Unicoi County, Tennessee

Unicoi County
County
Unicoi County Courthouse in Erwin
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Location within the U.S. state of Tennessee
Tennessee's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 36°06′N 82°26′W / 36.1°N 82.43°W / 36.1; -82.43
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Founded	March 23, 1875
Named for	Cherokee word for "fog-draped" or "hazy"[1]
Seat	Erwin
Largest town	Erwin
Area
• Total	186 sq mi (480 km2)
• Land	186 sq mi (480 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)  0.2%
Population  (2020)
• Total	17,928
• Density	98/sq mi (38/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.unicoicountytn.gov

Unicoi County (/ˈjuːnɪˌkɔɪ/) is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,928.^[2] Its county seat is Erwin.^[3] Unicoi is a Cherokee word meaning "white," "hazy," "fog-like," or "fog draped," and refers to the mist often seen in the foothills and mountains of this far northeast county.^[1] Unicoi County is part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area, commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.