Whitesburg
- State:TennesseeCounty:Hamblen CountyCity:WhitesburgCounty all:Hamblen | HawkinsCounty FIPS:47063 | 47073Coordinates:36°16′18″N 83°08′24″W
- Latitude:36,2798Longitude:-83,138Dman name cbsa:Morristown, TNTimezone:Eastern Standard Time (EST) UTC-5:00; Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) UTC-4:00ZIP codes:37891GMAP:
Whitesburg, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States
- Population:5,114
Whitesburg is an unincorporated community in eastern Hamblen County, Tennessee. The small, rural community is located along U.S. Route 11E. Whitesburg is bordered by Russellville on the west and Bulls Gap on the east. It is home to two schools: Whitesburg Elementary and East Ridge Middle School. The community is also home to a U.S. post office and two schools, both parts of the Hamblens County school system. The town has a population of about 2,000. It was named after Reece Shipley (1921-1998), an American country musician. He was born in Whitesburg and grew up in Russellville. He died in a car accident in 2007. He is survived by his wife and two children. He also has a son and a daughter, both of whom are currently living in New York City. He has a grandson and a great-grandchild who are both living in the United States. He had a son who was killed in a motorcycle accident in 2009. He later had a daughter who is also a resident of Whitesburg. He now has a grandchild who is in the U.N. Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C. and a grandson who lives in New Jersey. He lives in the town with his wife, and has a daughter and a son-in-law who are also living in Tennessee. he has no children of his own, but has two grandchildren who live in the area.
Education
Whitesburg is home to two schools: Whitesburg Elementary and East Ridge Middle School. The town has a population of about 1,000 people. Whitesburg is located on the banks of the Ohio River. It is located in the eastern part of the town and is located near the town's central business district. White'sburg has a history of being home to the U.S. Civil War, World War II, and the Second World War. It was also the site of the Battle of the Bulge, which took place in World War I and II. It has a post-bellum population of around 2,000. It also has a high school and a middle school, both of which were built in the 19th and 20th century. The city's population is about 2,100 people, with a population growth rate of 0.7% to 0.8% in the last 100 years. Its population peaked in the 1950s and 1960s, when it had 2,500 residents. It had a population in the 1970s and 1980s of 1,500 people, and in the 1990s, it had 1,800 people. It's home to a number of businesses, including a hospital, a bank, and a post office, a post school, and an elementary and middle school. Its schools are located in Whitesburg and the city's downtown area, which was once called White's Landing. It now has the name of East Ridge School.
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Whitesburg's population in Hamblen County, Tennessee of 2,321 residents in 1900 has increased 2,2-fold to 5,114 residents after 120 years, according to the official 2020 census.