Rocky Top, Tennessee
Rocky Top
(formerly Coal Creek and Lake City) | |
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 Rocky Top City Hall | |
 Location of Rocky Top in Anderson and Campbell counties, Tennessee. | |
| Coordinates: 36°13′27″N 84°9′21″W / 36.22417°N 84.15583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| Counties | Anderson, Campbell |
| Founded | 1856[1] |
| Incorporated | 1939[2] |
| Named for | "Rocky Top" |
| Government | |
| • Type | council-manager |
| • Mayor | Kerry Templin |
| • City Manager | Michael Foster |
| • City Council | List of Councilmen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.62 sq mi (4.19 km2) |
| • Land | 1.62 sq mi (4.19 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,628 |
| • Density | 1,005.56/sq mi (388.22/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 37769 |
| Area code | 865 |
| FIPS code | 47-40240[7] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1290479[5] |
| Website | rockytoptn |
Rocky Top, previously called Coal Creek and Lake City, is a city in Anderson and Campbell counties in the eastern part of Tennessee, United States. It is northwest of Knoxville. The population was 1,628 at the 2020 census.[8] Most of the community is in Anderson County and is included in the Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area. On June 26, 2014, the city changed its name from Lake City to Rocky Top, after the court told the people who owned the copyright to the song that they could not stop the change.[9]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Paul Hellman, Historical Gazetteer of the United States (Taylor and Francis, 2005), p. 1018.
- ↑ Tennessee Blue Book, 2005–2006, pp. 618–625.
- ↑ "Rocky Top". Municipal Technical Advisory Service. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rocky Top, Tennessee
- ↑ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 15, 2022.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Rocky Top city, Tennessee". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ↑ Scott, Mary (June 26, 2014). "Home sweet home: Lake City changes name to Rocky Top". WBIR. Archived from the original on June 27, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
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