Editing Unicoi, Tennessee

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'''Unicoi''' is a town in [[Unicoi County, Tennessee|Unicoi County]], [[Tennessee]], United States. The population was 3,833 at the 2020 census. It is part of the [[Johnson City, Tennessee|Johnson City]] [[Johnson City metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]], which is a component of the Johnson City&ndash;[[Kingsport, Tennessee|Kingsport]]&ndash;[[Bristol, Tennessee|Bristol]] [[Combined Statistical Area]] &ndash; commonly known as the "[[Tri-Cities, Tennessee|Tri-Cities]]" region.

==History==

Unicoi was originally known as "Greasy Cove."  In 1851, the Swingle brothers opened a post office in the community, and named it "Swingleville."  In 1876, Dr. F.H. Hannum obtained control of the post office, and changed its name to "Limonite."  When the railroads arrived in the valley in the late 1880s, the name was changed to "Unicoi City," and later shortened to its current form. The town developed in the early 20th century as a shipping point for area mining and logging operations.<ref>Pat Alderman, "[https://books.google.com/books?id=OU3mLAbe5doC&dq=%22town+of+unicoi%22&pg=PA12 Unicoi]," ''Greasy Cove in Unicoi County: Authentic Folklore'' (Overmountain Press, 1975), p. 12.</ref><ref>"[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/places/postoff.htm Tennessee Place Names and Post Offices]," Tennessee state website (TN.gov).  Accessed: September 30, 2015.</ref> In 1994, the municipal government of Johnson City would purchase the Buffalo Valley Golf Course located in upper Unicoi County for $1.52 million.<ref name="golf">{{cite news |last1=Legg |first1=Sue |title=Future of Buffalo Valley Golf Course still up in the air |url=https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/news/business/future-of-buffalo-valley-golf-course-still-up-in-the-air/article_98e63185-988d-58b8-87c1-618cd6204067.html |access-date=July 1, 2022 |work=Johnson City Press |date=March 30, 2018}}</ref> Residents of Unicoi speculated that the purchase was a sign of Johnson City seeking to begin [[Municipal annexation in the United States|annexation]]s into Unicoi. As a result, a community group gathered to incorporate Unicoi into a town by public referendum vote the following year to prevent potential annexation.<ref name="25legg">{{cite news |last1=Legg |first1=Sue |title=A lot from a little: Unicoi celebrating 25 years of growth |url=https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/news/a-lot-from-a-little-unicoi-celebrating-25-years-of-growth/article_9f465954-6a00-5824-a2af-3668cc0d2124.html |access-date=July 1, 2022 |work=Johnson City Press |date=October 8, 2019}}</ref>

==Geography==

Unicoi is located at {{coord|36|13|12|N|82|20|17|W|type:city}} (36.220028, -82.338138).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>  The town is situated in the North Indian Creek Valley (known locally as "The Valley Beautiful"), at a point where North Indian Creek emerges from the mountains to the southeast and bends to the southwest toward Erwin and its eventual confluence with the [[Nolichucky River]].  The northern portions of Unicoi are located in the headwaters of Buffalo Creek, which flows northeastward (in the opposite direction from North Indian Creek) and eventually empties into the [[Watauga River]].

[[File:unicoi.jpg|left|210px|thumb|Unicoi viewed from Buffalo Mountain]]

Unicoi is surrounded by the [[Cherokee National Forest]].  Buffalo Mountain rises prominently to the west of Unicoi, and a series of rugged hills and ridges that comprise the outer [[Unaka Mountains]] rise to the east.  [[Erwin, Tennessee|Erwin]], the county seat, is located further down the valley to the southwest.  [[Johnson City, Tennessee|Johnson City]] is located opposite Buffalo Mountain to the north.

[[Interstate 26]], which traverses the valley, passes through western Unicoi. [[Tennessee State Route 107]] connects Unicoi with Erwin to the southwest and the rural [[Limestone Cove, Tennessee|Limestone Cove]] area to the east. [[Tennessee State Route 173]] connects the town with [[U.S. Route 19E]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|16.3|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 3519
|2010= 3632
|2020= 3833
|footnote=Sources:<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="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>
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===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Unicoi racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4775820&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)
| 3,377
| 88.1%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 7
| 0.18%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 12
| 0.31%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 4
| 0.1%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 115
| 3.0%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 318
| 8.3%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 3,833 people, 1,421 households, and 909 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,519 people, 1,452 households, and 1,052 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|216.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,562 housing units at an average density of {{convert|96.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.76% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.06% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.05% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.57% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.22% of the population.

There were 1,452 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $29,483, and the median income for a family was $40,208. Males had a median income of $31,299 versus $19,052 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,870. About 9.7% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 19.9% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.unicoitn.net/ Official site]
*[http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/gml-mtas.nsf/Webstatecityinfo/8899DE75C108681285256AF7005EDB43?OpenDocument Municipal Technical Advisory Service entry for Unicoi] — information on local government, elections, and link to charter

{{Unicoi County, Tennessee}}

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[[Category:Towns in Unicoi County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Towns in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Johnson City metropolitan area, Tennessee]]