Profile for Kingsport, Tennessee, TN

Kingsport is on the Holston River.

Former and merged names include:
· King's Mill
· King's Station

Starting point of the Wilderness Road forged by Daniel Boone into Kentucky

Public transportation: Kingsport Area Transit System (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 387. The number of murders and homicides was 2. The violent crime rate was 8.7 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Fun Fest - July 13-21, 2007
• Fall Folk Arts Festival - Sept. 29-30, 2007
• Folklife Festival - July 14, 2007
• Old Tyme Fiddlers & Bluegrass Festival - Sept. 22, 2007

Performing arts: Symphony of the Mountains

Nearby parks & recreation: Warriors Path State Park, Bays Mountain Park

Sports teams: Mets (minor league baseball)

Historic sites and museums: Allandale Mansion, Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 73

Listed places near Kingsport

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (114)

Communities (7)

Hotels (13)

Libraries (7)

Parks (1)

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• Sullivan County data
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Sections below provide additional information and links about Kingsport demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Sullivan County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Johnson City-Kingsport area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 37664 ZIP code.

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• Kingsport city government
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• Downtown Kingsport

12% of Kingsport residents report German ancestry, and 14% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Kingsport ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Kingsport
• Cemeteries in Sullivan County
• Genealogy page (TN GenWeb) for Sullivan County
• Libraries in or near Kingsport

Post a query on a message board:

• Sullivan County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - TN data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
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• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Kingsport
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• Kingsport business guide
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• Courts in Tennessee
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• Crime in Sullivan County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Tennessee
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Kingsport was $20,549, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Sullivan County economic census
• Sullivan County economic summary
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• Sullivan County unemployment rate
• Tennessee economic data

24% of Kingsport residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Kingsport
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• Air pollution in Sullivan County
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• Land contamination in Sullivan County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Tennessee
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Sullivan County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Tennessee

Kingsport festival dates:

• Fun Fest - July 13-21, 2007
• Fall Folk Arts Festival - Sept. 29-30, 2007
• Folklife Festival - July 14, 2007
• Old Tyme Fiddlers & Bluegrass Festival - Sept. 22, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Kingsport festival web sites:

• Fun Fest

• ePodunk festival listings
• Tennessee county fairs
• Tennessee festivals (Tennessee tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Kingsport

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Kingsport
• Geocaches in Tennessee

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• Kingsport local government Web site
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• Tennessee state government
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• State historical society

Historic districts in Kingsport include Boatyard Historic District, Church Circle District ... View historic districts

• Historic sites in or near Kingsport
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• Tennessee state encyclopedia
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Sullivan County genealogy forum

Median rent in Kingsport, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $350.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $832.

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Libraries in Kingsport include Bloomingdale Branch Library, Colonial Heights Branch Library, George Washington Carver Branch Library, Kingsport Public Library & Archives, Sullivan Gardens Branch Library ... View libraries

• Tennessee library

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Newspapers in Kingsport include Kingsport Times-News

TV stations in Kingsport include WKPT, WOPI-CA.

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Sullivan County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Kingsport political report.

• Tennessee Democratic party
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The average commute time for Kingsport workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 28 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Kingsport between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 6.2 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was higher than the national norm.

• Kingsport travel guide
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• Tennessee tourism bureau

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