Bristol, Tennessee
city in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bristol is a city in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 27,147 at the 2020 census.[4] It is the twin city of Bristol, Virginia, which lies directly across the state line between Tennessee and Virginia. The boundary between the two cities is also the state line, which runs along State Street in their common downtown district. Bristol is a principal city of the Kingsport−Bristol−Bristol, TN-VA metropolitan statistical area, which is a component of the Johnson City−Kingsport−Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area − commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.
Bristol, Tennessee | |
|---|---|
 State Street in downtown Bristol, Tennessee (left) and Bristol, Virginia (right) | |
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| Nickname: The Birthplace of Country Music | |
| Motto: A Good Place To Live | |
 Location of Bristol in Sullivan County, Tennessee | |
  Bristol Location in Tennessee  Bristol Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 36°35′N 82°11′W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Sullivan |
| Incorporated | 1856[1] |
| Named for | Bristol, England[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.83 sq mi (85.03 km2) |
| • Land | 32.68 sq mi (84.63 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,676 ft (511 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 27,147 |
| • Density | 830.79/sq mi (320.77/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 37617, 37620, 37621 & 37625 |
| Area code | 423 |
| FIPS code | 47-08540 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1327702[5] |
| Website | www |
Bristol is probably best known for being the site of some of the first commercial recordings of country music. The U.S. Congress declared Bristol as the "Birthplace of Country Music" in 1998, and the Birthplace of Country Music Museum is located in Bristol. It also is the birthplace of Tennessee Ernie Ford.
Bristol is also the site of Bristol Motor Speedway, a NASCAR racetrack that is one of the best-known in the country.
State Street separates Virginia (left) and Tennessee (right).
Double yellow line on State Street, separating Virginia from Tennessee with a bronze marker embedded in pavement.
Before 1852, Bristol was owned by Reverend James King. His son-in-law, Mr. Joseph R. Anderson, bought 100 acres of the plantation, and named it Bristol[6] after Bristol, Connecticut. The G.W. Blackley House, one of the oldest houses in Bristol, was constructed in 1869.
| Climate data for Bristol, Tennessee (Tri-Cities Regional Airport), 1991–2020 normals,[lower-alpha 1] extremes 1937–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 79 (26) |
82 (28) |
85 (29) |
90 (32) |
94 (34) |
103 (39) |
102 (39) |
101 (38) |
100 (38) |
94 (34) |
82 (28) |
78 (26) |
103 (39) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 67 (19) |
70 (21) |
77 (25) |
84 (29) |
87 (31) |
92 (33) |
93 (34) |
92 (33) |
90 (32) |
83 (28) |
75 (24) |
68 (20) |
94 (34) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 46.5 (8.1) |
50.9 (10.5) |
59.4 (15.2) |
69.4 (20.8) |
77.1 (25.1) |
83.8 (28.8) |
86.4 (30.2) |
85.8 (29.9) |
80.7 (27.1) |
70.2 (21.2) |
58.7 (14.8) |
49.5 (9.7) |
68.2 (20.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 36.4 (2.4) |
40.0 (4.4) |
47.4 (8.6) |
56.4 (13.6) |
64.7 (18.2) |
72.3 (22.4) |
75.6 (24.2) |
74.5 (23.6) |
68.6 (20.3) |
57.3 (14.1) |
46.4 (8.0) |
39.3 (4.1) |
56.6 (13.7) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 26.3 (−3.2) |
29.2 (−1.6) |
35.4 (1.9) |
43.3 (6.3) |
52.3 (11.3) |
60.7 (15.9) |
64.7 (18.2) |
63.2 (17.3) |
56.4 (13.6) |
44.3 (6.8) |
34.2 (1.2) |
29.2 (−1.6) |
44.9 (7.2) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 8 (−13) |
11 (−12) |
18 (−8) |
28 (−2) |
37 (3) |
49 (9) |
56 (13) |
54 (12) |
43 (6) |
29 (−2) |
19 (−7) |
13 (−11) |
4 (−16) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −21 (−29) |
−15 (−26) |
−2 (−19) |
21 (−6) |
30 (−1) |
38 (3) |
45 (7) |
43 (6) |
33 (1) |
20 (−7) |
5 (−15) |
−9 (−23) |
−21 (−29) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.65 (93) |
3.81 (97) |
3.96 (101) |
3.79 (96) |
3.82 (97) |
3.92 (100) |
5.00 (127) |
3.76 (96) |
2.84 (72) |
2.52 (64) |
3.14 (80) |
3.76 (96) |
43.97 (1,117) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.0 (7.6) |
3.0 (7.6) |
1.1 (2.8) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
1.7 (4.3) |
9.2 (23) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 12.7 | 12.7 | 13.6 | 11.7 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 10.8 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 9.8 | 12.2 | 138.2 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 8.8 |
| Source: NOAA[7][8] | |||||||||||||
Television:
Note-WEMT is licensed to Greeneville, Tennessee, but co-located with sister station WCYB-TV.
- Clarence Ashley, old-time musician
- George Lafayette Carter, entrepreneur
- John I. Cox, Governor of Tennessee (1905−1907)
- Cara Cunningham, internet celebrity/blogger
- Tennessee Ernie Ford, singer, actor, entertainer
- Justin Grimm, professional baseball player for the Oakland Athletics
- Doyle Lawson, Grammy-nominated bluegrass musician and front man of Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver
- Dave Loggins, songwriter, recording artist
- David Massengill, folk singer/songwriter
- Jayma Mays, actress
- Ricky Morton, professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer. One half of tag team Rock N Roll Express
- Chase Owens, professional wrestler
- Davyd Whaley, American painter
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