Hamblen County, Tennessee

Hamblen County
Hamblen County
County
	Hamblen County Courthouse in Morristown
	Logo
	Motto(s): Service, Community, Industry
	Location within the U.S. state of Tennessee
	Tennessee's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 36°13′N 83°16′W / 36.22°N 83.27°W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Founded	1870
Named for	Hezekiah Hamblen
Seat	Morristown
Largest city	Morristown
Government
• Mayor	Bill Brittain (R)
Area
• Total	176 sq mi (460 km2)
• Land	161 sq mi (420 km2)
• Water	15 sq mi (40 km2) 8.3%
Population (2020)
• Total	64,499
• Density	400.61/sq mi (154.68/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.hamblencountytn.gov

Hamblen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 64,499.^[4] Its county seat and only incorporated city is Morristown.^[5] Hamblen County is the core county of the Morristown, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Hamblen, Jefferson, and Grainger counties. The county and the Morristown MSA are included in the Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville, TN Combined Statistical Area.^[6]

^ Mrs. Burwin Haun, "Hamblen County," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: October 16, 2013.
^ "Hamblen". County Technical Assistance Service. University of Tennessee. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
^ "Re-elect Bill Brittain". Bill Brittain for County Mayor.
^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2014 – via National Archives.