Morristown

About Morristown

Morristown is a city in and the county seat of Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States. Morristown also extends into Jefferson County on the western and southern ends. The city lies within the Ridge and Valley region of the Appalachians, along Cherokee Lake on the Holston River. The city's population was recorded to be 30,431 at the 2020 United States census. It is the principal city of the Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses Hamblen and Jefferson counties. (Grainger County was included in the metropolitan area until 2023). The Morristown metropolitan area is also part of the Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville Combined Statistical Area.

Established in 1855, Morristown developed into a thriving community due to its strategic location at the intersection of two major stagecoach routes. It would experience turmoil from battles in its immediate area and its change of control under Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War. Following the war, Morristown furthered its industrial growth with companies expanding rail access, making it a prominent logistics hub into the 20th century. Since the mid-20th century, the city has established itself as the regional economic hub and metropolis of the Lakeway Area region following efforts to expand the industrial sector of the city's economy into a market with over 100 companies, providing a workforce of an estimated 30,000 people.

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Living in Morristown

Median household income

$47,917

Median home value

$181,100

Median rent

$882/mo

Median age

36.3

Map of Morristown

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Morristown, TN population

Morristown had 30,431 residents in the 2020 Census.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census.

Morristown at a glance

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Gazetteer, ZCTA), USGS GNIS, Wikidata.

Towns near Morristown

• Russellville6.8 mi NE
• White Pine7.2 mi S
• Bean Station9.3 mi N
• Mooresburg10.7 mi N
• Baneberry11.0 mi S
• Jefferson City11.6 mi SW
• Bulls Gap12.9 mi E
• Rutledge13.8 mi W
• Dandridge14.0 mi SW
• New Market16.2 mi SW
• Newport17.7 mi S
• Parrottsville17.9 mi SE

Straight-line distance between town centers.

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