Case Study - Kingsport, Tennesse
Kingsport, Tennessee (King’s Port)
Nickname: The Model City
Chartered; 1822
Rechartered: 1917
Area
- City 45.0 sq mi (116.6 km?)
- Land 44.1 sq mi (114.4 km?)
- Water 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km?)
Elevation 1,211 ft (369 m)
Population (2000)[1]
- City 44,905
- Density 1,018.9/sq mi (393.4/km?)
- Metro 480,091
Kingsport’s Downtown district applauds business owners and city leaders for cooperative efforts of improvement and revitalizing shops, events and spirit of small Southern town in Tennessee. View more videos in the “Kingsport On The Move” series at the Kingsport Times-News YouTube homepage