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Oak Ridge, Tennessee | |
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       Images, from top down, left to right: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Commemorative Walk monument, Y-12 National Security Complex, Melton Hill Lake, American Museum of Science and Energy, International Friendship Bell, The Chapel on the Hill | |
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| Nickname(s): The Atomic City The Secret City | |
| Motto: "The Vision Lives On." | |
 Location of Oak Ridge in Anderson and Roane Counties, Tennessee. | |
| Coordinates: 36°0′37″N 84°16′11″W / 36.01028°N 84.26972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| Counties | Anderson, Roane |
| Established | 1942 |
| Incorporated | 1959 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager (under home-rule charter) |
| • Mayor | Warren Gooch (D[1])[a] |
| • City Manager | Randall Hemann |
| • City Council | List of Councilmembers |
| Area | |
| • Total | 89.95 sq mi (232.98 km2) |
| • Land | 85.25 sq mi (220.80 km2) |
| • Water | 4.70 sq mi (12.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 850 ft (260 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 31,402 |
| • Density | 368.35/sq mi (142.22/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 37830-37831 |
| Area code | 865 |
| FIPS code | 47-55120[7] |
| Website | www |
Oak Ridge is a city in Anderson and Roane counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Tennessee, about 25 miles (40 km) west of downtown Knoxville. Oak Ridge's population was 31,402 at the 2020 census.[8] It is part of the Knoxville Metropolitan Area. Oak Ridge's nicknames include the Atomic City,[9] the Secret City,[10] and the City Behind the Fence.[11]
In 1942,[12] the United States federal government forcibly purchased nearly 60,000 acres (240 km2) of farmland in the Clinch River valley for the development of a planned city supporting 75,000 residents. It was constructed with assistance from architectural and engineering firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, from 1942 to 1943.[13] Oak Ridge was established in 1942 as a production site for the Manhattan Project—the massive American, British, and Canadian operation that developed the atomic bomb. Being the site of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Y-12 National Security Complex, scientific and technological development still plays a crucial role in the city's economy and culture in general.[14] In 2016, the element tennessine was named for Tennessee, in recognition of the role played by Oak Ridge and other institutions in the state in its discovery.[15]
- ^ "Warren Gooch for Anderson County mayor". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ "Tennessee Code 2-13-208 – Municipal elections to be nonpartisan". LawServer.com. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ "Oak Ridge". Municipal Technical Advisory Service. University of Tennessee. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "Oak Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Oak Ridge city, Tennessee". census.gov. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ Olwell, Russell, At Work in the Atomic City: A Labor and Social History of Oak Ridge, Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.: University of Tennessee Press, 2004).
- ^ Warren Resen, "The Secret City: Oak Ridge, Tennessee" Archived June 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine," The Observer News, August 3, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ^ Charles Johnson and Charles Jackson, City Behind a Fence: Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1942–1946 (Knoxville, Tenn.: University of Tennessee Press, 1981).
- ^ "The Atomic City: Why Oak Ridge Was Chosen for the Manhattan Project". Explore Oak Ridge. January 8, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- ^ Oliver, Mark (July 24, 2019). "Inside The Top-Secret World Of Oak Ridge, The Small Town That Helped Make The Atom Bomb". AllThatsInteresting. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Charles (October 8, 2017). "Oak Ridge". Tennessee Encyclopedia. Tennessee Historical Society. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ "IUPAC Announces the Names of the Elements 113, 115, 117, and 118". International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. November 30, 2016. Archived from the original on September 23, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
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