Oneida, Tennessee

Oneida, Tennessee
Oneida, Tennessee
Town
	Location of Oneida in Scott County, Tennessee.
	Coordinates: 36°30′2″N 84°31′0″W / 36.50056°N 84.51667°W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Scott
Established	1880s
First Charter	1905
Incorporated	March 22, 1917
Named for	Oneida, New York
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	Lori Phillips-Jones
Area
• Total	9.53 sq mi (24.69 km2)
• Land	9.38 sq mi (24.31 km2)
• Water	0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2)
Elevation	1,444 ft (440 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	3,787
• Density	403.52/sq mi (155.79/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	37841
Area code	423
FIPS code	47-55860
GNIS feature ID	1329062
Website	www.townofoneida.com

Oneida is a town in Scott County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,787 at the 2020 census.

Oneida is known for its proximity to the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. The town is named for Oneida, New York, the home of several railroad executives who helped develop the town in the late 19th century.^[7]

^ Scott County: Our History. Retrieved: June 28, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Scott Co, TN FNB Chronicles: Early History of the Town of Oneida". www.tngenweb.org. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oneida, Tennessee
^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Why Do They Call It That? Oneida. WBIR.com, March 11, 2011. Retrieved: April 15, 2011.