35°42′51″N 83°30′37″W / 35.71417°N 83.51028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Sevier |
| Settled | c. 1806 |
| Incorporated | 1945[2] |
| Named for | Radford Gatlin |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Manager-Commission |
| • Mayor | Mike Werner |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.41 sq mi (26.97 km2) |
| • Land | 10.41 sq mi (26.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,289 ft (393 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,577 |
| • Density | 343.48/sq mi (132.61/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 37738 |
| Area code | 865 |
| FIPS code | 47-28800[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1647737[6] |
| Website | gatlinburgtn |
References
change- ↑ Rudy Abramson and Jean Haskell, Encyclopedia of Appalachia (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2006), 644.
- ↑ Tennessee Blue Book, 2005-2006, pp. 618–625.
- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ "Gatlinburg". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "American Fact Finder – 2010 Census – Gatlinburg, Tennessee". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved August 3, 2019.
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