Townsend, Tennessee

Townsend
Townsend
City
	Townsend at sunrise
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	Motto: Gateway to Cades Cove & Peaceful Side of the Smokies
	Location of Townsend in Blount County, Tennessee.
	Coordinates: 35°40′35″N 83°45′11″W / 35.67639°N 83.75306°W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Blount
Founded	1901
Incorporated	1921
Named for	Wilson B. Townsend
Area
• Total	1.99 sq mi (5.16 km2)
• Land	1.99 sq mi (5.16 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	1,076 ft (328 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	550
• Density	275.97/sq mi (106.57/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	37882
Area code	865
FIPS code	47-74860
GNIS feature ID	2405597
Website	www.cityoftownsend.com

Townsend is a city in Blount County, Tennessee. The city was chartered in 1921 by persons who were involved with the Little River Railroad and Lumber Company. The population was 550 at the 2020 census.^[6] For thousands of years a site of Native American occupation by varying cultures, Townsend is one of three "gateways" to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It has several museums and attractions relating to the natural and human history of the Great Smokies.

^ Tennessee Blue Book, 2005–2006, pp. 618–625.
^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Townsend, 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.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Townsend city, Tennessee". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2014.

[1] Tennessee Blue Book, 2005–2006, pp. 618–625.

[TigerWebMapServer-2] "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.

[gnis-3] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Townsend, Tennessee

[USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly-4] Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[GR2-5] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[Census_2010-6] "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Townsend city, Tennessee". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2014.

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