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About Elizabethton, Tennessee

Elizabethton () is a city in, and the county seat of Carter County, Tennessee, United States. Elizabethton is the historical site of the first independent American government (known as the Watauga Association, created in 1772) located west of both the Eastern Continental Divide and the original Thirteen Colonies.
The city is also the historical site of the Transylvania Purchase (1775), a major muster site during the American Revolutionary War for both the Battle of Musgrove Mill (1780) and the Battle of Kings Mountain (1780). It was within the secessionist North Carolina "State of Franklin" territory (1784–1788).
The population of Elizabethton was enumerated at 14,176 during the 2010 census.
Gender
Gender | Elizabethton | Tennessee | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 53.2% | 51.2% | 50.8% |
Male | 46.8% | 48.8% | 49.2% |
Gender
Female Male
Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
Income | Elizabethton | Tennessee | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 11.9% | 6.7% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 7.7% | 4.9% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 10.7% | 10% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 13.7% | 10.2% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 20.4% | 13.9% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 15.5% | 18.4% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 7.6% | 12.5% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 7.9% | 13.3% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 3.1% | 4.9% | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 1.5% | 5.1% | 8.3% |
Education
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
Education | Elizabethton | Tennessee | Country |
---|---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 4% | 3% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 8% | 8% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 35% | 32% | 27.0% |
Other College | 24% | 21% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 9% | 8% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 12% | 18% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 6% | 7% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 1% | 2% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 1% | 1% | 1.0% |
Household Income
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Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
Ethnicity | Elizabethton | Tennessee | Country |
---|---|---|---|
White | 89.1% | 73.4% | 60.1% |
African American | 5.1% | 16.5% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
Asian | 1.4% | 1.8% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Other | 0% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Multiracial | 1.3% | 2.3% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 3.1% | 5.6% | 18.2% |
Race / Ethnicity
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