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49-703: The MSA is also a component of the Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville Combined Statistical Area . The metropolitan area formerly included Grainger County until it was removed in 2023. As of the census of 2000, there were 123,081 people, 48,636 households, and 35,364 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 93.79% White , 2.84% African American , 0.24% Native American , 0.38% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 1.86% from other races , and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.34% of

98-556: A home rule format. The county administrator, formerly known as the County Executive, is called the County Mayor. There is also an elected county commission, which consists of 11 members. Knox County is divided into nine commission districts, with one commissioner elected from each district. Two commissioners are elected countywide and serve as at-large representatives. The county commissioners' districts do not correspond with those of

147-480: A female householder with no husband present, and 36.20% were non-families. 29.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.92. In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.30% under the age of 18, 11.60% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 12.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

196-459: A log house built in the same year by Nicholas Gibbs both still stand in the northern part of the county. Campbell's Station, a fort and stagecoach stop located in what is now Farragut , was built by Captain David Campbell (1753–1832) in 1787. John Sevier established a plantation, known as Marble Springs , in the southern part of the county in the 1790s. He was active in leading raids against

245-585: A margin of 3,108 to 1,226. Prior to secession, Unionists from Knox County collaborated with other East Tennessee Unionists in an attempt to secede from Tennessee itself and remain part of the Union. Oliver Perry Temple , a Knoxville lawyer, was named to a three-man commission to appear before the General Assembly in Nashville and request East Tennessee and pro-Union Middle Tennessee counties be allowed to secede from

294-753: A new definition of the CSA associated with the Knoxville metropolitan area, renaming it the Knoxville–Morristown–Sevierville, TN Combined Statistical Area. In addition to the Knoxville MSA, the CSA includes the Morristown MSA and the Newport, Tennessee, and Sevierville Micropolitan Statistical Areas. The newly defined CSA consists of the same twelve counties as the previous CSA, plus Morgan County . As of 2010,

343-510: A police department independent of the county sheriff. The property assessor's office, tax offices, and the Metropolitan Planning Commission are combined between the city and county governments. All Knox County elections are conducted on a partisan basis. The county mayor is the head of the executive branch of Knox County Government. The current county mayor is Glenn Jacobs , better known by his WWE persona Kane. According to

392-454: A population of 20,020 white citizens and 2,370 enslaved African Americans. The lack of slavery combined with the vestiges of a once-strong abolitionist movement were two reasons most residents of Knox County, along with much of East Tennessee, were pro-Union. In February 1861, 89% of Knox Countians voted for the pro-Union ballot in a statewide referendum on secession . On June 8, 1861, the county voted against Tennessee's Ordinance of Secession by

441-456: A population of 879,773, and a population of 903,300 including Grainger County . The Knoxville–Morristown–Sevierville Combined Statistical Area (CSA) had a population of 1,156,861 according to the census bureau in 2020. As defined at the time of the 2010 United States Census , the Knoxville area was the third largest Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in Tennessee . It retained that ranking in

490-479: Is land and 18 square miles (47 km ) (3.4%) is water. The county lies amidst the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians , which are characterized by long, narrow ridges, oriented northeast-to-southwest, alternating with similarly shaped valleys. Notable ridges in the county include Bays Mountain , McAnnally Ridge, Beaver Ridge, Sharp's Ridge and Copper Ridge. House Mountain , at 2,064 feet (629 m),

539-548: Is largely due to the influence of Knoxville, which has had a recent tendency to vote Democratic in statewide races, has elected Democratic mayors and regularly sends Democrats to the state legislature. However, the suburban and rural areas are among the most Republican areas of Tennessee and the South. Presidentially, Franklin Roosevelt carried the county in three of his four presidential elections, while several nearby counties are among

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588-567: Is the county's highest point, and is the focus of a state natural area. The Holston and French Broad rivers join to form the Tennessee River in the eastern part of the county, an area known as "Forks-of-the-River." This section of the river is part of Fort Loudoun Lake, which is created by Fort Loudoun Dam on the river several miles downstream in Lenoir City . Cherokee Caverns is 14 miles west of Knoxville and can be accessed by Highway 62. It

637-581: The 2020 United States census . For Census purposes, the Knoxville MSA was defined in 2013 to consist of the following nine Tennessee counties: Though sometimes considered to be part of the Knoxville metro area, the Census Bureau officially classifies Sevier County separately as the Sevierville micropolitan area, while Jefferson County is included in the Morristown metropolitan area . Grainger County

686-619: The Cherokee people , who for years resisted with force American settlement in their territory. Important railroad lines passed through Knox County, making it a strategic area both for Union and for Confederate forces throughout the Civil War . Since the mountainous terrain of East Tennessee was mostly unsuitable for plantation crops such as cotton , slavery was not as prevalent as it was in Middle and West Tennessee. The US 1860 census of Knox County showed

735-405: The poverty line , including 14.50% of those under age 18 and 9.70% of those age 65 or over. As of the census of 2010, there were 432,226 people, 177,249 households, and 110,757 families residing in the county. The population density was 821.72 persons per square mile (317.27 persons/km ). The average housing unit density was 348.92 units per square mile (134.72/km ). The racial makeup of

784-792: The Bond Quarry in Concord , an Evans Company quarry near Forks-of-the-River, and the Ross-Republic quarries near Island Home Park in South Knoxville . Finishing centers were located in Lonsdale and at the Candoro Marble Works in South Knoxville. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 526 square miles (1,360 km ), of which 508 square miles (1,320 km )

833-491: The Knox County Commission. A majority-plus-one vote is required to override a mayoral veto, unless the vetoed legislation was required to have a two-thirds vote for original passage. In such cases, a two-thirds vote of the commission is required to override the veto. Executive branch departments The Knox County Board of Commissioners is the legislative body of Knox County and consists of 11 members: nine elected at

882-941: The Knoxville CSA ranked as 51st largest in the United States with a 2010 census population of 1,077,073. It has an estimated 1,096,961 residents as of 2014, making it the 50th largest CSA. As of 2004, the federal government's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) identified the Knoxville Economic Area as consisting of the Knoxville–Sevierville–LaFollette CSA (as it was then defined) plus Bell County, Kentucky , and Claiborne , Hancock , Monroe , Morgan and Scott counties in Tennessee. BEA defines economic areas as metropolitan or micropolitan statistical areas that form regional centers of economic activity, plus

931-622: The Knoxville metropolitan area have varied over time. The metropolitan area was first defined in 1947 and consisted of Anderson , Blount and Knox counties. Union was added in 1970, and the area was renamed the Knoxville Standard Metropolitan Area. Grainger , Jefferson and Sevier counties were added in 1980, and it became the Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Grainger and Jefferson counties lost metropolitan status in 1990. Loudon County

980-568: The LaFollette and Harriman micropolitan areas, respectively, while Grainger County was part of the Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area. Morgan County was not previously included in any metropolitan or micropolitan area, nor was it previously considered part of the CSA. The 2010 population of the redefined MSA was 837,571, making it 64th largest of MSAs in the United States. The February 2013 announcement also included

1029-607: The Upper Tennessee Valley, now within the boundaries of Knox County. White moved to what is now the Riverdale community in the eastern part of the county in 1785, and the following year constructed a fort a few miles to the west. A community developed around the fortified trading post, ultimately becoming the city of Knoxville. Governor Blount designated the fort as the capital of the Southwest Territory in 1790, and gave

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1078-638: The Yankees have come! The flag's come back to Tennessee!' Such were the welcomes all along the road, as we entered Knoxville, it was past all description. The people seemed frantic with joy. I never knew what the Love of Liberty was before. The old flag has been hidden in mattresses and under carpets. It now floats to the breeze at every staff in East Tennessee. Ladies wear it – carry it – wave it! Little children clap their hands and kiss it. With

1127-400: The city of Knoxville , which has its own mayor and city council. Residents of the county living within Knoxville city limits vote both in city and in county elections, are represented by city and county mayors, and pay city and county taxes. While the administration appears to be duplicated, services tend to be separated. Knox County runs the local school and library systems. Knoxville maintains

1176-572: The county was 86.78% White, 8.8% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 1.87% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, and 1.91% multiracial. Hispanics and/or Latinos (of any race) were 3.47% of the population. Out of all the households, 29.68% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 47.04% were family households, 3.95% had a male householder with no wife present, 11.49% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.51% were non families. 29.65% of all households were made up of individuals living alone, and 9.14% had someone living alone who

1225-420: The county was 88.10% White , 8.63% Black or African American , 0.26% Native American , 1.29% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.50% from other races , and 1.18% from two or more races. 1.26% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 157,872 households, out of which 28.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.80% were married couples living together, 10.90% had

1274-431: The county's charter, the mayor is the chief financial officer of the county, which includes developing the county's annual budget, approving county contracts, etc. Other responsibilities of the county mayor's office include maintaining county roads, highways and bridges, codes enforcement and operating the county's health department and library system. The mayor has the authority to veto resolutions and ordinances passed by

1323-402: The district level and two elected countywide to serve at-large. Commissioners meet multiple times each month, with their primary business meetings being a monthly work session and a monthly voting meeting. During the work session, commissioners generally debate items on the monthly agenda and take a non-binding vote on each item in advance of the more formal voting meeting, which is generally held

1372-405: The following week. The Board of Commissioners approves resolutions, ordinances, honorariums, road names, as well as most county contracts and large expenditures. Resolutions require a single vote for passage, while ordinances require two votes, or "two readings". The County Commission also serves as the appropriating body of the county and must approve an annual budget – presented by

1421-457: The following: Knox County, Tennessee Knox County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee . As of the 2020 census , the population was 478,971, making it the third-most populous county in Tennessee. Its county seat is Knoxville , which is the third-most populous city in Tennessee. Knox County is included in the Knoxville metropolitan area . The county is located at

1470-636: The geographical center of the Great Valley of East Tennessee . Near the heart of the county is the origin of the Tennessee River , at the confluence of the Holston and French Broad rivers. Knox County was created after the American Revolutionary War on June 11, 1792, by Governor William Blount from parts of Greene and Hawkins counties. It was one of the few counties created when this area

1519-517: The historic tribe who occupied this area at the time of European encounter. Indian artifacts located in the cave indicate that another entrance to the cave existed at some time in the past. As of the census of 2000, there were 382,032 people, 157,872 households, and 100,722 families residing in the county. The population density was 751 people per square mile (290 people/km ). There were 171,439 housing units at an average density of 337 units per square mile (130/km ). The racial makeup of

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1568-590: The mayor – which includes funding for the various county departments, including the Knox County Schools . The body also sets the property tax rate for the county. The Knox County Sheriff serves as the top law enforcement office of the county, and is elected countywide. The sheriff is responsible for overseeing the county jail, providing courtroom officers , serving warrants and providing general law enforcement functions, such as patrol and criminal investigation. On February 11, 2017, Brandon Lambert

1617-492: The new town the name "Knoxville" after his superior, Henry Knox. Blount began construction of his house, Blount Mansion , in the early 1790s. This is one of a number of late eighteenth-century structures that have been preserved in the county. The house still stands in downtown Knoxville. The Alexander McMillan House , built in the mid-1780s by Alexander McMillan (1749–1837), still stands in eastern Knox County. The Alexander Bishop House , built by Stockley Donelson in 1793, and

1666-526: The only Democrats since then to come reasonably close to carrying the county, losing it by single-digit margins; in Clinton's case with Tennessean Al Gore on the ticket. Gore lost the county by 17 points in 2000 during his own bid for president, but still managed 40 percent. The Democrats would not cross the 40 percent threshold again until 2020 , when Joe Biden received over 41 percent of the county's vote. The government of Knox County, Tennessee operates under

1715-466: The only counties in the nation to have never supported a Democratic candidate for president in their entire existence. Nevertheless, Democratic candidates have crossed the 40-percent mark only seven times since Roosevelt's death. In 1964, it was nearly swept up in Lyndon Johnson 's national landslide; Johnson lost the county by only 334 votes. Jimmy Carter in 1976 and Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996 are

1764-423: The population was below the poverty line. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 478,971 people, 191,925 households, and 118,160 families residing in the county. Like most counties in heavily- Unionist East Tennessee, Knox County has historically been strongly Republican. Although it is somewhat conservative for an urban county, it is notably less Republican than most of the rest of East Tennessee. This

1813-479: The population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $ 31,057, and the median income for a family was $ 37,007. Males had a median income of $ 28,304 versus $ 20,329 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $ 16,353. As of April 2009, the Morristown metropolitan area had the highest unemployment rate of any metropolitan area in Tennessee, with an unemployment rate of 12.3% (the state unemployment rate

1862-552: The state. The attempt failed. After the second state referendum for secession passed in 1861, Knox County and the rest of Tennessee joined the Confederacy. Knox County remained under Confederate control until September 3, 1863, when General Ambrose Burnside and the Union army marched into Knoxville unopposed. Parts of Middle Tennessee had been occupied by Union troops since 1862. Union Colonel William Harris, son of New York Senator Ira Harris , wrote his father: 'Glory be to God,

1911-768: The success of Burnside's troops in the Knoxville Campaign , and especially during the decisive Battle of Fort Sanders , Knox County remained under Union control for the duration of the Civil War. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Knox County was an important venue for the quarrying and finishing of Tennessee marble , a type of limestone used in monument construction across the United States and Canada. Eleven quarries were operating in Knox County in 1882, and within ten years that number had doubled. Notable quarries in Knox included

1960-524: The surrounding counties that are determined to be economically related to these centers of activity, based on a combination of census commuting data and newspaper circulation data supplied by the Audit Bureau of Circulations . The Knoxville Economic Area was one of 179 economic areas that the BEA identified in the United States as of 2004. The Knoxville–Morristown–Sevierville Combined Statistical Area consists of

2009-503: The time of death. Binkley was pronounced dead within an hour of being stopped. An autopsy revealed Binkley to have elevated levels of multiple illegal substances in his system at his time of death. Binkley's mother sued the Sheriff's department. The wrongful death suit was settled for $ 750,000 in March 2021. Knoxville Area Transit provides city bus service, while McGhee Tyson Airport features

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2058-415: Was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.10 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 37,454, and the median income for a family was $ 49,182. Males had a median income of $ 35,755 versus $ 25,140 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 21,875. About 8.40% of families and 12.60% of the population were below

2107-438: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.95. 21.86% of the population was under the age of 18, 65.07% from ages 18 to 64, and 13.05% aged 65 and older. The median age was 37.2 years. 51.39% of the population was female, and 48.61% was male. The median household income was estimated to be $ 52,458, and the per capita income was estimated to be $ 30,541. Approximately 13.5% of

2156-561: Was 9.7%). Knoxville metropolitan area The Knoxville metropolitan area , commonly known as Greater Knoxville , is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) centered on Knoxville, Tennessee , the third largest city in Tennessee and the largest city in East Tennessee . It is the third largest metropolitan area in Tennessee . In 2020, the Knoxville metro area (the MSA as defined by the United States Census Bureau ) had

2205-633: Was a part of both the Knoxville metropolitan and the Morristown metropolitan until 2023 when it was removed from the Morristown MSA. The Knoxville MSA is the chief component of the larger Knoxville –Morristown-Sevierville, TN Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which also includes the Morristown metropolitan area ( Hamblen , Jefferson, and Grainger counties) and the Sevierville ( Sevier County ), LaFollette ( Campbell County ), Harriman ( Roane County ), and Newport ( Cocke County ) Micropolitan statistical areas . U.S. federal government definitions of

2254-498: Was added in 2000. Grainger County was re-added in 2013. In new federal definitions of metropolitan areas announced in February 2013, the Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area was redefined. Campbell, Grainger, Morgan and Roane Counties were added to the MSA, making it a nine-county metropolitan region. Three of the four added counties were previously classified as components of the CSA, when Campbell and Roane counties were treated as

2303-445: Was discovered in 1854 by Robert Crudgington, who noticed fog emerging between rocks on his farm. He dug the entrance open and explored the cave. His daughter Margaret Crudgington opened the cave to the public in 1929 under the name Gentrys Cave; the next year she changed the name to Grand Caverns. The cave has been open to the public, sporadically, ever since, under a variety of names. It is currently called Cherokee Caverns, referring to

2352-510: Was still known as the Southwest Territory . It is one of nine United States counties named for American Revolutionary War general Henry Knox , who was appointed as the first United States Secretary of War . As population increased, parts of Knox County were taken out to form Blount (1795), Anderson (1801), Roane (1801), and Union (1850) counties. In 1783, James White and Francis Alexander Ramsey led an expedition to explore

2401-497: Was wanted on multiple warrants for property crimes. Sheriffs Deputies shot him to death in a Turkey Creek parking lot after, allegedly, his vehicle moved towards them. He was unarmed. There is no video of the shooting or the alleged movement of the vehicle. Knoxville Police Department investigated the incident and cleared all deputies. On July 27, 2019, Johnathan Binkley, age 35, died after being hogtied face down for four minutes. At least seven law enforcement officers were present at

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