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Union County, Tennessee

Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, its population was 19,802.[2] Its county seat is Maynardville.[3] Union County is included in the Knoxville metropolitan statistical area.

Union County

 United States

 Tennessee

January 23, 1856

Either its creation from parts of five other counties or its support for the Union during the Civil War[1]

Maynardville

Maynardville

Jason Bailey

247 sq mi (640 km2)

224 sq mi (580 km2)

24 sq mi (60 km2)  9.5%

19,802 Increase

85/sq mi (33/km2)

UTC−5 (Eastern)

UTC−4 (EDT)

37721, 37779, 37807, 37866, 37705

865

3rd

www.unioncountytn.com

(north)

Claiborne County

(east)

Grainger County

(south)

Knox County

(southwest)

Anderson County

(northwest)

Campbell County

Economy[edit]

Top employers[edit]

According to a data profile produced by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development in 2018,[18] the top employers in the county are:

Big Ridge Elementary School

Horace Maynard Middle School (previously Horace Maynard High School until 1997)

Luttrell Elementary School

Maynardville Elementary School

Paulette Elementary School

Sharps Chapel Elementary School

Tennessee Virtual Academy

Union County Alternative Center, grades 6-12

Union County High School

Roy Acuff Museum

Big Ridge State Park

Luttrell

(county seat)

Maynardville

Plainview

entertainer

Roy Acuff

entertainer

Chet Atkins

former banker and politician, convicted of fraud

Jake Butcher

entertainer

Kenny Chesney

historian and founder of Museum of Appalachia

John Rice Irwin

who wrote the song "Which Side Are You On?", was born in Sharps Chapel in 1900.

Florence Reece

entertainer

Carl Smith

National Register of Historic Places listings in Tennessee#Union County

Official site

Union County Chamber of Commerce

Union County Public Schools

TNGenWeb

at Curlie

Union County

36°17′N 83°50′W / 36.28°N 83.84°W / 36.28; -83.84