Elizabethton, Tennessee
Elizabethton | |
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Downtown Elizabethton, July 4 parade (2008) | |
| Nickname: The City of Power | |
Location of Elizabethton in Carter County, Tennessee. | |
| Coordinates: 36°20′11″N 82°14′21″W / 36.33639°N 82.23917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Carter |
| Explored | 1759 |
| Settled | 1769 |
| Founded | 1799 |
| Incorporated: | May 13, 1905 |
| Named after | Elizabeth MacLin Carter |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council Manager |
| • Mayor | Curt Alexander |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | William E. "Bill" Carter |
| • City Manager | Daniel Estes |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.70 sq mi (25.11 km2) |
| • Land | 9.55 sq mi (24.74 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,593 ft (465 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,546 |
| • Density | 1,522.98/sq mi (588.02/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 37643-37644 |
| Area code | 423 |
| FIPS code | 47-23500 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1328127 |
| Website | www |
Elizabethton (/əˈlɪzəbɛθtən/) is a city in, and the county seat of Carter County, Tennessee, United States. Elizabethton is the historical site of the first independent American government (known as the Watauga Association, created in 1772) located west of both the Eastern Continental Divide and the original Thirteen Colonies.
The city is also the historical site of the Transylvania Purchase (1775), a major muster site during the American Revolutionary War for both the Battle of Musgrove Mill (1780) and the Battle of Kings Mountain (1780). It was within the secessionist North Carolina "State of Franklin" territory (1784–1788).
The population of Elizabethton was enumerated at 14,176 during the 2010 census.