Morristown metropolitan area

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The Lakeway Area
Morristown, TN MSA
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Downtown Morristown skyline
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Morristown MSA, highlighted in yellow
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee
Principal city Morristown
Other cities - Jefferson City
 - Bean Station
Population
 (2019 est.)
  Total142,749 (292nd)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern Time Zone (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 423, 865

The Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area, commonly known as the Lakeway Area, [1] as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties - Grainger, Hamblen, and Jefferson - in eastern Tennessee, anchored by the city of Morristown. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 123,081. A July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 137,612). [2]

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The MSA is also a component of the Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville Combined Statistical Area.

Counties

Communities

Demographics

As of the census [3] 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 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 was 9.7%). [4]

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References

  1. "LAMTPO". City of Morristown. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  2. "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-01)". 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010-03-23. Archived from the original (CSV) on June 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. "Memphis' April unemployment rate holds steady at 9%". June 3, 2009.