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Bluff City
Tennesseecity
Total population
2,225
Median home value
$157,400
Bachelor's+
Median income
$61,059
Founded
1887
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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Overview
Bluff City is a city in Sullivan County, Tennessee. The population of this town according to the 2024 census is 1,839 occupants. It is part of the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area, commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.
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History
Bluff City underwent several name changes before incorporating on July 1, 1887, under its present name. The town was originally known as Choate's Ford, and later took the name Middletown. After the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad was built, crossing the Holston River at the town site, the name Union was adopted. During the Civil War it was called Zollicoffer after Confederate General Felix Zollicoffer, but became Union again at the end of the war and until 1887.
Geography
Bluff City is located at (36.463352, -82.275049). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (3.21%) is water.
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- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
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- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library