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About Elizabethton, Tennessee
Elizabethton

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

Household Income


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


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
Education
Race / Ethnicity


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