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Bristol, Tennessee

Bristol is a city in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 27,147 at the 2020 census. It is the twin city of Bristol, Virginia, which lies directly across the state line between Tennessee and Virginia. The boundary between the two cities is also the state line, which runs along State Street in their common downtown district. It is a principal city in the Kingsport–Bristol metropolitan area, which had a population of 307,614 in 2020.[6] The metro area is a component of the larger Tri-Cities region of Tennessee and Virginia, with a population of 508,260 in 2020.

Bristol

United States

1856[1]

Vince Turner

Mark Hutton

Kelli Bourgeois

32.83 sq mi (85.03 km2)

32.68 sq mi (84.63 km2)

0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2)

1,676 ft (511 m)

27,147

830.79/sq mi (320.77/km2)

UTC−5 (Eastern)

UTC−4 (EDT)

37617, 37620, 37621 & 37625

47-08540

1327702[5]

Bristol is known for being the site of some of the earliest commercial recordings of country music, showcasing Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family, and later a favorite venue of mountain musician Uncle Charlie Osborne. The U.S. Congress recognized Bristol as the "Birthplace of Country Music" in 1998, and the Birthplace of Country Music Museum is located in Bristol.[7] It also is the birthplace of Tennessee Ernie Ford.


Bristol is the site of Bristol Motor Speedway, a NASCAR short track. The world's fifth-largest coal producer, Contura Energy, is based in Bristol. [8]

King University

Graham Bible College

(NBC Channel 5.1)

WCYB-TV

(CW Channel 5.2)

WCYB-DT2

(FOX Channel 39.1)

WEMT-TV

Infrastructure[edit]

Fire Department[edit]

The Bristol Fire Department has 82 full-time and six part-time employees. It responds to over 5,000 calls per year and has five stations. The department is accredited by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International.[24]

Police department[edit]

The Bristol Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency for the city. The department has 73 sworn officers and 27 civilian support staff. It also makes use of citizen volunteers as an auxiliary staff, which saves the department over $100,000 annually.[25]

old-time musician

Clarence Ashley

entrepreneur

George Lafayette Carter

Governor of Tennessee (1905−1907)

John I. Cox

internet celebrity/blogger

Cara Cunningham

singer, actor, entertainer (1919–1991)

Tennessee Ernie Ford

professional baseball player for the Oakland Athletics

Justin Grimm

Grammy-nominated bluegrass musician and front man of Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver

Doyle Lawson

songwriter, recording artist

Dave Loggins

folk singer/songwriter

David Massengill

actress

Jayma Mays

professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer. One half of tag team Rock N Roll Express

Ricky Morton

famous drag queen

Eureka O'Hara

professional wrestler

Chase Owens

American painter

Davyd Whaley

(1880)

Rader v. State

Phillips, V.N. Bud. (1992) Bristol Tennessee/Virginia: A History-1852-1900. Johnson City: Overmountain Press.  0-932807-63-1

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City of Bristol official home page

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