Elizabethton, Tennessee
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Downtown Elizabethton, July 4 parade (2008) | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname: The City of Power | |
Location of Elizabethton in Carter County, Tennessee. | |
Elizabethton Map spot for Elizabethton, Tennessee Elizabethton Elizabethton (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°20′11″N 82°14′21″W / 36.33639°N 82.23917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Carter |
| Explored | 1759 |
| Settled | 1769 |
| Founded | 1799 |
| Incorporated: | May 13, 1905 |
| Named after | Elizabeth MacLin Carter |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council Manager |
| • Mayor | William E. "Bill" Carter |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Mike Simerly |
| • City Manager | Daniel Estes |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.70 sq mi (25.11 km2) |
| • Land | 9.55 sq mi (24.74 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,526 ft (465 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,546 |
| • Density | 1,523.0/sq mi (588.02/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 37643-37644 |
| Area codes | 423 and 729 |
| FIPS code | 47-23500 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1328127 |
| Website | www |
Elizabethton (/əˈlɪzəbɛθtən/) is a city in, and the county seat of Carter County, Tennessee, United States. Elizabethton is the historical site of the first independent American government (known as the Watauga Association, created in 1772) located west of both the Eastern Continental Divide and the original Thirteen Colonies.
The city is also the historical site of the Transylvania Purchase (1775), a major muster site during the American Revolutionary War for both the Battle of Musgrove Mill (1780) and the Battle of Kings Mountain (1780). It was within the secessionist North Carolina "State of Franklin" territory (1784–1788).
The population of Elizabethton was enumerated at 14,546 during the 2020 census.