Mascot, Tennessee
Mascot | |
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Mascot Park (right) and houses on Tipple Dr. in Mascot, 2015 | |
Location in Knox County and the state of Tennessee. | |
| Coordinates: 36°4′2″N 83°45′17″W / 36.06722°N 83.75472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Knox |
| Founded | 1796 |
| Named after | Mining and Smelting Company of Tennessee |
| Government | |
| • Type | County commission |
| • Mayor | Glenn Jacobs (R) |
| • Commissioners | Adam Thompson (R) (District 8) Kim Frazier (R) (At-Large) Larsen Jay (R) (At-Large) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.19 sq mi (18.61 km2) |
| • Land | 6.97 sq mi (18.04 km2) |
| • Water | 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,037 ft (316 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,760 |
| • Density | 396.3/sq mi (153.01/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 37806, 37924 |
| Area code | 865 |
| FIPS code | 47-46400 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403259 |
Mascot is a census-designated place (CDP) in Knox County, Tennessee. The population was 2,760 in the 2020 census, up from 2,411 in the 2010 census.