Morristown metropolitan area
The Lakeway Area | |
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| Morristown, TN MSA | |
 Downtown Morristown skyline | |
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 Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Tennessee |
| Principal city | Morristown |
| Other cities | - Jefferson City |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 142,709 (292nd) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern Time Zone (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 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 two counties - Hamblen, and Jefferson - in eastern Tennessee, anchored by the city of Morristown. Grainger County is both in the Knoxville and Morristown Metropolitans. Including Grainger County, the 2020 census showed that the MSA had a population of 142,709.[2]
The MSA is also a component of the Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville Combined Statistical Area.
The metropolitan area formerly included Grainger County until it was removed in 2023.[3]
Counties
[edit]Communities
[edit]- Baneberry
- Chestnut Hill (unincorporated)
- Dandridge
- Jefferson City
- Morristown (Principal city)
- New Market
- Russellville (unincorporated)
- Strawberry Plains (unincorporated; partial)
- Talbott (unincorporated)
- White Pine
- Whitesburg (unincorporated)
Demographics
[edit]As of the census[4] 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%).[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "LAMTPO". City of Morristown. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ https://tnsdc.utk.edu/2023/08/21/new-metropolitan-and-micropolitan-area-boundaries-include-changes-for-eight-tennessee-counties/
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Memphis' April unemployment rate holds steady at 9%". June 3, 2009.
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