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Grainger County, Tennessee

Grainger County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,527.[3] Its county seat is Rutledge.[4] Grainger County is a part of both the Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area and Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area.[5]

Grainger County

 United States

 Tennessee

1796

Mary Grainger Blount

Rutledge

Bean Station

Mike Byrd (R)[1][2]

302 sq mi (780 km2)

281 sq mi (730 km2)

22 sq mi (60 km2)  7.2%

23,527 Increase

81/sq mi (31/km2)

Grainger Countian

UTC−5 (Eastern)

UTC−4 (EDT)

37708, 37709, 37848, 37861, 37881, 37888

865

2nd

www.graingercountytn.com

(north)

Claiborne County

(northeast)

Hancock County

(northeast)

Hawkins County

(east)

Hamblen County

(south)

Jefferson County

(southwest)

Knox County

(west)

Union County

County Mayor - Mike Byrd

[49]

Sheriff - James Harville

[50]

Register of Deeds - Rick Diamond

[51]

Circuit Court Clerk - Sherry Clifton

[52]

Trustee - Rena Greer

[53]

Assessor of Property - Johnny Morgan

[54]

Road Superintendent - Charlie McAnally

[55]

County Clerk - Angie Lamb

[56]

General Sessions and Juvenile Court Judge - Lane Wolfenbarger

[57]

Economy[edit]

Top employers[edit]

According to a data profile produced by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development in 2018,[68] the top employers in the county are:

Blaine

(county seat)

Rutledge

Rutledge Primary School

National Register of Historic Places listings in Grainger County, Tennessee

Official county government website

Map of county electoral districts

Grainger County Chamber of Commerce website

Grainger County Schools website

(Voice of Former Grainger County Mayor Mark Hipsher, 2010)

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36°17′N 83°31′W / 36.28°N 83.51°W / 36.28; -83.51