Editing Morristown, Tennessee

{{short description|Largest city and county seat of Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
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|nickname                 = Mo'Town,<ref name="mize">{{cite web |last1=Mize |first1=Caitlin |title=ME, MEAT, AND MO'TOWN: A MULTISENSORY ETHNOGRAPHY OF MORRISTOWN, TENNESSEE |url=https://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6765&context=utk_gradthes |website=[[University of Tennessee]] |access-date=December 24, 2023 |date=December 2018}}</ref><ref name="motown">{{cite web |title=Mo'Town Madness |url=https://www.manleybaptist.org/motown |website=Manley Baptist Church |access-date=July 27, 2020}}</ref> Tennessee’s Disc Golf Capital<ref name="discgolf">{{cite web |title=Disc Golf |url=https://www.visitmorristowntn.com/morristown-tennessees-disc-golf-capital |website=Visit Morristown, Tennessee |publisher=City of Morristown |access-date=September 3, 2020}}</ref>
|motto                    = "A City Always Expanding"
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|established_date2        = 1855<ref>[http://www.mymorristown.com/economic-development/ Morristown website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101111911/http://www.mymorristown.com/economic-development/ |date=January 1, 2013 }}.  Retrieved January 16, 2013.</ref>
|founder                  = [[Gideon Morris]]
|named_for                = Gideon Morris
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|government_type          = [[Council-manager government|Council-manager]]
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Gary Chesney
|leader_title1            = [[City Manager]]
|leader_name1             = Tony Cox
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|1 = Bob Garrett (1st Ward)
|2 = Chris Bivens (2nd Ward)
|3 = Kay Senter  (3rd Ward, Vice Mayor)
|4 = Al A'Hearn (4th Ward)
|5 = Tommy Pedigo (at-large)
|6 = Joseph "Joe" Senter (at-large)
}}
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'''Morristown''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Hamblen County, Tennessee]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> Morristown also extends into Jefferson County on the western and southern ends. The city lies within the [[Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians|Ridge and Valley]] region of the Appalachians, along [[Cherokee Lake]] on the [[Holston River]]. The city's population was recorded to be 30,431 at the [[2020 United States census]].<ref name="quickfacts">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Morristown city, Tennessee |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/morristowncitytennessee/POP060210 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 15, 2022}}</ref>  It is the [[principal city]] of the [[Morristown metropolitan area|Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area]], which encompasses Hamblen and [[Jefferson County, Tennessee|Jefferson]] counties. ([[Grainger County, Tennessee|Grainger County]] was included in the metropolitan area until 2023).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-21 |title=New Metropolitan and Micropolitan Area Boundaries Include Changes for Eight Tennessee Counties |url=https://tnsdc.utk.edu/2023/08/21/new-metropolitan-and-micropolitan-area-boundaries-include-changes-for-eight-tennessee-counties/ |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=Tennessee State Data Center |language=en-US}}</ref> The Morristown metropolitan area is also part of the [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]-Morristown-[[Sevierville, Tennessee|Sevierville]] [[Combined Statistical Area]].<ref name="msarevise">{{cite web|title=Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b13-01.pdf|publisher=Office of Management and Budget|access-date=April 27, 2014}}</ref>

Established in 1855, Morristown developed into a thriving community due to its strategic location at the intersection of two major stagecoach routes. It would experience turmoil from battles in its immediate area and its change of control under Union and Confederate forces during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. Following the war, Morristown furthered its industrial growth with companies expanding rail access, making it a prominent logistics hub into the 20th century. Since the mid-20th century, the city has established itself as the regional economic hub and [[metropolis]] of the [[Lakeway Area]] region following efforts to expand the industrial sector of the city's economy into a market with over 100 companies, providing a workforce of an estimated 30,000 people.<ref name="mrpc"/>

==History==
===Early years and establishment===
Before its settlement by [[European colonization of the Americas|European-American]]s, the area of Morristown was inhabited by [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]s, predominately members of the [[Cherokee]] tribe.<ref name="haunTNEC">{{cite web |last1=Haun |first1=Berwin |title=Hamblen County |url=https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/hamblen-county/ |website=[[Tennessee Encyclopedia]] |publisher=[[Tennessee Historical Society]] |access-date=December 23, 2023 |date=October 8, 2017}}</ref> During the Cherokee's inhabitance, the area was based around two major pathways, an east-west route that was later developed into the [[Great Stage Road]] in the settlement era, and a north-south route known as Buffalo Trail, named for a legend stating the path was formed from herds of [[American bison|buffalo]] traveling from [[Asheville, North Carolina]] to the [[Powell River (Tennessee River tributary)|Powell River]] near the [[Cumberland Gap]] for the river's salt licks.<ref name="brooks1">{{cite news |last1=Davis Brooks |first1=Cora |title=History of Morristown: 1787-1936 |url=https://newspapers.com/image/586788638/ |access-date=December 26, 2023 |work=The Morristown Sun |date=September 4, 1955 |page=9}}</ref>

The settlement of Morristown was established by [[trans-Appalachia]]n pioneer [[Gideon Morris]], a farmer who arrived with his brothers Daniel and Absalom from the [[Watauga Association|Watauga Settlement]], a semi-autonomous government based on land that was leased to European-American settlers from the inhabiting Cherokee tribes.<ref name="settlement">{{cite book |last1=Brooks |first1=Cora |title=History of Morristown, 1787-1936 |date=1940 |publisher=WPA Publishers |url=https://www.sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/bibliography-tennessee-local-history-sources-hamblen-county |access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref> Prior to his settlement, Morris had fought alongside [[John Sevier]] in the [[Cherokee Expedition]] in 1776, and obtained land grants after serving in the [[American Revolutionary War]] at the [[Battle of Kings Mountain]].<ref name="tuller1">{{cite web |last1=Tuller |first1=Roberta |title=Gideon Morris |url=https://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/TennesseeFamilies&Places/Morris%20Family/MorrisGideon1750.html |website=An American Family History |access-date=December 26, 2023 |date=2020}}</ref><ref name="tuller2">{{cite web |last1=Tuller |first1=Roberta |title=1776 Cherokee Expedition |url=https://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/TennesseeFamilies&Places/1776%20Cherokee%20Expedition.html |website=An American Family History |access-date=December 26, 2023 |date=2020}}</ref>

Morris, along with his siblings, petitioned to have the Watauga Settlement annexed in the State of [[North Carolina]].<ref name="settlement"/> With the petition's success, the settlement was named Morristown, and land grants containing present-day Hamblen and Jefferson counties were assigned to Morris and his brothers in 1787 by North Carolina state officials.<ref name="Hobby"/><ref name="mrpc"/> The Morris household built their first home off of present-day South Cumberland Street in Morristown, which remained occupied by descendants of the Morris family for several generations.<ref name="sunhist2">{{cite news |title=History of Morristown Continued |url=https://newspapers.com/image/586790092/?terms=%22Morristown%22%20%22Cumberland%20Street%22&match=1 |access-date=December 26, 2023 |work=The Morristown Sun |date=September 4, 1955 |page=12}}</ref>

From 1792 to 1793, the community's main street was added onto a major stagecoach route connecting it to [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]] and [[Abingdon, Virginia]], aiding further early settlement efforts.<ref name="registrationform">{{cite web |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form |url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/pdfs/16000120.pdf |website=[[National Register of Historic Places]] |publisher=[[National Park Service]] |access-date=September 15, 2020 |date=March 22, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="laneTNGenWebIntro">{{cite web |title=Introduction to Hamblen County History |url=https://tngenweb.org/hamblen/records/history.php |website=Hamblen County, TNGenWeb |publisher=THE GOODSPEED PUBLISHING CO |access-date=December 25, 2023 |date=1887}}</ref> Among these settlers was frontiersman [[John Crockett (frontiersman)|John Crockett]], who arrived and settled east of the Morris residence in 1794 with his son, famed pioneer and folk-hero [[Davy Crockett]] who was seven years old at the time. John Crockett constructed a [[Crockett Tavern Museum|log cabin]] that later served as a tavern, and a hospital treating [[smallpox]] during the [[American Civil War]]. After the Civil War, the Crockett Tavern was destroyed to prevent further infections of smallpox.<ref name="sunhist2"/> The current-day [[Crockett Tavern Museum]] sits at the approximate location of the former tavern and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref>{{cite web|title=Abbreviated History|url= http://www.crocketttavernmuseum.org/history.html|website=CrockettTavernMuseum.org|access-date=November 1, 2018}}</ref> John's son, Davy resided in Morristown until 1809, when he relocated to [[Middle Tennessee]] to go into Tennessee state politics.<ref name="sunhist2"/> 

By 1833, Morristown developed into a small village, consisting of a post office, a general store, a blacksmith and machine shop which was the first major enterprise in the town, and several log cabin residences along the main stagecoach route known as the [[Great Stage Road]] that divided the community into two counties, [[Grainger County, Tennessee|Grainger]] to the north, and [[Jefferson County, Tennessee|Jefferson]] to the south.<ref name="sunhist2"/><ref name="hill57">{{cite news |last1=Hill |first1=Howard |title=Old Friends and Neighbors of the Morris Family |url=https://newspapers.com/image/587594060/?terms=%22Stage%20Road%22%20%22Morristown%22&match=1 |access-date=December 26, 2023 |work=Morristown Gazette Mail |date=June 9, 1957 |page=2}}</ref> Morristown Academy, the community's first documented school, opened to students in 1830.<ref name="sunhist2"/> In 1855, Morristown was [[Municipal corporation|incorporated]] into a city to provide new services to the community's growing population.<ref name="about"/><ref name="sunhist2"/>  Railroad access became available to Morristown when construction completed on the [[East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad]] in 1858, which was the first railroad line to be operational in the state of [[Tennessee]].<ref name="sunhist2"/> Morristown was serviced by its first newspaper, the ''American Statesman'', in 1857 after relocating to Morristown from [[Dandridge, Tennessee|Dandridge]], the seat of Jefferson County.<ref name="sunhist2"/> By 1860, Morristown was recorded by the [[United States Census Bureau]] to have an initial population of 500 as an incorporated city.<ref name="sunhist2"/>

Between 1855 and 1870, Morristown's [[City limits|municipal limits]] were divided along Main Street into [[Grainger County, Tennessee|Grainger]] and [[Jefferson County, Tennessee|Jefferson]] counties.<ref name="about"/> Many residents brought concerns regarding transportation and communication access in Morristown, and neighboring communities such as [[Russellville, Tennessee|Russellville]] and Panther Springs raised concerns as well regarding accessibility to Morristown.<ref name="tradition"/> After working with government officials from the neighboring counties and the state government, [[Hamblen County, Tennessee|Hamblen County]] was formed from portions of Grainger, Jefferson, [[Hawkins County, Tennessee|Hawkins]], and [[Greene County, Tennessee|Greene]] counties.<ref name="tradition">{{cite web |title=Tradition Tells How Hamblen County Came Into Being |url=https://www.tngenweb.org/hamblen/records/history.php#Tradition |website=Hamblen County, Tennessee Genealogy |access-date=September 14, 2020}}</ref> Morristown was chosen as the [[county seat]] of Hamblen County shortly after its formation in 1870.<ref name="about"/>

===Civil War===
{{Main|Battle of Morristown}}
{{See also|Tennessee in the American Civil War}}
As the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] approached, the town's sympathies were divided between the [[Union (ACW)|Union]] and [[Secession in the United States|secession]]ist sides. In December 1863, some 25,000 [[Confederate Army]] soldiers under the command of General [[James Longstreet]] arrived at [[Bethesda Presbyterian Church (Russellville, Tennessee)|Bethesda Presbyterian Church]], northeast of the town, to spend the winter, after the [[Battle of Bean's Station]]. They remained there until February 1864 and used the Bethesda Church building as a hospital.<ref name=HistMarker>{{cite web |url=http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=35659 |title=Bethesda Presbyterian Church: A Church Divided |work=The Historical Marker Database |access-date=January 12, 2014}}</ref><ref name=KNS2012>{{cite web|url= http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/apr/01/bethesda-was-war-hospital-casualty/ |title=Bethesda Church was first a hospital, then a casualty |first=Amy |last=McRary |date= April 1, 2012 |newspaper=Knoxville News Sentinel}}</ref> Military engagements occurred near the church in both October and November 1864.<ref name=HistMarker/> On October 28, 1864, Union General [[Alvan Cullem Gillem|Alvan C. Gillem]] attacked Confederate forces under General [[John C. Vaughn]] in the [[Battle of Morristown]]. They fought in and around the town with Gillem routing Vaughn's Confederates in what became known as "Vaughn's Stampede." Vaughn was forced to retreat to Carter's Station on the [[Watauga River]] in northeastern Tennessee. The battle resulted in about 335 total casualties.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Battle of Morristown, 1864|url=http://www.lcs.net/users/sdc/battle.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920081822/http://www.lcs.net/users/sdc/battle.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 20, 2011|author=Campbell, S.|date=April 30, 2010|access-date=May 13, 2020}}</ref><ref name=TouristAffair>{{cite web |url=http://www.tnvacation.com/civil-war/place/2089/affair-at-morristown/ |title=Affair at Morristown |publisher=Tennessee Department of Tourist Development |access-date=January 13, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116071230/http://www.tnvacation.com/civil-war/place/2089/affair-at-morristown/ |archive-date=January 16, 2014 }}</ref><ref name=Dreaded13th>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6YH-AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA72 |title=The Dreaded 13th Tennessee Union Cavalry: Marauding Mountain Men |first=Melanie |last=Storie |publisher=The History Press |year=2013 |isbn=9781626191129 |pages=72–75|via=Google Books}}</ref> In the [[Battle of Bull's Gap]] ("Gillem's Stampede") in November, Confederate forces under General [[John C. Breckinridge]] prevailed over Gillem's troops, chasing the Union forces westward to a defensive position at [[Strawberry Plains]] near [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]].<ref name=Dreaded13th/><ref name=TouristBethesda/> During one of these skirmishes, a [[Round shot|cannonball]] penetrated one of the church walls, causing structural damage that was repaired by reinforcing the walls with large iron rods.<ref name=HistMarker/> The Union Army used the church as a hospital for soldiers wounded in these operations.<ref name=TouristBethesda>{{cite web |url=http://www.tnvacation.com/civil-war/place/2098/bethesda-church-and-cemetery/ |title=Bethesda Church and Cemetery |publisher=Tennessee Department of Tourist Development |access-date=January 13, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116071314/http://www.tnvacation.com/civil-war/place/2098/bethesda-church-and-cemetery/ |archive-date=January 16, 2014 }}</ref> Many soldiers from both sides are interred in the Bethesda Church cemetery. Eighty of the wartime burials are unidentified.<ref name=HistMarker/><ref name=KNS2012/>

===Later 19th century developments===
Morristown saw a steady shift into an industrially-based economy in the early beginnings of the [[Industrial Revolution in the United States|Industrial Revolution]], around the early to late 19th century. The first industry in the area was the Shields Paper Mill, located on the [[Holston River]], operating from 1825 to 1861.<ref name="encyclopedia">{{cite web |last1=Haun |first1=Burwin |title=Hamblen County |url=https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/hamblen-county/ |website=[[Tennessee Encyclopedia]] |access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref> Other prominent early businesses included the Morristown Manufacturing Company and the later [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]-based [[JFG Coffee Company|J. F. Goodson Coffee Company]] in 1882.<ref name="encyclopedia"/><ref name="coffee">{{cite web |title=JFG Coffee Company Building |url=http://knoxheritage.org/our-work/neighborhood-tours/historic-downtown-knoxville-walking-tour/jfg-coffee-company-building/ |website=Knox Heritage |access-date=August 8, 2020 |quote=JFG Coffee Company was founded in Morristown in 1882 by James Franklin Goodson as a wholesale grocery company. JFG was one of the best-known regional roasters and marketers of ground coffee, tea, mayonnaise, and peanut butter. }}</ref>

From 1891 to 1928, Morristown was a terminal on the Knoxville and Bristol Railroad, commonly known by locals as the "Peavine Railroad." The railroad was a branch line of the [[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]] that ran from downtown Morristown on Main Street to [[Corryton, Tennessee|Corryton]], a bedroom community outside of [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]].<ref name="peavine">{{cite journal |last1=Faulkner |first1=Charles |title=Industrial Archaeology of the "Peavine Railroad": An Archaeological and Historical Study of an Abandoned Railroad in East Tennessee |journal=Tennessee Historical Quarterly |date=1985 |volume=44 |issue=1 |pages=40–58 |publisher=[[Tennessee Historical Society]]|jstor=42626500 }}</ref><ref name="tours">{{cite web |author1=[[Middle Tennessee State University]] Center for Historic Preservation |author2=Crossroads Downtown Partnership |title=Morristown, Tennessee Walking and Driving Tours |url=https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Morristown-Walking-and-Driving-Tours.pdf |website=[[Middle Tennessee State University]] Center for Historic Preservation |access-date=August 8, 2020 |date=2019 }}</ref> The Peavine Railroad had first operated between Morristown and [[Bean Station, Tennessee|Bean Station]], with plans to connect north to the [[Cumberland Gap]], but instead extended west through [[Grainger County, Tennessee|Grainger County]] towards Knoxville due to feasibility concerns regarding construction through the Clinch Mountain valley.<ref name="railroad">{{cite news |last1=Hill |first1=Howard |title=The Old Peavine Railroad |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40768906 |page=6 |access-date=August 7, 2020 |work=Morristown Daily Gazette and Mail |date=January 20, 1957|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

===Mid 20th century to present day ===
[[File:Morristown, Tennessee (circa 1904-1906).jpg|thumb|Main Street (circa 1905)]]

==== American Enka and the labor movement ====
In 1944, the [[American Enka Company]], a [[Rayon|rayon fiber]] producer based out of [[Asheville, North Carolina]], began construction on a 230-acre plant in the [[Lowland, Tennessee|Lowland]] region of Morristown, beginning operations in 1947.<ref name="buerki">{{cite web |last1=Buerki |first1=Karen |title=Liberty Fibers |url=https://response.epa.gov/site/site_profile.aspx?site_id=5986#:~:text=On%20April%2021%2C%202010%2C%20Region%204%20ERRB%20responded,1992%20when%20it%20was%20sold%20to%20Lenzing%20AG. |website=EPA ON-SCENE COORDINATOR (OSC) RESPONSE WEBSITE |publisher=[[Environmental Protection Agency]] |access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref><ref name="lenzingblogspot">{{cite web |title=Lenzing - Lowland |url=https://lenzinglowland.blogspot.com/ |website=Lenzing - Lowland |access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref>
 
In March 1950, workers at the facility walked out on [[Labor strike|strike]]. Officials from American Enka Company then advertised for replacements of the striking workers. Tensions soon built when residents of Morristown and Lowland appeared at the gates of the Enka plant to apply for the listed jobs. Violence then followed, with shots fired, cars damaged, and one adjacent house destroyed by dynamite. The then-governor of Tennessee, [[Gordon Browning]], dispatched [[United States National Guard|National Guard]] troops to restore order at the Enka factory. By the end of the strike, and following acts of violence and vandalism, its story had become national front-page news, and on-site congressional hearings regarding labor relations and the labor movement were held in Morristown, led by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Senator [[Hubert Humphrey]].<ref name="strikeinquiry">{{cite news |title=SENATE INQUIRY SET IN TENNESSEE STRIKE |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1950/06/14/archives/senate-inquiry-set-in-tennessee-strike.html |access-date=November 17, 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 14, 1950}}</ref><ref name="henderson">{{cite web |last1=Henderson |first1=Cherel |title=American Enka and the Modern Labor Movement |url=https://www.easttnhistory.org/sites/default/files/traveling_enka.pdf |website=Museum of East Tennessee History |publisher=[[East Tennessee Historical Society]] |access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref>

In 1985, the American Enka facility was acquired by [[BASF]] and continued under their operations until 1992, when it was sold to [[Lenzing AG]].<ref name="buerki"/> The plant closed in 2005, after the company that operated the plant, Liberty Fibers, filed for bankruptcy.<ref name="libertyclose"/> The plant site and its adjacent [[wastewater treatment]] plant have since been [[Municipal annexation in the United States|annexed]] into the Morristown [[city limits]].<ref name="libertyclose">{{Cite news|date=October 1, 2005|title=Liberty Fibers Corp. Closes Plant, Files For Bankruptcy Protection|work=The Greeneville Sun|url=https://www.greenevillesun.com/news/liberty-fibers-corp-closes-plant-files-for-bankruptcy-protection/article_34f9f483-3a5b-5581-82ba-058b2a40d81d.html|url-status=live|access-date=July 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729170303/https://www.greenevillesun.com/news/liberty-fibers-corp-closes-plant-files-for-bankruptcy-protection/article_34f9f483-3a5b-5581-82ba-058b2a40d81d.html|archive-date=July 29, 2020}}</ref>

====Industrial development====
Beginning in 1959, following then presidential candidate [[John F. Kennedy]]'s exposure to poverty in [[Appalachia]], Morristown officials began a joint effort with Tennessee [[economic development]] representatives to establish the city as a major industrial hub, and the program began with the construction and completion of the East Tennessee Valley Industrial District (ETVID) industrial park in eastern Morristown near [[Russellville, Tennessee|Russellville]].<ref name="newman">{{cite journal |last1=Newman |first1=Anne |editor1-last=Kendrick |editor1-first=Elise |title=The Recruiters and the Recruited: How One Town Filled an Industrial Park |journal=Appalachia |date=1981 |volume=15 |issue=1 |pages=6–19 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eJMHJyHZ6V8C&q=Morristown |access-date=September 14, 2020 |publisher=[[Appalachian Regional Commission]] |location=[[University of California, Berkeley]] |language=en}}</ref> In 1962, the world's largest manufacturer of chains, the [[Jeffrey Manufacturing Company]] opened a plant to manufacture its steel thimble roller chains.<ref>{{cite news |title=Big chain maker chose Morristown over fifty possible plant sites, started in February |work=Morristown Gazette Mail |date=8 July 1962|page=14}}</ref>

By 1978, the {{convert|375|acre|km2}} ETVID industrial park had reached its estimated capacity, prompting city officials to develop a second industrial park.<ref name="newman"/> After acquiring a {{convert|670|acre|km2}} site in western Morristown near [[Morristown Regional Airport]] in the same year, city officials developed the site into the Morristown Airport Industrial District (MAID) industrial park in 1981.<ref name="newman"/> Five months after the park's completion, two companies opened facilities at the MAID.<ref name="newman"/> As overall economic prosperity continued to make gains in Morristown, city officials and development representatives have cited Morristown's industrial development initiative as an example of [[economic growth]]:<ref name="newman"/>

In the 1990s, the City of Morristown acquired over {{convert|900|acre|km2}} near [[Interstate 81 in Tennessee|Interstate 81]] exit 8 for its third industrial park, the East Tennessee Progress Center (ETPC).<ref name="etpc">{{cite web |title=Hamblen County - East Tennessee Progress Center |url=https://www.tn.gov/rural/resources/best-practices/site-development/hamblen-county---east-tennessee-progress-center.html |website=[[Tennessee|State of Tennessee]] |access-date=September 14, 2020}}</ref> Initial site development such as roadway and utility upgrades were completed in 2001.<ref name="etpc"/> Several large manufacturers opened facilities at the site, but further infrastructure upgrades, grading work, and property acquisition was done on the site throughout the 2000s and 2010s.<ref name="etpc"/><ref name="etpcgrant"/>

Following the [[2007-2012 global economic crisis]], Morristown saw the loss of one of its largest employers, Berkline, which closed after filing for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] in 2011.<ref name="suddenexit">{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Larry |title=Sudden exit for Berkline |url=https://www.furnituretoday.com/business-news/sudden-exit-for-berkline/ |access-date=October 1, 2020 |work=[[FurnitureToday]] |date=May 2, 2011}}</ref> The furniture manufacturer, which relocated to the city in 1937, eliminated 602 jobs and ended an era of Morristown being known as a predominately furniture manufacturing hub:<ref name="marcum closing">{{cite news |last1=Marcum |first1=Ed |title=Furniture maker Berkline closing Morristown operation |url=http://archive.knoxnews.com/news/local/furniture-maker-berkline-closing-morristown-operation-ep-405343135-357963621.html |access-date=October 1, 2020 |work=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]] |date=March 30, 2011}}</ref>

{{Blockquote
|text="For two or three generations, Morristown has been considered a furniture town, and this is the last of the major furniture operations here."
|author=Hamblen County Mayor Bill Brittain
|title="Furniture maker Berkline closing Morristown operation"
|source=''[[Knoxville News Sentinel]]'' (2011)
}}

In 2018, [[Belgium|Belgian]] bus manufacturer [[Van Hool]] announced the construction of a {{convert|500,000|sqft|m2}} facility at the ETPC (East Tennessee Progress Center), <ref name="etpc"/> one of the largest industrial development projects in the history of Morristown.<ref name="commissionerrolfe">{{cite web |title=Governor Haslam, Commissioner Rolfe announce Van Hool NV to establish first US manufacturing facility in Morristown |url=https://tnecd.com/news/governor-haslam-commissioner-rolfe-announce-van-hool-nv-to-establish-first-us-manufacturing-facility-in-morristown/ |website=Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development |publisher=[[Tennessee|State of Tennessee]] |access-date=September 14, 2020}}</ref><ref name="howington">{{cite news |last1=Howington |first1=Glenna |title=Anatomy of A Deal: Meet the Van Hools |url=https://www.citizentribune.com/special_sections/progress_edition_2019/anatomy-of-a-deal-meet-the-van-hools/article_8aa97afa-56fb-11e9-8e3a-8365a6f5ce48.html |access-date=September 14, 2020 |work=Citizen Tribune |date=April 4, 2019}}</ref> The project expects to create an estimated 650 jobs, over $47 million in private investment and an influx of interest of further [[industrial development]] in the Morristown area.<ref name="etpc"/><ref name="vanhool">{{cite web |title=Van Hool builds bus factory in Morristown, Tennessee, US |url=https://www.vanhool.be/en/news/van-hool-builds-bus-factory-in-morristown-tennessee-us |website=[[Van Hool]] |access-date=September 14, 2020 |date=April 12, 2018 }}</ref>

====Downtown emergence and the "Skymart" project====
{{See also|Morristown Main Street Historic District}}

By 1833, Morristown had its first post office and store located along Main Street.<ref name="registrationform"/> Fourteen years later, [[Railway|railroad lines]] were built, stimulating further commercial growth until the beginning of the [[American Civil War]].<ref name="registrationform"/> Morristown's Main Street district, measuring approximately {{convert|1|sqmi|km2}}, arose from the intersection of two railroad lines, gradually turning Morristown into wholesale/retail hub after the end of the Civil War.<ref name="registrationform"/>

At the start of the 20th century, new buildings were erected in the downtown area, including the Henry Street Post Office, the First National Bank Building, and the Princess Theater. The Princess Theater was the first theater in Morristown and showcased touring musical acts, ministerial shows, pageants, films, and special [[Grand Ole Opry]] performances. Following the opening of theaters in neighboring shopping complexes, the Princess Theater closed in 1982, and  was demolished in 1995.<ref name="registrationform"/>

Following the 1950s, the downtown district saw losses in revenue, as a suburban shopping mall on the city's west side jeopardized businesses downtown. The city developed a plan to modernize Main Street by creating an "overhead sidewalk" as part of the nationwide push for [[urban renewal]] projects, enabling businesses to form on the second floor of existing buildings while serving as a canopy for passage below. Building owners spent nearly $2 million ($16 million today) upgrading their properties and linking them to ramps, while the government contributed over $5 million to build the elevated walkways.<ref name="registrationform"/> The underground channel for Turkey Creek was also enlarged and rerouted. In 1962, Turkey Creek, which bisects the street, flooded and damaged the downtown commercial district. The project was completed in 1967, becoming the first second-story sidewalk system in an American city.<ref name="nytmart">{{cite news |title=Second-Story Sidewalks Are Built in Tennessee City; Downtown Skymart in Morristown Held First in Nation |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1967/05/21/archives/secondstory-sidewalks-are-built-in-tennessee-city-downtown-skymart.html |access-date=January 1, 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 21, 1967}}</ref> Over time, the Skymart has served as little more than a remnant of the idealism of 1960s urban renewal projects. Despite the aftermath of the project, the overhead sidewalks still stand in the downtown area.<ref name="summary">{{cite web|title=Morristown Main Street Historic District|url= https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/16000120.htm|access-date=November 1, 2018|website=NPS.gov}}</ref><ref name="visit">{{cite web |title=History and Heritage |url=https://www.visitmorristowntn.com/history-heritage |website=Visit Morristown, Tennessee |access-date=July 23, 2020}}</ref>

Morristown is embarking on a resurrection of the Skymart, eyeing the structure as a key [[redevelopment]] tool for turning downtown into a social and commercial hub. It has been made a key element in a greenway master plan along Turkey Creek, with plans to connect downtown Morristown to Cherokee Park and [[Cherokee Lake]].<ref name="tcgreeenway">{{cite web |title=Turkey Creek Greenway |url=https://www.mymorristown.com/departments/community_development/special_projects/turkey_creek_greenway.php |website=City of Morristown |access-date=September 14, 2020}}</ref><ref name="greeenwayrelocate">{{cite news |last1=Moore |first1=Robert |title=Greenway path relocation resulted in contract extension |url=https://www.citizentribune.com/news/local/greenway-path-relocation-resulted-in-contract-extension/article_1ff83128-4cbb-11e9-ac91-0323d987a580.html |access-date=September 17, 2020 |work=Citizen Tribune |date=March 22, 2019}}</ref> In an effort to renew public interest, city officials, the Crossroads Downtown Partnership, and the Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce hold events in the city's downtown or the "Skymart District" throughout the year, mainly during the warmer months of May to September.<ref>{{cite web|title=Our Story {{!}} Historic Downtown Morristown, TN - Timeless Shopping. Dining. & Entertainment.|url=https://downtownmorristown.city/historic-downtown-morristown-tn/|website=downtownmorristown.city|access-date=February 6, 2018}}</ref>

==Geography and ecology==
Morristown is situated in the upper region of [[East Tennessee]] in the [[Tennessee Valley]] between the [[Great Smoky Mountains]] to the south and [[Clinch Mountain]] to the north.<ref name="Hobby">{{cite book |last1=Hobby |first1=Larry |title=Morristown |date=2012 |publisher=Arcadia |isbn=9780738594347 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gZIzMDX6KUIC |access-date=July 23, 2020 |language=en |format=paperback}}</ref> It is considered part of a region known as the "Lakeway Area", consisting of a land area surrounding [[Cherokee Lake|Cherokee]] and [[Douglas Lake|Douglas]] lakes.<ref name="Hobby"/> The city lies within the [[Southern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys & Low Rolling Hills]] ecoregion (ecoregion 67f) within the [[Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians|Ridge and Valley]] of the Appalachians.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ecoregions of Tennessee |url=https://gaftp.epa.gov/EPADataCommons/ORD/Ecoregions/tn/tn_eco_lg.pdf |access-date=September 3, 2023 |publisher=Environmental Protection Agency}}</ref>  Natural vegetation cover within this region is typically Appalachian oak forest, consisting of mixed [[Oak|oaks]], [[hickory]], [[pine]], [[Liriodendron tulipifera|poplar]], [[birch]], [[maple]]; bottomland oak and [[Mesophyte|mesophytic]] forests; and [[Juniperus virginiana|cedar]] [[Calcareous glade#Ridge and Valley glades|barrens]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Level IV Ecoregions of Tennessee |url=https://gaftp.epa.gov/EPADataCommons/ORD/Ecoregions/tn/tn_back.pdf |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)}}</ref>

According to the 2010 census, the city has a total area of {{convert|72.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.19%, are water. [[Cherokee Lake]], an artificial reservoir built by the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]] in the 1940s, is north of the city.

=== Climate ===
Morristown falls in the [[humid subtropical climate]] zone ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa''), although it is not quite as hot as areas to the south and west of Tennessee due to the higher elevations. Summers are hot and humid, with July highs averaging {{convert|85|°F|°C}}, lows averaging {{convert|66|°F|°C}}, and an average of eight days per year with temperatures above {{convert|90|°F|°C}}.<ref name="weatherbase">{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=022837&refer=&cityname=Morristown-Tennessee-United-States-of-America/|title=Morristown, Tennessee Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}</ref> Winters are generally cool, with occasional small amounts of snow. January averages a high of around {{convert|45|°F|°C}} and a low of around {{convert|28|°F|°C}}, although low temperatures in the single digits and teens are not uncommon. The record high for Morristown, since 1994, is {{convert|103|°F|°C}}, while the record low is {{convert|-2|°F|°C}}. Annual precipitation averages around {{convert|44.3|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}, and average winter snowfall is {{convert|11.7|in|cm}}. The average monthly [[relative humidity]] is around 70 percent.

{{Weather box
|location = Morristown, TN  (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1982–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 77
|Feb record high F = 80
|Mar record high F = 84
|Apr record high F = 90
|May record high F = 91
|Jun record high F = 103
|Jul record high F = 103
|Aug record high F = 100
|Sep record high F = 96
|Oct record high F = 95
|Nov record high F = 84
|Dec record high F = 78
|year record high F = 103
|Jan high F = 46.2
|Feb high F = 50.8
|Mar high F = 59.7
|Apr high F = 69.2
|May high F = 76.8
|Jun high F = 83.3
|Jul high F = 86.4
|Aug high F = 85.6
|Sep high F = 80.6
|Oct high F = 70.3
|Nov high F = 58.7
|Dec high F = 49.0
|year high F = 68.0
|Jan mean F = 36.6
|Feb mean F = 40.4
|Mar mean F = 48.0
|Apr mean F = 57.0
|May mean F = 65.7
|Jun mean F = 73.1
|Jul mean F = 76.6
|Aug mean F = 75.4
|Sep mean F = 69.6
|Oct mean F = 58.5
|Nov mean F = 47.1
|Dec mean F = 39.9
|year mean F = 57.3
|Jan low F = 27.1
|Feb low F = 30.1
|Mar low F = 36.2
|Apr low F = 44.7
|May low F = 54.5
|Jun low F = 63.0
|Jul low F = 66.9
|Aug low F = 65.2
|Sep low F = 58.6
|Oct low F = 46.6
|Nov low F = 35.6
|Dec low F = 30.9
|year low F = 46.6
|Jan record low F = −19
|Feb record low F = −13
|Mar record low F = 0
|Apr record low F = 21
|May record low F = 31
|Jun record low F = 41
|Jul record low F = 49
|Aug record low F = 46
|Sep record low F = 35
|Oct record low F = 24
|Nov record low F = 14
|Dec record low F = −4
|year record low F = -19
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.05
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.49
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.88
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.44
|May precipitation inch = 3.75
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.53
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.73
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.33
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.24
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.76
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.37
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.57
|year precipitation inch = 48.14
|Jan snow inch = 2.1
|Feb snow inch = 2.9
|Mar snow inch = 2.0
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.2
|Dec snow inch = 1.6
|year snow inch = 8.8
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 12.2
|Feb precipitation days = 12.6
|Mar precipitation days = 12.9
|Apr precipitation days = 11.4
|May precipitation days = 12.4
|Jun precipitation days = 12.2
|Jul precipitation days = 12.5
|Aug precipitation days = 10.0
|Sep precipitation days = 8.9
|Oct precipitation days = 9.0
|Nov precipitation days = 9.4
|Dec precipitation days = 12.2
|year precipitation days = 135.7
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 1.7
|Feb snow days = 1.8
|Mar snow days = 0.8
|Apr snow days = 0.1
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.1
|Dec snow days = 1.1
|year snow days = 5.6
| source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name=nws>
{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=mrx
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = May 28, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00406271&format=pdf
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
| title = Station: Morristown Radio WCRK, TN
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| access-date = May 28, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 500
|1870= 950
|1880= 1350
|1890= 1999
|1900= 2973
|1910= 4007
|1920= 5875
|1930= 7305
|1940= 8050
|1950= 13019
|1960= 21267
|1970= 20318
|1980= 19570
|1990= 21385
|2000= 24965
|2010= 29137
|2020= 30431
| estyear = 2024
| estimate = 32994
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="sunhist2"/><ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4750280|title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Morristown city, Tennessee|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|work=American Factfinder|access-date=January 26, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213104642/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4750280|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="GR9">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 4, 2012|title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="growthplan">{{cite web|title=Morristown-Hamblen County Growth Plan|url=http://attachment.tacir.tn.gov/Growth/GrowthPlans/Hamblen.pdf|website=[[Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations]]|publisher=[[Tennessee|State of Tennessee]]|access-date=August 21, 2020|date=2008 }}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:47&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Morristown racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4750280&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 26, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 19,067
| 62.66%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,605
| 5.27%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 65
| 0.21%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 453
| 1.49%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 254
| 0.83%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 1,206
| 3.96%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 7,781
| 25.57%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 30,431 people, 11,639 households, and 6,985 families residing in the city.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census|census of 2010]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 29,137 people, 11,412 households, and 7,278 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,194.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 12,705 housing units at an average density of {{convert|528.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 86.52% [[White Americans|White]], 6.63% [[African Americans|African American]], 0.87% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.20% [[Pacific Islands Americans|Pacific Islander]], and 2.15% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. Those of [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] origins were 19.37% of the population.

There were 11,412 households, out of which 22.5% had children under 17 years of age living with them, 45.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 31% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.85% under 17 years of age, 9.45% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 16% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,005, and the median income for a family was $33,391. Males had a median income of $26,724 versus $20,515 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,894. About 14.6% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.9% of those under age 18 and 17.3% of those age 65 or over.

== Economy ==
Being centrally located in the [[East Tennessee]] region, Morristown serves at the hub for a [[labor market area]] pulling most of its labor force from a surrounding seven-county area of 337,000 people.<ref name="labor market"/> Morristown and its metropolitan area in 2019 was reported to have a [[gross metropolitan product]] of {{US$|5.1 billion}}.<ref name="forbes">{{cite web |title=Best Small Places for Business and Careers 2019: Morristown, TN |url=https://www.forbes.com/places/tn/morristown/#3093270e38a1 |work=[[Forbes]] |access-date=October 22, 2020 |date=October 2019}}</ref>

The town is also home to a [[National Weather Service]] forecast office serving much of [[East Tennessee]] as well as several southwestern [[Blue Ridge Mountains|mountain]] counties in the neighboring states of [[Virginia]] and [[North Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |title=Morristown, TN |url=https://www.weather.gov/mrx/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=www.weather.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref>

===Top employers===
According to a March 2021 survey by the Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce,<ref name="topemploy">{{cite web |title=Top 20 Employers |url=https://selectmorristowntn.com/top-20-employers/ |website=Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce |access-date=April 14, 2021}}</ref> the top 15 employers in the city are:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
|Hamblen County Department of Education
|1,284
|-
|2
|[[Koch Foods]]
|1,100
|-
|3
|[[MAHLE Powertrain]]
|1,015
|-
|4
|Team Technologies
|853
|-
|5
|[[Arconic]]
|833
|-
|6
|[[Walmart]]
|749
|-
|7
|[[Walters State Community College]]
|743
|-
|8
|Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare Systems
|716
|-
|9
|[[JTEKT]]
|693
|-
|10
|[[Rich Products]]
|540
|-
|11
|Tuff Torq Corporation
|500
|-
|12
|[[Food City (K-VA-T)|Food City]]
|422
|-
|13
|Healthstar Physicians
|373
|-
|14
|Otics USA Inc.
|366
|-
|15
|City of Morristown
|338
|}

===Real estate===
As of August 2020, Morristown has seen a high demand for both single-family and multi-family residential developments.<ref name="subdivision">{{cite news |last1=Moore |first1=Robert |title=Subdivision planned for South Cumberland |url=https://www.citizentribune.com/news/subdivision-planned-for-south-cumberland/article_eb48b812-de4a-11ea-8c43-1365763ebf95.html |access-date=August 17, 2020 |work=Citizen Tribune |date=August 14, 2020 |quote=As residential growth – mostly apartments – in Morristown is proceeding at breakneck speed.. Kramps says the demand for single-family homes in Morristown in all price ranges remains high.}}</ref><ref name="stevens">{{cite news |last1=Stevens |first1=Blake |title=Red-hot housing market in Morristown area highlights need for new construction |url=https://www.wate.com/news/top-stories/red-hot-housing-market-in-morristown-area-highlights-need-for-new-construction/ |access-date=January 11, 2021 |work=[[WATE-TV]] |date=December 30, 2019}}</ref> Morristown reported a 110% increase in residential construction in the city's annual economic and community development report in 2020.<ref name="hightowerboom">{{cite news |last1=Hightower |first1=Clff |title=Morristown in midst of housing boom |url=https://www.citizentribune.com/news/local/morristown-in-midst-of-housing-boom/article_5cfbce7e-828b-11eb-a9a2-0f55970f9812.html |access-date=March 12, 2021 |work=The Citizen Tribune |date=March 11, 2021}}</ref>

A study by [[Middle Tennessee State University]] found that the Morristown metropolitan area saw an 8.1% increase in housing prices in the third quarter of  2019 compared to the same period in 2018.<ref name="hartq3">{{cite web |last1=Hart |first1=Jimmy |title=BERC report: Positive trends continue in Q3 with rising home prices across TN |url=https://mtsunews.com/berc-housing-report-q3-2019/ |website=MTSU News |date=December 20, 2019 |publisher=[[Middle Tennessee State University]] |access-date=January 11, 2021}}</ref>

As of 2010, the median price for a home in the Morristown-Hamblen area was $125,600, compared with $142,000 in the [[Knoxville metropolitan area]], and $177,900 nationally.<ref name="mrpc">{{cite web |title=Ambition 2030 Plan |url=http://cms.revize.com/revize/morristown/Dev&Planning/Ambition%202030%20Plan-%20original.pdf |website=Morristown Regional Planning Commission |access-date=July 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727215822/http://cms.revize.com/revize/morristown/Dev%26Planning/Ambition%202030%20Plan-%20original.pdf |archive-date=July 27, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2010, the Morristown-Hamblen area was home to over 1,000 businesses, employing over 25,000 people.<ref name="mrpc"/> Total property tax revenue was almost equally divided amongst residential, commercial, and industrial properties, with residential property tax supplying 50.1%, commercial at 26.1%, and industrial at 20.1%.<ref name="mrpc"/>

===Manufacturing===
Morristown is considered to be one of the largest [[Manufacturing in the United States|manufacturing]] and industrial hubs in the state of Tennessee.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce |title=Why Morristown? |url=https://selectmorristowntn.com/why-morristown/ |website=selectmorristowntn.com |access-date=June 7, 2020}}</ref> There are several industrial parks located in the eastern, western and southern parts of the city,<ref name="etpcgrant">{{cite web |last1=City of Morristown |title=East TN Progress Center Receives State Grant |url=https://www.mymorristown.com/news_detail_T2_R303.php |website=mymorristown.com |access-date=June 7, 2020}}</ref> and over 100 manufacturers have based their facilities in Morristown, ranging from [[food processing]], [[aerospace manufacturer|aerospace technology]], [[machine industry|machine and parts production]], [[plastics engineering]], and many other industries.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce |title=Existing Industry |url=https://selectmorristowntn.com/why-morristown/existing-industry/ |website=selectmorristowntn.com |access-date=June 7, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jordan |first1=Miriam |title=ICE Came for a Tennessee Town's Immigrants. The Town Fought Back. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/11/us/tennessee-immigration-trump.html |access-date=July 1, 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=June 8, 2018}}</ref>

In 2019, the Morristown area was reported to be home to 109 manufacturing companies, with projections showing Morristown could gain 3,000 jobs and over $600,000,000 in investment in the manufacturing sector alone by the year 2024.<ref name="stevens"/>

Morristown's manufacturing market employs nearly 10,000 or 24% of the workforce in Hamblen County, and an extra 11,000 [[commuting]] from surrounding counties such as Jefferson, Grainger, [[Cocke County, Tennessee|Cocke]], and [[Hawkins County, Tennessee|Hawkins]] for employment.<ref name="labor market">{{cite web |last1=Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce |title=Labor Market & Workforce |url=https://selectmorristowntn.com/why-morristown/labor-market-workforce/ |website=selectmorristowntn.com |access-date=June 7, 2020}}</ref>

===Retail===
Morristown is considered a hub for retail, with the indoor regional [[College Square Mall (Tennessee)|College Square Mall]] serving an area of 300,000 people, and a diverse array of locally owned shops and franchised stores in retail developments dispersed around Morristown and in its downtown area.<ref name="economicdev">{{Cite web|title=Economic Development|url=https://www.mymorristown.com/departments/community_development/economic_development.php|access-date=July 12, 2020|website=City of Morristown}}</ref><ref name="shop">{{cite web |url= http://www.visitmorristowntn.com/accommodations/where-to-shop |title= Where to Shop |work= Morristown Chamber of Commerce |access-date= August 12, 2015}}</ref> In 2016, the city saw nearly $1.4 billion in retail sales.<ref name="about">{{cite web |title=About Morristown |url=https://www.morristownchamber.com/about/about-morristown |website=Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce |access-date=July 30, 2020}}</ref>


== Arts and culture ==

===Festivals===
There are several annual festivals and events held in Morristown,<ref>{{cite web |title=Annual Events |url=https://www.visitmorristowntn.com/annual-events |website=Visit Morristown, Tennessee |access-date=July 12, 2020}}</ref> some of the more notable events include:

*Morristown Strawberry Festival &ndash; festival held every May celebrating [[strawberry|strawberries]] harvested in Morristown.<ref>{{cite web |title=Morristown Strawberry Festival |url=https://www.wcrk.com/strawberry-festival/ |website=WCRK |access-date=July 12, 2020}}</ref>
*Morristown Craft Beer Festival &ndash; [[Craft beer tourism|Craft beer]] festival with live music held at the Morristown Farmers Market every September.<ref>{{cite web |title=Morristown Craft Beer Festival |url=https://morristowncraftbeerfestival.com |website=Morristown Craft Beer Festival |access-date=July 12, 2020}}</ref>
*Mountain Makins Festival &ndash; [[Arts and crafts festival]] held at the [[Rose Center (Tennessee)|Rose Center]] every October.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mountain Makins |url=https://www.rosecenter.org/mountain-makins |website=Rose Center Council For The Arts |access-date=July 12, 2020}}</ref>

===Historic sites===
[[File:Crockett Tavern Museum.jpg|thumb|[[Crockett Tavern Museum]] in East Morristown, which is replica of the original tavern owned by John Crockett and boyhood home of Davy Crockett on the original site.]]

* [[Bethesda Presbyterian Church (Russellville, Tennessee)|Bethesda Presbyterian Church]]
* [[Crockett Tavern Museum]]
* General Longstreet's Headquarters Museum<ref>{{cite web|title=General Longstreet Museum: Visit Us|url=http://www.longstreetmuseum.com/visit.htm|access-date=October 28, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Morristown Main Street Historic District]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.visitmorristowntn.com/what-to-do/history-heritage |title= History Heritage |work= Morristown Chamber of Commerce |access-date= August 12, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Rose Center (Tennessee)|Rose Center]]

== Sports ==
===Minor league baseball===

Morristown hosted several [[Minor League Baseball]] teams from 1910 to 1961 at Sherwood Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-1775|title=Sherwood Park|work=Stats Crew|access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref> The [[Morristown Jobbers]] became charter members of the [[Southeastern League]] in 1910.<ref name=BRcity>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Morristown&state=TN&country=US|title=Morristown, Tennessee Encyclopedia|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref> The Jobbers continued in the [[Appalachian League]] in 1911 and played each season through 1914.<ref name=SCcity>{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/sports/places/m-4191249|title=Sports in Morristown, Tennessee|work=Stats Crew|access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref> From 1923 to 1925, the city's entry in the league was called the [[Morristown Roosters]].<ref name=BRcity/> In 1948, the [[Morristown Red Sox]] became charter members of the [[Mountain States League (1948–1954)|Mountain States League]] in which they played through 1954.<ref name=BRcity/> The team won the league championship in their first season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-MTSS/y-1948|title=1948 Mountain States League Standings|work=Stats Crew|access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref> The Red Sox folded early in the 1954 season and were replaced in the league by the [[Morristown Reds]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52240807/sox-officially-out-of-msl/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Sox Officially Out of MSL|work=Morristown Sun|location=Morristown|date=May 19, 1954|page=1}}</ref><ref name=Mo6-20-54>{{cite news|last=Hodges|first=Bill|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52237834/morristown-back-in-msl-league/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Morristown Back in MSL League|work=Morristown Gazette Mail|location=Morristown|date=June 20, 1954|page=8}}</ref> The [[Morristown Cubs]], the city's final [[professional baseball]] team played in the Appalachian League from 1959 to 1961 and won the 1959 pennant.<ref name=BRcity/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52640883/morristown-takes-flag/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Morristown Takes Flag|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|location=Knoxville|date=September 3, 1959|page=32}}</ref>

===Little League===
Little League softball and baseball in Morristown dates back to the late 20th century. In 1985 and 1987, Morristown had baseball teams qualify for the [[Little League World Series]]; the [[1985 Little League World Series|1985 team]] finished in third place. The Morristown teams are two of eleven Tennessee teams that have advanced to the series in [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania]]. Morristown would see podium placement by the 2000s, placing fourth in the 2006 Little League Softball World Series,<ref>[http://www.softballworldseries.com/teams2006/south.htm 2006 Southern Region Champions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924103416/http://www.softballworldseries.com/teams2006/south.htm |date=September 24, 2015 }}. Retrieved July 1, 2014.</ref> and winning it the following year.<ref>[http://www.softballworldseries.com/champs.htm/ LLSWS Past World Champions] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980524084640/http://www.softballworldseries.com/champs.htm |date=May 24, 1998 }}. Retrieved December 10, 2011.</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
Municipal and county recreation areas include Cherokee Park, Frank Lorino, Fred Miller, and Fulton-Hill. Public access for boating and swimming to [[Cherokee Reservoir]] is available in the northern area of the city and county. Morristown is also home to several golf and disc golf courses.<ref name="outdoors">{{cite web |url= http://www.visitmorristowntn.com/what-to-do/outdoor |title= Outdoor |work= Morristown Chamber of Commerce |access-date= August 12, 2015}}</ref>

==Government==
{{see also|List of mayors of Morristown, Tennessee}}
Morristown uses the [[mayor-council government]] system, which was established in 1855 when the city was incorporated. Morristown is governed by a seven-member city council composed of the mayor and six council members, four members are elected from [[single-member districts]] and two members are elected [[at-large]] for the entire city.<ref name="Council">{{cite web |last1=City of Morristown |title=Council |url=https://mymorristown.com/government/council/index.php |website=mymorristown.com |access-date=June 9, 2020}}</ref> The citizens elect the mayor to a four-year term and the six council members to two-year terms.

The City Council meets every first and third Tuesday of each month at 5:00&nbsp;p.m. in the Council Chambers at the City Center building.<ref name="Council"/>

Morristown is represented in the [[Tennessee House of Representatives]] in the 10th district by Representative [[Rick Eldridge]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=State of Tennessee |title=Representative Rick Eldridge |url=http://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/members/h10.html |website=www.capitol.tn.gov |access-date=June 9, 2020}}</ref>

In the [[Tennessee State Senate]], Morristown is represented by the 1st district by Senator [[Steve Southerland (Tennessee politician)|Steve Southerland]], also a Republican.<ref>{{cite web |last1=State of Tennessee |title=Senator Steve Southerland |url=http://www.capitol.tn.gov/senate/members/s1.html |website=www.capitol.tn.gov |access-date=June 9, 2020}}</ref>

Morristown is represented in the [[United States House of Representatives]] by Republican [[Diana Harshbarger]] of the [[Tennessee's 1st congressional district|1st congressional district]].<ref name="districtdiana">{{cite web |title=Our District |url=https://harshbarger.house.gov/about/our-district |website=Representative Diana Harshbarger |date=January 3, 2021 |access-date=January 10, 2021}}</ref>

==Education==
[[File:WSCC Campus.jpg|thumb|Main campus of [[Walters State Community College]] in East Morristown]]

===Public schools===
Public schools in Morristown are operated by the Hamblen County Department of Education. There are four middle schools: East Ridge, Lincoln, Meadowview, and Westview. Morristown has two high schools: [[Morristown-Hamblen High School East]] and [[Morristown-Hamblen High School West]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hamblencounty.schoolinsites.com/?PN=Schools2 |title= Schools |work= Hamblen County Department of Education |access-date= August 12, 2015}}</ref>

===Colleges===
The main campus of [[Walters State Community College]] is located in Morristown.<ref>{{cite web|title=Campuses|url= https://ws.edu/campuses/morristown/|website=ws.edu|access-date=October 28, 2018}}</ref>

The main campus and the aviation technology expansion campus of the [[Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Morristown]], are located in Morristown.

Satellite campuses of [[King University]] and [[Tusculum University]] are located in Morristown. [[Carson-Newman University]] is located 7 miles from Morristown in Jefferson City, TN.

==Media==
===Newspaper===
* ''Citizen Tribune'', daily news publication for Morristown and its [[Morristown metropolitan area|greater area]] in operation since 1966.<ref name="tribuneabout">{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.citizentribune.com/site/about.html |website=Citizen Tribune |access-date=March 1, 2021}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
===Healthcare===
Morristown is home to the Morristown-Hamblen Hospital. The hospital has a 167-room capacity with 23 designated for emergency use. It is considered the main healthcare center in the [[Morristown metropolitan area, Tennessee|Morristown metropolitan area]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System |url=https://www.morristownhamblen.com/ |website=Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System |access-date=July 6, 2020}}</ref>

===Utilities===
Morristown Utilities System (MUS) provides electricity, water, sewer, and fiber broadband internet to the City of Morristown and several eastern Hamblen County residents and businesses. It provides services to approximately 15,000 customers.<ref>{{cite web |title=General Information |url=http://www.morristownutilities.org/about_us/general_information.php |website=Morristown Utility Systems |access-date=July 6, 2020}}</ref>

Appalachian Electric Cooperative (AEC), a utilities company based out of [[New Market, Tennessee|New Market]] in neighboring [[Jefferson County, Tennessee|Jefferson County]], provides electricity and fiber broadband internet for western and northern portions of Morristown, portions of Hamblen County, Jefferson County (including New Market, [[Baneberry, Tennessee|Baneberry]], [[Jefferson City, Tennessee|Jefferson City]], [[Dandridge, Tennessee|Dandridge]], and [[White Pine, Tennessee|White Pine]]), and Grainger County (including [[Bean Station, Tennessee|Bean Station]] and [[Rutledge, Tennessee|Rutledge]]).<ref name="aec">{{cite web |title=Outage Map |url=https://www.outageentry.com/Outages/outage.php?Client=appalachian |website=Appalachian Electric Cooperative |access-date=August 8, 2020 }}</ref><ref name="aecfacts">{{cite web |title=Facts About Your Cooperative |url=http://appalachianelectric.coop/sites/aecoop/files/PDF/facts_about_coop_june_2018.pdf |website=Appalachian Electric Cooperative |date=June 30, 2018 |access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref> AEC, as of June 2018, provides services to 46,000 customers.<ref name="aecfacts"/>

===Transportation===
[[File:Traffic congestion - US 11E - Morristown, TN.jpg|thumb|Morristown is primarily populated with car-dependent [[stroad]] infrastructure.]]
Morristown is an [[Car dependency|automobile-dependent]] city, almost entirely reliant on roadway infrastructure to support its large commuting-base residing inside the city and from surrounding counties.<ref name="lamtpoplan"/>

All U.S. routes, state routes in Morristown, along with I-81,<ref name="MHGIS">{{cite web |title=Morristown Zoning Map |url=https://mh-gis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=4e40ea1108db40c38545cfc1d178bf36 |website=Morristown-Hamblen GIS Department |access-date=December 26, 2023}}</ref> are maintained by the [[Tennessee Department of Transportation]] (TDOT) in TDOT Region 1, which consists of 24 counties in [[East Tennessee]].<ref name="lamtpoplan">{{cite web |title=Lakeway Region 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan |url=http://cms.revize.com/revize/morristown/LAMTPO/LAMTPO%202040%20LRTP_adopted.pdf |website=Lake |publisher=Lakeway Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization |access-date=September 3, 2020 |date=May 25, 2017 }}</ref><ref name="tdot">{{cite web |title=Find Information |url=https://www.tn.gov/tdot/find-local-information.html |website=Tennessee Department of Transportation |access-date=July 22, 2020}}</ref> Streets, sidewalks, and greenways in the Morristown-Hamblen area are maintained by either the Hamblen County Highway Department or the City of Morristown Public Works Department.<ref name="streets">{{cite web |title=Morristown-Hamblen Official Street Name List |url=http://cms.revize.com/revize/morristown/GIS/Hamblen_County_Full_Roads_List_5_2020.pdf |website=City of Morristown |access-date=July 22, 2020 }}</ref><ref name="publicworks">{{cite web |title=PUBLIC WORKS |url=https://www.mymorristown.com/departments/public_works/index.php |website=City of Morristown |access-date=July 22, 2020}}</ref><ref name="hamblenhighway">{{cite web |title=Highway & Garbage Departments |url=https://www.hamblencountytn.gov/highway-garbage-departments/ |website=Hamblen County, Tennessee |date=July 26, 2014 |access-date=July 22, 2020}}</ref><ref name="tdotmap">{{cite web |title=Morristown |url=https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/maps/city-maps/city-maps-l-o/map-city-Morristown.pdf |website=[[Tennessee Department of Transportation]] |publisher=[[Federal Highway Administration]] |access-date=November 20, 2020}}</ref>

In 2002, the [[United States Census Bureau]] declared the municipalities of Morristown, Jefferson City, White Pine, and portions of unincorporated Hamblen and Jefferson counties as a part of an [[Urbanized area (United States)|urbanized area]].<ref name="lamptohistory">{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.lamtpo.com/history |website=Lakeway Area Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization |access-date=September 19, 2020}}</ref> The Lakeway Area Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization (LAMPTO) was created following the requirement of a designated MTPO for all urbanized areas in the United States.<ref name="lamptohistory"/> The LAMPTO plans and coordinates regional [[Transportation infrastructure|transportation]] projects in Morristown and its urbanized area.<ref name="lamptohistory"/>

====Major highways====
The sole interstate highway serving Morristown is [[Interstate 81 in Tennessee|Interstate 81]], which connects the city to [[Interstate 40 in Tennessee|Interstate 40]] in nearby [[Dandridge, Tennessee|Dandridge]] to the west, and the [[Tri-Cities, Tennessee|Tri-Cities]] region in northeasternmost Tennessee to the east.<ref name="lamtpo2045">{{citation |title=LAMTPO 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan |publisher=Lakeway Area Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization |date=January 19, 2021}}</ref>

[[U.S. Route 25E]]-[[Tennessee State Route 32]] is the principal north–south route in Morristown, and connects the city from Interstate 81 at exit 8, to [[U.S. Route 11W]] in [[Bean Station, Tennessee|Bean Station]]. US 25E also extends to [[Interstate 75 in Kentucky|Interstate 75]] in [[Corbin, Kentucky]], serving as a popular [[alternate route]] of I-75 regarding construction and congestion in [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]].<ref name="25Estudy">{{citation |title=U.S. 25E Corridor Study - Morristown, Tennessee |author=Lakeway Area Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization |publisher=Wilber Smith Associates}}</ref> The route is given the designation [[Appalachian Development Highway System]] Corridor S from I-81 in Morristown to the Tennessee-Kentucky state line at the [[Cumberland Gap]], and as High-Priority Corridor 12 of the [[National Highway System (United States)|National Highway System]].<ref name="lamtpo2045"/>

[[U.S. Route 11E]]-[[Tennessee State Route 34]] is the principal east–west route in Morristown, paralleling the I-40-I-81 corridor, and connecting the city to [[Jefferson City, Tennessee|Jefferson City]] to the west, and [[Greeneville, Tennessee|Greeneville]] to the east.<ref name="lamtpo2045"/>

[[Tennessee State Route 160]] is a [[bypass route]] of US 11E, and serves the city with access to I-81 at exit 12, US 25E, and US 11E.<ref name="lamtpo2045"/>

[[Tennessee State Route 66]] is a connector route to serving Morristown, connecting the city to I-81 exit 4 in [[White Pine, Tennessee|White Pine]], and to SR 160 and US 11E in west Morristown.<ref name="lamtpo2045"/>

====Principal highways====
* {{Jct|state=TN|I|81}}
* {{Jct|state=TN|US|11E}} (Morris Boulevard, West Andrew Johnson Highway)
* {{Jct|state=TN|US|25E}} (Davy Crockett Parkway)
* {{Jct|state=TN|TN|32}} (concurrent to US 25E)
* {{Jct|state=TN|TN|34}} (concurrent to US 11E) 
* {{Jct|state=TN|TN|66}} (Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, East Andrew Johnson Highway, First North Street)
* {{Jct|state=TN|TN|160}} (Governor Dewitt Clinton Senter Parkway, Air Park Boulevard, Enka Highway)

====Major surface routes====
{{See also|List of Tennessee state highways}}
* {{Jct|state=TN|Sec|113}}
* {{Jct|state=TN|Sec|341}} (Alpha Valley Home Road)
* {{Jct|state=TN|Sec|342}} (Panther Creek Road)
* {{Jct|state=TN|Sec|343}} (Cumberland Street, Buffalo Trail)
* {{Jct|state=TN|Sec|344}} (Old Russellville Pike)
* {{Jct|state=TN|Sec|474}} (Merchants Greene Boulevard)

===Rail access===
[[Norfolk Southern Railway]] operates [[freight transport]] throughout Morristown along several lines, including the [[Crescent Corridor]].<ref name="logistics">{{cite web |title=Location & Logistics |url=https://selectmorristowntn.com/location-logistics/ |website=Select Morristown |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref><ref name="relocate">{{citation |title=LAMTPO Railroad Relocation Feasibility Study and Site Development for an Intermodal Freight Facility Report |publisher=Lakeway Area Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization }}</ref> The [[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]] used to serve Johnson City with several trains: the ''[[Birmingham Special]]'' (ended, 1970), the ''[[Pelican (train)|Pelican]]'' (ended, 1970) and the ''[[Tennessean (train)|Tennessean]]'' (ended, 1968).<ref>Southern Timetable, 1966, p. 6 http://streamlinermemories.info/South/SRR66-10TT.pdf</ref>

===Mass transit===
Public transportation is provided by Lakeway Transit. Three fixed bus routes connect to the downtown area, most residential areas, and major shopping centers throughout the city. Lakeway Transit operates using passenger fares, and city, state, federal funding.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.lakewaytransit.com/home-1 |website=Lakeway Transit |access-date=July 6, 2020}}</ref>

===Airport===
{{main|Morristown Regional Airport}}
Morristown and the surrounding area is served by Morristown Regional Airport ([[IATA]]:MOR), a {{convert|160|acre|ha|adj=on}} airport equipped with one {{convert|5717|ft|m|adj=on}} runway.  The airport is located southwest of Morristown's [[central business district]] near the neighborhood of [[Alpha, Tennessee|Alpha]], and is operated by the municipal government.<ref>{{cite web |title=Morristown Regional Airport |url=https://www.mymorristown.com/departments/airport/index.php |website=City of Morristown |access-date=July 6, 2020}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
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* [[Ermal Allen]], professional football player and coach<ref name="tshofallen">{{cite web |title=Ermal Allen |url=http://tshf.net/halloffame/allen-ermal/ |website=Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=January 8, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Darrius Blevins]], professional football player<ref name="pfbbelvins">{{cite web |title=Darrius Belvins |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BlevDa20.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=January 8, 2021}}</ref>
* [[James E. Bruce]], [[Kentucky]] state representative<ref name="kentuckynewera">{{cite web|url=http://www.kentuckynewera.com/multimedia/video/news/article_2d79f0ec-bcfc-56e4-bb17-7636b01a64fd.html|title=Longest serving state legislator James E. Bruce dies |date=November 3, 2008 |publisher=Kentucky New Era|access-date=July 10, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Arnold W. Bunch Jr.]], [[U.S. Air Force]] four-star general and current commander of [[Air Force Materiel Command]]<ref name="bunch">{{cite news|url=https://www.citizentribune.com/newsnow/from-the-archives-morristown-s-bunch-becomes-brigadier-general/article_cdcdb874-73f7-11e8-bf60-179c07cc49b9.html|title=From the archives, 2010; Morristown's Bunch becomes Brigadier General|newspaper=Citizen Tribune|access-date=January 8, 2021}}</ref> 
* [[Davy Crockett]], pioneer; grew up in Morristown, born in nearby [[Greene County, Tennessee|Greene County]]<ref name="tavernwelcome">{{cite web |title=Welcome Page |url=http://crocketttavernmuseum.org/index.html |website=[[Crockett Tavern Museum]] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Mike Ford (NASCAR)|Mike Ford]], former [[NASCAR]] crew chief for [[Denny Hamlin]]<ref name="callahan">{{cite web |last1=Callahan |first1=Terry |title=NASCAR WCUP: Mike Ford returns to east Tennessee with Elliott and Evernham |url=https://www.theautochannel.com/news/2001/08/22/027952.html |website=The Auto Channel |access-date=January 8, 2021 |date=August 23, 2001}}</ref>
* [[Elaine Hendrix]], animal rights activist and actress<ref name="imdbhen">{{cite web |title=Elaine Hendrix |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005006/ |website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Tim Horner]], [[professional wrestler]], politician<ref name="election">{{cite news |title=Commission to have at least seven new members |url=https://www.citizentribune.com/news/local/commission-to-have-at-least-seven-new-members/article_cf3a050c-4e20-11e8-9f7a-5bd8d1bf4f92.html |access-date=November 3, 2020 |work=Citizen Tribune |date=May 2, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Evelyn Bryan Johnson]], [[aviator]], [[Morristown Regional Airport]] manager<ref name="chappell">{{cite news |last1=Chappell |first1=Bill |title='Mama Bird' Evelyn Johnson Dies At 102; Logged 7 Years Of Flight Time |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/05/11/152504446/mama-bird-evelyn-johnson-dies-at-102-logged-7-years-of-flight-time |access-date=January 8, 2021 |work=[[National Public Radio]] |date=May 11, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Josiah Leming]], ''[[American Idol (season 7)|American Idol]]'' contestant, [[alternative rock]] artist<ref>Terry Morrow, [http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/jul/03/local-idol-teen-nabs-major-deal/ Local 'Idol' teen nabs major deal], Knoxville News Sentinel, July 3, 2008</ref>
* [[Brett Martin (baseball)|Brett Martin]], professional baseball player<ref name="mlbmartin">{{cite news |title=Morristown native Brett Martin impresses in first MLB action |url=https://www.citizentribune.com/sports/local/morristown-native-brett-martin-impresses-in-first-mlb-action/article_dee8846c-63fd-11e9-b681-439b90e0eff6.html |access-date=January 8, 2021 |work=Citizen Tribune |date=April 21, 2019}}</ref>
* [[William McFarland (Tennessee politician)|William McFarland]], [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. congressman]], mayor of Morristown<ref>{{cite web|title=William McFarland|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcfarland.html|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=April 10, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Rickey Parkey]], champion boxer<ref name="parkey">{{cite web |title=Rickey Parkey |url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/002402 |website=BoxRec |access-date=April 18, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Gideon Morris]], [[trans-Appalachia]]n pioneer and founder of Morristown<ref name="settlement"/>
* [[Frankie Randall]], world champion boxer<ref>{{Cite news|date=December 23, 2020|title=Morristown boxing legend Frankie Randall dies|work=Citizen Tribune|url=https://www.citizentribune.com/news/local/morristown-boxing-legend-frankie-randall-dies/article_c647f7fa-454a-11eb-b15b-57599b3417ba.html}}</ref>
* [[Randy Sanders]], former quarterback for [[Morristown-Hamblen High School East|Morristown East High School]] and the [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee Volunteers]]; former head football coach of [[East Tennessee State Buccaneers football|East Tennessee State University]]<ref name="sanders">{{cite news |last1=Staff |title=Randy Sanders retires from ETSU |url=https://www.citizentribune.com/news/local/randy-sanders-retires-from-etsu/article_3fb3ac46-5c48-11ec-a65b-db07515b82a7.html |access-date=December 15, 2021 |work=Citizen Tribune |date=December 14, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Dewitt Clinton Senter]], [[List of governors of Tennessee|Governor of Tennessee]], legislator<ref name="thweatt">{{cite web |last1=Thweatt |first1=John |title=Dewitt Clinton Senter |url=https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/dewitt-clinton-senter/ |website=[[Tennessee Encyclopedia]] |publisher=[[Tennessee Historical Society]] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Joe Shipley]], former professional baseball player and head coach of the [[East Tennessee State Buccaneers|East Tennessee State University baseball team]]<ref name="shipleyball">{{cite web |title=Joe Shipley Stats |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=shipljo01 |website=[[Baseball Almanac]] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}</ref>
* [[James Stewart (American football, born December 27, 1971)|James Stewart]], professional football player<ref name="rtsw">{{cite web |title=FORMER NFL PLAYER JAMES "LITTLE MAN" STEWART TO LEAD GATLINBURG FOOTBALL CAMP |url=https://rockytopsportsworld.com/blog/james-little-man-stewart-to-lead-gatlinburg-football-camp/ |website=Rocky Top Sports World |access-date=January 8, 2021 |date=March 22, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Uncle Am Stuart]], early [[country music|country]] and [[folk music]] [[fiddle]] player<ref name=uncleamrecords>Uncle Am Records, [http://www.uncleamrecords.com/more.htm Uncle Am Stuart &ndash; Biography], 2005.  Retrieved: August 1, 2009.</ref>
* [[Nicholas Todd Sutton]], Serial Killer
* [[Jane Wagner]], playwright and actress<ref name="imdbwag">{{cite web |title=Jane Wagner - Biography |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905942/bio |website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>
* [[Herbert S. Walters]], [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[List of United States Senators from Tennessee|United States Senator]], namesake of [[Walters State Community College]]<ref name="post">{{Cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=August 31, 1973 |title=Considered For Post |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24646741/herbert_s_walters/ |newspaper=Kingsport News |location=Kingsport, Tennessee |page=6 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=October 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030020509/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24646741/herbert_s_walters/ |archive-date=October 30, 2018 |url-status=live }} {{Open access}}</ref> 
* [[Calvin Ward]], soldier, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient<ref name="moh">{{Cite web|access-date=September 24, 2010 |url=http://www.etvma.org/docs/TNMedal.pdf |title=East Tennessee Medal of Honor winners |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929084153/http://www.etvma.org/docs/TNMedal.pdf |archive-date=September 29, 2007}}</ref>
* [[John A. Willis]], [[Theatre World]] and film book editor, theatre awards producer, actor, and educator<ref name="weber">{{cite news |last1=Weber |first1=Bruce |title=John Willis, Ubiquitous Editor of Theatre World, Dies at 93 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/arts/29willis.html |access-date=January 8, 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 29, 2010}}</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
* Baker, Christopher Warren. “The Small Town in the Global Economy: A Case Study of Development and Resistance in a Southern Appalachian Industrial Center” University of Tennessee. 1995
* Brooks, Cora Davis. "History of Morristown 1787 - 1936" 1936.
* Hill, Howard. "The Morristown-Hamblen Library"
* Hobby, Larry. "Morristown" Arcadia Publishing 2013

==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.mymorristown.com}}
*[https://www.visitmorristowntn.com/ Convention and Visitors Bureau]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Morristown
 | North     = [[Cherokee Lake]]
 | Northeast = [[Bean Station, Tennessee|Bean Station]]
 | East      = [[Russellville, Tennessee|Russellville]]
 | Southeast = [[Lowland, Tennessee|Lowland]]
 | South     = [[White Pine, Tennessee|White Pine]]
 | Southwest = [[Talbott, Tennessee|Talbott]]
 | West      = [[Jefferson City, Tennessee|Jefferson City]]
 | Northwest = [[Panther Creek State Park]]
}}

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