Knoxville metropolitan area

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Greater Knoxville
Metropolitan statistical area
Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
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Knoxville skyline
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Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville CSA with Knoxville MSA highlighted in red
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee
Principal city Flag of Knoxville, Tennessee.svg Knoxville
Largest cities - Knoxville
 - Maryville
 - Oak Ridge
Population
 (2020)
 • Total903,300 [1] Increase2.svg
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern Time Zone (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Area codes 423, 865

The Knoxville metropolitan area, commonly known as Greater Knoxville, [2] 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 a population of 879,773, and a population of 903,300 including Grainger County. [1] The Knoxville–Morristown–Sevierville Combined Statistical Area (CSA) had a population of 1,156,861 according to the census bureau in 2020.

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Definitions

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 the 2020 United States census.

For Census purposes, the Knoxville MSA was defined in 2013 to consist of the following nine Tennessee counties: [3]

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Knoxville Metropolitan Counties 2013-present

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. [3] Grainger County is a part of both the Knoxville metropolitan and the Morristown metropolitan. [5]

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.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1950 337,105—
1960 400,33518.8%
1970 433,6758.3%
1980 505,07016.5%
1990 534,9175.9%
2000 616,07915.2%
2010 837,57136.0%
2020 903,3007.8%
2022 (est.)932,2453.2%

History

U.S. federal government definitions of 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 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. [3] Campbell, Grainger, Morgan and Roane Counties were added to the MSA, making it a nine-county metropolitan region. [6] Three of the four added counties were previously classified as components of the CSA, when Campbell and Roane counties were treated as 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, [7] making it 64th largest of MSAs in the United States.

The February 2013 announcement also included 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. [3] The newly defined CSA consists of the same twelve counties as the previous CSA, plus Morgan County. As of 2010, 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. [8]

Knoxville economic area

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. [9] [10] BEA defines economic areas as metropolitan or micropolitan statistical areas that form regional centers of economic activity, plus 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. [10] The Knoxville Economic Area was one of 179 economic areas that the BEA identified in the United States as of 2004. [11]

Combined statistical area

The Knoxville–Morristown–Sevierville Combined Statistical Area consists of the following:

Counties

Communities

Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants

Places with 10,000 to 33,000 inhabitants

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jefferson County, Tennessee</span> County in Tennessee, United States

Jefferson County is an exurban county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 54,683. Its county seat is Dandridge. Jefferson County is part of the Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area with neighboring Grainger and Hamblen counties. The county, along with the Morristown MSA, is included in the Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville Combined Statistical Area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hamblen County, Tennessee</span> County in Tennessee, United States

Hamblen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 64,499. Its county seat and only incorporated city is Morristown. Hamblen County is the core county of the Morristown, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Hamblen, Jefferson, and Grainger counties. The county and the Morristown MSA are included in the Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville, TN Combined Statistical Area.

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Strawberry Plains is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson, Knox, and Sevier counties in the State of Tennessee, United States. Before 2010, it was treated by the United States Census Bureau as a census county division. It is included in both the Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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References

  1. 1 2 "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Homepage". Special Olympics Greater Knoxville. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (PDF). Office of Management and Budget Bulletin 13-01. February 28, 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 21, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Knoxville-Knox County Planning News | Knoxville Metropolitan Area Welcomes New Counties". knoxplanning.org. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  5. ↑ "Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-09. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Knoxville-Knox County Planning News | Knoxville Metropolitan Area Welcomes New Counties". knoxplanning.org. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  7. ↑ "Table CPH-T-5. Population Change for Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States and Puerto Rico (February 2013 Delineations): 2000 to 2010" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. March 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Table 2. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". 2012 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2013. Archived from the original (CSV) on May 17, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  9. ↑ "News Release: New BEA Economic Areas for 2004". Bureau of Economic Analysis. November 17, 2004.
  10. 1 2 "BEA Economic Areas (EAs)". Bureau of Economic Analysis. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  11. ↑ Kenneth P. Johnson and John R. Kort (November 2004). "2004 Redefinition of the BEA Economic Areas" (PDF). Survey of Current Business . pp. 68–75.
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