Rutledge, Tennessee

Rutledge, Tennessee
Rutledge, Tennessee
City
	City of Rutledge
	Grainger County Courthouse in Rutledge
	Location of Rutledge in Grainger County, Tennessee.
	Coordinates: 36°16′48″N 83°31′5″W / 36.28000°N 83.51806°W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Grainger
Incorporated	1797
Reincorporated	1955
Named for	George Rutledge
Government
• Type	Mayor-aldermen
• Mayor	Fred Sykes
• Vice Mayor	Benny Atkins
• Aldermen	List of Aldermen
Area
• Total	5.54 sq mi (14.34 km2)
• Land	5.53 sq mi (14.33 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	1,017 ft (310 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,321
• Density	238.84/sq mi (92.21/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	37861
Area code	865
FIPS code	47-65820
GNIS feature ID	1269919

Rutledge is a city in and the county seat of Grainger County, Tennessee.^[8] The city is part of both the Knoxville metropolitan area and the Morristown metropolitan area.^[9] As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 1,321.

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