Johnson City, Tennessee
city in Washington, Carter, and Sullivan counties in Tennessee, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Johnson City is a city in Washington, Carter, and Sullivan counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is mostly in Washington County. The population is 71,046, making it the eighth largest city in Tennessee.[5] During the American Civil War before 1869 the name of the town was briefly changed to "Haynesville" in honor of Confederate Senator Landon Carter Haynes.[6]
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Johnson City, Tennessee | |
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City of Johnson City | |
Coordinates: 36°20′N 82°22′W | |
Country | United States |
State | Tennessee |
Counties | Washington |
Founded | 1856 |
Incorporated | 1869[1] |
Founded by | Henry Johnson |
Government | |
• Type | Council-manager government |
• Mayor | Joe Wise (I)[2] |
• Vice Mayor | Dr. Todd Fowler |
• City Manager | M. Denis "Pete" Peterson |
• City Commissioners | Jenny Brock Aaron T. Murphy John Hunter |
Area | |
• City | 43.60 sq mi (112.93 km2) |
• Land | 43.28 sq mi (112.10 km2) |
• Water | 0.32 sq mi (0.83 km2) |
Elevation | 1,634 ft (498 m) |
Population (2020) | 71,046 |
• Density | 1,545.78/sq mi (596.82/km2) |
• Metro | 198,716[4] |
• CSA | 508,260 (88th)[4] |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 37601-37604, 37614, 37615 & 37684 |
Area code | 423 |
Website | www |
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Johnson City is the principal city of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is also a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, Tennessee–Virginia Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region. The CSA is the fifth-largest in Tennessee with an estimated 500,530 residents.[7]