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id="toc-2020_census-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2000_census" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2000_census"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>2000 census</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2000_census-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sports" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sports"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Sports</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sports-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Education</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Education-sublist" 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class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Police_department" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Police_department"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Police department</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Police_department-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notable_people" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notable_people"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Notable people</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notable_people-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Further reading</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> 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interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%84%D8%8C_%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C" title="بریستول، تنسی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="بریستول، تنسی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_(Tennessee)" title="Bristol (Tennessee) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Bristol (Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_(Tennessee)" title="Bristol (Tennessee) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Bristol (Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_(lungsod_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_Tennessee)" title="Bristol (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Tennessee) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Bristol (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol,_Tennessee" title="Bristol, Tennessee – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Bristol, Tennessee" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_(Tennessee)" title="Bristol (Tennessee) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Bristol (Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_(Tennessee)" title="Bristol (Tennessee) – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Bristol (Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_(Tennessee)" title="Bristol (Tennessee) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Bristol (Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_(Tennessee)" title="Bristol (Tennessee) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Bristol (Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%84%D8%8C_%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C" title="بریستول، تنسی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="بریستول، تنسی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_(Tennessee)" title="Bristol (Tennessee) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Bristol (Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%84_(%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A)" title="بريستل (تنسي) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="بريستل (تنسي)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B8%8C%EB%A6%AC%EC%8A%A4%ED%8B%80_(%ED%85%8C%EB%84%A4%EC%8B%9C%EC%A3%BC)" title="브리스틀 (테네시주) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="브리스틀 (테네시주)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol,_Tennessee" title="Bristol, Tennessee – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Bristol, Tennessee" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_(Tennessee)" title="Bristol (Tennessee) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Bristol (Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol,_Tennessee" title="Bristol, Tennessee – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Bristol, Tennessee" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_(Tennessee)" title="Bristol (Tennessee) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Bristol (Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_(Tennessee)" title="Bristol (Tennessee) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Bristol (Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol,_Tennessee" title="Bristol, Tennessee – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Bristol, Tennessee" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%84_(%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86)" title="بريستول (سوليفان) – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="بريستول (سوليفان)" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_(Tennessee)" title="Bristol (Tennessee) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Bristol (Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%AB_(%E3%83%86%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E5%B7%9E)" title="ブリストル (テネシー州) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ブリストル (テネシー州)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C_(%D0%A2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8)" title="Бристоль (Теннесси) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Бристоль (Теннесси)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_(Tennessee)" title="Bristol (Tennessee) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Bristol (Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_(Tennessee)" title="Bristol (Tennessee) – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Bristol (Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_(Tennessee)" title="Bristol (Tennessee) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Bristol (Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_(Tennessee)" title="Bristol (Tennessee) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Bristol (Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BB_(%D0%A2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8)" title="Бристол (Теннесси) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Бристол (Теннесси)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol,_Tennessee" title="Bristol, Tennessee – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Bristol, Tennessee" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BB_(%D0%A2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B8)" title="Бристол 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.ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Bristol</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/City" title="City">City</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:State_Street_-_Bristol,_TN-VA.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="State Street in downtown Bristol, Tennessee (left) and Bristol, Virginia (right)"><img alt="State Street in downtown Bristol, Tennessee (left) and Bristol, Virginia (right)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/State_Street_-_Bristol%2C_TN-VA.jpg/250px-State_Street_-_Bristol%2C_TN-VA.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/State_Street_-_Bristol%2C_TN-VA.jpg/375px-State_Street_-_Bristol%2C_TN-VA.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/State_Street_-_Bristol%2C_TN-VA.jpg/500px-State_Street_-_Bristol%2C_TN-VA.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="2687" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">State Street in downtown Bristol, Tennessee (left) and Bristol, Virginia (right)</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Bristol,_TN.gif" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Bristol"><img alt="Flag of Bristol" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Bristol%2C_TN.gif/100px-Flag_of_Bristol%2C_TN.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Bristol%2C_TN.gif/150px-Flag_of_Bristol%2C_TN.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Bristol%2C_TN.gif/200px-Flag_of_Bristol%2C_TN.gif 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="216" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bristol,_TN_Seal.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Bristol"><img alt="Official seal of Bristol" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/31/Bristol%2C_TN_Seal.jpg/65px-Bristol%2C_TN_Seal.jpg" decoding="async" width="65" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/31/Bristol%2C_TN_Seal.jpg/98px-Bristol%2C_TN_Seal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/31/Bristol%2C_TN_Seal.jpg/130px-Bristol%2C_TN_Seal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="317" data-file-height="314" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Seal</div></div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"></div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Logo_of_Bristol,_TN.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Official logo of Bristol"><img alt="Official logo of Bristol" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Logo_of_Bristol%2C_TN.png/100px-Logo_of_Bristol%2C_TN.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Logo_of_Bristol%2C_TN.png/150px-Logo_of_Bristol%2C_TN.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Logo_of_Bristol%2C_TN.png/200px-Logo_of_Bristol%2C_TN.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="222" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Logo</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Nickname: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname">The Birthplace of Country Music</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Motto: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname">A Good Place To Live</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sullivan_County_Tennessee_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Bristol_Highlighted_4708540.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Bristol in Sullivan County, Tennessee."><img alt="Location of Bristol in Sullivan County, Tennessee." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Sullivan_County_Tennessee_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Bristol_Highlighted_4708540.svg/250px-Sullivan_County_Tennessee_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Bristol_Highlighted_4708540.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="57" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Sullivan_County_Tennessee_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Bristol_Highlighted_4708540.svg/375px-Sullivan_County_Tennessee_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Bristol_Highlighted_4708540.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Sullivan_County_Tennessee_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Bristol_Highlighted_4708540.svg/500px-Sullivan_County_Tennessee_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Bristol_Highlighted_4708540.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="502" data-file-height="114" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location of Bristol in Sullivan County, Tennessee.</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bristol,_Tennessee&params=36_35_N_82_11_W_type:city_region:US-TN"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">36°35′N</span> <span class="longitude">82°11′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">36.583°N 82.183°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">36.583; -82.183</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Tennessee" title="List of counties in Tennessee">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sullivan_County,_Tennessee" title="Sullivan County, Tennessee">Sullivan</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Incorporated</th><td class="infobox-data">1856<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Namesake" title="Namesake">Named for</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bristol" title="Bristol">Bristol, England</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Mayor</th><td class="infobox-data">Vince Turner</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Vice Mayor</th><td class="infobox-data">Mark Hutton</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • City Manager</th><td class="infobox-data">Kelli Bourgeois</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-TigerWebMapServer_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TigerWebMapServer-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">32.83 sq mi (85.03 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">32.68 sq mi (84.63 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.15 sq mi (0.40 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,676 ft (511 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">27,147</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">830.79/sq mi (320.77/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%925" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−5">UTC−5</a> (Eastern)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%924" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−4">UTC−4</a> (EDT)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_Code" title="ZIP Code">ZIP Codes</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">37617, 37620, 37621 & 37625</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_423" title="Area code 423">423</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">47-08540</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">1327702<sup id="cite_ref-GR3_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR3-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bristoltn.org/">www<wbr />.bristoltn<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Bristol</b> is a city in <a href="/wiki/Sullivan_County,_Tennessee" title="Sullivan County, Tennessee">Sullivan County, Tennessee</a>, United States. The population was 27,147 at the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>. It is the <a href="/wiki/Twin_cities_(geographical_proximity)" class="mw-redirect" title="Twin cities (geographical proximity)">twin city</a> of <a href="/wiki/Bristol,_Virginia" title="Bristol, Virginia">Bristol, Virginia</a>, which lies directly across the <a href="/wiki/Border" title="Border">state line</a> between Tennessee and <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a>. The boundary between the two cities is also the state line, which runs along State Street in their common downtown district. It is a principal city in the <a href="/wiki/Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol,_TN-VA_MSA" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA">Kingsport–Bristol metropolitan area</a>, which had a population of 307,614 in 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-PopEstCBSA_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PopEstCBSA-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The metro area is a component of the larger <a href="/wiki/Tri-Cities,_Tennessee" title="Tri-Cities, Tennessee">Tri-Cities</a> region of Tennessee and Virginia, with a population of 508,260 in 2020. </p><p>Bristol is known for being the site of some of the earliest <a href="/wiki/Bristol_sessions" title="Bristol sessions">commercial recordings</a> of <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country music</a>, showcasing <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Rodgers_(country_singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jimmie Rodgers (country singer)">Jimmie Rodgers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Carter_Family" title="Carter Family">Carter Family</a>, and later a favorite venue of mountain musician <a href="/wiki/Uncle_Charlie_Osborne" title="Uncle Charlie Osborne">Uncle Charlie Osborne</a>. The <a href="/wiki/U.S._Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Congress">U.S. Congress</a> recognized Bristol as the "Birthplace of Country Music" in 1998, and the <a href="/wiki/Birthplace_of_Country_Music_Museum" title="Birthplace of Country Music Museum">Birthplace of Country Music Museum</a> is located nearby in <a href="/wiki/Bristol,_Virginia" title="Bristol, Virginia">Bristol, Virginia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ALgov_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ALgov-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It also is the birthplace of <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Ernie_Ford" title="Tennessee Ernie Ford">Tennessee Ernie Ford</a>. </p><p>Bristol is the site of <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Motor_Speedway" title="Bristol Motor Speedway">Bristol Motor Speedway</a>, a <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> <a href="/wiki/Short_track_motor_racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Short track motor racing">short track</a>. The world's fifth-largest coal producer, <a href="/wiki/Contura_Energy" class="mw-redirect" title="Contura Energy">Contura Energy</a>, is based in Bristol.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Before 1852, the land where Bristol is located was owned by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Reverend_James_King&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Reverend James King (page does not exist)">Reverend James King</a>. His son-in-law, Joseph R. Anderson of <a href="/wiki/Blountville,_Tennessee" title="Blountville, Tennessee">Blountville, Tennessee</a>, bought 100 acres (40 ha) of the plantation and named it Bristol.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/G.W._Blackley_House" title="G.W. Blackley House">G.W. Blackley House</a>, one of the oldest houses in Bristol, was constructed in 1869. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Country_Music">Country Music</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Country Music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Bristol_sessions" title="Bristol sessions">Bristol sessions</a> and <a href="/wiki/Music_of_East_Tennessee" title="Music of East Tennessee">Music of East Tennessee</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bristol,_Tennessee_Guitar_at_the_corner_of_State_Street_and_Volunteer_Parkway._.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Bristol%2C_Tennessee_Guitar_at_the_corner_of_State_Street_and_Volunteer_Parkway._.jpg/170px-Bristol%2C_Tennessee_Guitar_at_the_corner_of_State_Street_and_Volunteer_Parkway._.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Bristol%2C_Tennessee_Guitar_at_the_corner_of_State_Street_and_Volunteer_Parkway._.jpg/255px-Bristol%2C_Tennessee_Guitar_at_the_corner_of_State_Street_and_Volunteer_Parkway._.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Bristol%2C_Tennessee_Guitar_at_the_corner_of_State_Street_and_Volunteer_Parkway._.jpg/340px-Bristol%2C_Tennessee_Guitar_at_the_corner_of_State_Street_and_Volunteer_Parkway._.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2805" data-file-height="3740" /></a><figcaption>The Bristol Guitar</figcaption></figure> <p>The U.S. Congress declared Bristol to be the "Birthplace of Country Music", according to a resolution passed in 1998, recognizing its contributions to early country music recordings and influence, and the <a href="/wiki/Birthplace_of_Country_Music_Museum" title="Birthplace of Country Music Museum">Birthplace of Country Music Museum</a> is located in Bristol.<sup id="cite_ref-ALgov_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ALgov-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/1927_in_music" title="1927 in music">1927</a>, record producer <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Peer" title="Ralph Peer">Ralph Peer</a> of Victor Records <a href="/wiki/Bristol_sessions" title="Bristol sessions">began recording local musicians in Bristol</a>, to attempt to capture the local sound of traditional "folk" music of the region. One of these local sounds was created by the Carter Family, who got their start on July 31, 1927, when A.P. Carter and his family journeyed from <a href="/wiki/Maces_Spring,_Virginia" title="Maces Spring, Virginia">Maces Spring, Virginia</a>, to Bristol to audition for Ralph Peer, who was seeking new talent for the relatively embryonic recording industry. They received $50 for each song they recorded. That same visit by Peer to Bristol also resulted in the first recordings by Jimmie Rodgers.<sup id="cite_ref-Sanjek_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sanjek-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since 1994, the Birthplace of Country Music Alliance has promoted the city as a destination to learn about country music and the city's role in the creation of an entire music genre. The alliance is organizing the building of a new Cultural Heritage Center to help educate the public about the history of country music in the region.<sup id="cite_ref-BCMA_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BCMA-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 1, 2014, the <a href="/wiki/Birthplace_of_Country_Music_Museum" title="Birthplace of Country Music Museum">Birthplace of Country Music Museum</a> opened in <a href="/wiki/Bristol,_Virginia" title="Bristol, Virginia">Bristol, Virginia</a> to commemorate the historical significance of the <a href="/wiki/Bristol_sessions" title="Bristol sessions">Bristol sessions</a>. The museum features a 24,000-ft building that houses core exhibits, space for special exhibits, a performance theater, and a radio station. </p><p>Every year, during the third weekend in September, a music festival called the <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Rhythm_%26_Roots_Reunion" title="Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion">Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion</a> takes place. The festival is held downtown, where Tennessee and Virginia meet, and it celebrates Bristol's heritage as the birthplace of country music.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bristol is located in the northeast corner of Tennessee, at <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bristol,_Tennessee&params=36_34_9_N_82_11_51_W_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">36°34′9″N</span> <span class="longitude">82°11′51″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">36.56917°N 82.19750°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">36.56917; -82.19750</span></span></span></a></span></span> (36.569135, −82.197489).<sup id="cite_ref-GR1_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bristol is located 20.95 miles east of <a href="/wiki/Kingsport,_Tennessee" title="Kingsport, Tennessee">Kingsport, Tennessee</a>, 21.51 miles northeast of <a href="/wiki/Johnson_City,_Tennessee" title="Johnson City, Tennessee">Johnson City, Tennessee</a>, 38.74 miles northwest of <a href="/wiki/Boone,_North_Carolina" title="Boone, North Carolina">Boone, North Carolina</a>, 105.96 miles northeast of <a href="/wiki/Knoxville,_Tennessee" title="Knoxville, Tennessee">Knoxville, Tennessee</a>, and 132.61 miles southwest of <a href="/wiki/Roanoke,_Virginia" title="Roanoke, Virginia">Roanoke, Virginia</a>. </p><p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the city has a total area of 29.5 square miles (76.4 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 29.4 square miles (76.1 km<sup>2</sup>) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km<sup>2</sup>) (0.44%) is covered by water. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Like much of the rest of the state, Bristol has a <a href="/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate" title="Humid subtropical climate">humid subtropical climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen climate classification</a>: <i>Cfa</i>), although with significantly cooler temperatures, especially in the summer, due to elevation; it is part of USDA <a href="/wiki/Hardiness_zone" title="Hardiness zone">hardiness zone</a> 6b, with areas to the southwest falling in zone 7a.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The normal monthly mean temperature ranges from 35.2 °F (1.8 °C) in January to 74.6 °F (23.7 °C) in July, while, on average, 8.8 days have temperatures at or below freezing and 17 days with highs at or above 90 °F (32 °C) per year.<sup id="cite_ref-NOWData_MRX_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOWData_MRX-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The all-time record low is −21 °F (−29 °C), set on <a href="/wiki/Winter_1985_cold_wave" class="mw-redirect" title="Winter 1985 cold wave">January 21, 1985</a>, while the all-time record high is 103 °F (39 °C), set on <a href="/wiki/Summer_2012_North_American_heat_wave" class="mw-redirect" title="Summer 2012 North American heat wave">June 30, 2012</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NOWData_MRX_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOWData_MRX-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Precipitation is low compared to much of East Tennessee, averaging 41.0 inches (1,040 mm) annually, and reaches a low during autumn. The rainiest calendar day on record is October 16, 1964, when 3.65 inches (93 mm) of rain fell; monthly precipitation has ranged from 0.02 inches (0.51 mm) in October 2002 to 12.70 inches (323 mm) in July 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-NOWData_MRX_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOWData_MRX-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bristol's normal (1981–2010) winter snowfall stands at 13.3 inches (34 cm), significantly more than what most of Tennessee receives. The most snow in one calendar day was 16.2 inches (41 cm) on November 21, 1952, while the most in one month is 27.9 inches (71 cm) during March 1960, which contributed to the winter of 1959–60, with a total of 51.0 inches (130 cm), finishing as the snowiest on record.<sup id="cite_ref-NOWData_MRX_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOWData_MRX-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Bristol, Tennessee (<a href="/wiki/Tri-Cities_Regional_Airport" title="Tri-Cities Regional Airport">Tri-Cities Regional Airport</a>), 1991–2020 normals,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> extremes 1937–present </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">79<br />(26) </td> <td style="background: #FF5D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">82<br />(28) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">85<br />(29) </td> <td style="background: #FF4100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">90<br />(32) </td> <td style="background: #FF3300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">94<br />(34) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">103<br />(39) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">102<br />(39) </td> <td style="background: #FF1800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">101<br />(38) </td> <td style="background: #FF1800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">100<br />(38) </td> <td style="background: #FF3300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">94<br />(34) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">84<br />(29) </td> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78<br />(26) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">103<br />(39) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FF962D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67.4<br />(19.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF8D1B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69.8<br />(21.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">76.6<br />(24.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF5700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83.8<br />(28.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF4900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">87.4<br />(30.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF3900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">91.6<br />(33.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF3400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">93.0<br />(33.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF3700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">92.2<br />(33.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF3F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">90.1<br />(32.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF5900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83.3<br />(28.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF7900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.9<br />(23.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF942A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67.9<br />(19.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF2F00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">94.3<br />(34.6) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFE6CD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46.5<br />(8.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFD5AC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">50.9<br />(10.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFB56B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">59.4<br />(15.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF8E1E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69.4<br />(20.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77.1<br />(25.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF5700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83.8<br />(28.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF4D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">86.4<br />(30.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF4F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">85.8<br />(29.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">80.7<br />(27.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF8B18; color:#000000;" class="notheme">70.2<br />(21.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFB871; color:#000000;" class="notheme">58.7<br />(14.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFDBB7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">49.5<br />(9.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF9327; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">68.2<br />(20.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.4<br />(2.4) </td> <td style="background: #FEFEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">40.0<br />(4.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFE2C6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47.4<br />(8.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFC081; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.4<br />(13.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFA042; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64.7<br />(18.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF8308; color:#000000;" class="notheme">72.3<br />(22.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF7700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75.6<br />(24.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF7B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.5<br />(23.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF9225; color:#000000;" class="notheme">68.6<br />(20.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFBC7A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.3<br />(14.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFE6CE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46.4<br />(8.0) </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39.3<br />(4.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFBF80; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">56.6<br />(13.7) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #D5D5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.3<br />(−3.2) </td> <td style="background: #DEDEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.2<br />(−1.6) </td> <td style="background: #F0F0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.4<br />(1.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFF2E6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.3<br />(6.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFD0A1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">52.3<br />(11.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFB061; color:#000000;" class="notheme">60.7<br />(15.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFA042; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64.7<br />(18.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFA64E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63.2<br />(17.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFC081; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.4<br />(13.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFEFDF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44.3<br />(6.8) </td> <td style="background: #EDEDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.2<br />(1.2) </td> <td style="background: #DEDEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.2<br />(−1.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFECD9; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">44.9<br />(7.2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #9D9DFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.6<br />(−13.6) </td> <td style="background: #AAAAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.9<br />(−11.2) </td> <td style="background: #BDBDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.4<br />(−7.6) </td> <td style="background: #D9D9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.7<br />(−2.4) </td> <td style="background: #F5F5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.9<br />(2.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFDDBB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">49.0<br />(9.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFC184; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.2<br />(13.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFC790; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.5<br />(12.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFF2E6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.3<br />(6.3) </td> <td style="background: #DDDDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.8<br />(−1.8) </td> <td style="background: #C0C0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.4<br />(−7.0) </td> <td style="background: #AEAEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.2<br />(−10.4) </td> <td style="background: #9494FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">4.5<br />(−15.3) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #4A4AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−21<br />(−29) </td> <td style="background: #5A5AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−15<br />(−26) </td> <td style="background: #8080FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2<br />(−19) </td> <td style="background: #C6C6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21<br />(−6) </td> <td style="background: #E1E1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30<br />(−1) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38<br />(3) </td> <td style="background: #FFEDDC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45<br />(7) </td> <td style="background: #FFF4EA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43<br />(6) </td> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33<br />(1) </td> <td style="background: #C0C0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20<br />(−7) </td> <td style="background: #9595FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5<br />(−15) </td> <td style="background: #6A6AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−9<br />(−23) </td> <td style="background: #4A4AFF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−21<br />(−29) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> inches (mm) </th> <td style="background: #74FF74; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.65<br />(93) </td> <td style="background: #60FF60; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.81<br />(97) </td> <td style="background: #68FF68; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.96<br />(101) </td> <td style="background: #6BFF6B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.79<br />(96) </td> <td style="background: #6EFF6E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.82<br />(97) </td> <td style="background: #65FF65; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.92<br />(100) </td> <td style="background: #41FF41; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.00<br />(127) </td> <td style="background: #6FFF6F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.76<br />(96) </td> <td style="background: #90FF90; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.84<br />(72) </td> <td style="background: #9FFF9F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.52<br />(64) </td> <td style="background: #83FF83; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.14<br />(80) </td> <td style="background: #6FFF6F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.76<br />(96) </td> <td style="background: #71FF71; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">43.97<br />(1,117) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowfall inches (cm) </th> <td style="background: #8D8DFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.0<br />(7.6) </td> <td style="background: #8282FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.0<br />(7.6) </td> <td style="background: #D5D5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.1<br />(2.8) </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.1<br />(0.25) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.3<br />(0.76) </td> <td style="background: #BEBEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.7<br />(4.3) </td> <td style="background: #E1E1FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">9.2<br />(23) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.01 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #6262FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.7 </td> <td style="background: #5353FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.7 </td> <td style="background: #5757FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">13.6 </td> <td style="background: #6969FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.7 </td> <td style="background: #6363FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.6 </td> <td style="background: #6060FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.4 </td> <td style="background: #6161FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.8 </td> <td style="background: #7979FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.8 </td> <td style="background: #9393FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.4 </td> <td style="background: #9696FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.5 </td> <td style="background: #8282FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.8 </td> <td style="background: #6868FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.2 </td> <td style="background: #6E6EFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">138.2 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowy days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.1 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #DCDCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.8 </td> <td style="background: #DADAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.7 </td> <td style="background: #F1F1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.1 </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.2 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.4 </td> <td style="background: #EBEBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.6 </td> <td style="background: #F5F5FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">8.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: NOAA<sup id="cite_ref-NOWData_MRX_15-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOWData_MRX-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NOAA_KTRI_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOAA_KTRI-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>1,647</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>3,324</td><td></td><td>101.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>5,271</td><td></td><td>58.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>7,148</td><td></td><td>35.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>8,047</td><td></td><td>12.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>12,005</td><td></td><td>49.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>14,004</td><td></td><td>16.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>16,771</td><td></td><td>19.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>17,582</td><td></td><td>4.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>20,064</td><td></td><td>14.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>23,986</td><td></td><td>19.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>23,421</td><td></td><td>−2.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>24,821</td><td></td><td>6.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>26,702</td><td></td><td>7.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>27,147</td><td></td><td>1.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2023 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">27,854</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-USCensusEst2023_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2023-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td>2.6%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote" style="text-align: center">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />2018 Estimate<sup id="cite_ref-2018_Pop_Estimate_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2018_Pop_Estimate-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_census">2020 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2020 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"> <caption>Bristol racial composition<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Race </th> <th scope="col">Number </th> <th scope="col">Percentage </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a> (non-Hispanic) </th> <td>24,200 </td> <td>89.14% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">Black or African American</a> (non-Hispanic) </th> <td>802 </td> <td>2.95% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a> </th> <td>43 </td> <td>0.16% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a> </th> <td>243 </td> <td>0.9% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)">Pacific Islander</a> </th> <td>9 </td> <td>0.03% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Other/Mixed</a> </th> <td>1,164 </td> <td>4.29% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> </th> <td>686 </td> <td>2.53% </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 United States census</a>, there were 27,147 people, 11,450 households, and 6,808 families residing in the city. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000_census">2000 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2000 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><sup id="cite_ref-GR2_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2000, 24,821 people, 10,648 households, and 6,825 families were residing in the city. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> in 2000 was 846 people per square mile (326.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The 11,511 housing units averaged 392.2 per square mile (151.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">racial makeup</a> of the city was 95.15% White, 2.97% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 0.68% of the population. </p><p>Of the 10,648 households, 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were not families. Nearly 32% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26, and the average family size was 2.84. </p><p>In the city, the age distribution was 21.1% under 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the city was $30,039, and for a family was $37,341. Males had a median income of $28,210 versus $21,173 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the city was $18,535. About 11.5% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports">Sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BMS-Front_Grandstand.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/BMS-Front_Grandstand.jpg/220px-BMS-Front_Grandstand.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/BMS-Front_Grandstand.jpg/330px-BMS-Front_Grandstand.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/BMS-Front_Grandstand.jpg/440px-BMS-Front_Grandstand.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" /></a><figcaption>Bristol Motor Speedway</figcaption></figure> <p>Bristol is the location of <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Motor_Speedway" title="Bristol Motor Speedway">Bristol Motor Speedway</a>, a motorsports venue that hosts several NASCAR events. It is also home to Bristol Dragway, which hosts the Ford Thunder Valley Nationals, an NHRA national event. </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> <a href="/wiki/Rookie_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Rookie League">rookie</a> <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Minor League Baseball</a> affiliate, the <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Pirates" title="Bristol Pirates">Bristol Pirates</a>, played its home games at <a href="/wiki/DeVault_Memorial_Stadium" title="DeVault Memorial Stadium">DeVault Memorial Stadium</a> in Bristol, Virginia, from 1969 to 2020. In conjunction with a contraction of Minor League Baseball beginning with the 2021 season, the Appalachian League, in which the Pirates played, was reorganized as a <a href="/wiki/Collegiate_summer_baseball" title="Collegiate summer baseball">collegiate summer baseball league</a>, and the Pirates were replaced by a new franchise in the revamped league designed for rising college freshman and sophomores.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Colleges_and_universities">Colleges and universities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Colleges and universities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/King_University" title="King University">King University</a></li> <li>Graham Bible College</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Primary_and_secondary_schools">Primary and secondary schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Primary and secondary schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Tennessee_City_Schools" title="Bristol Tennessee City Schools">Bristol Tennessee City Schools</a> operates public schools serving almost all of the city, with <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_High_School" title="Tennessee High School">Tennessee High School</a> being its public high school. Small sections are in the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sullivan_County_School_District_(Tennessee)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sullivan County School District (Tennessee) (page does not exist)">Sullivan County School District</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Television: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WCYB-TV" title="WCYB-TV">WCYB-TV</a> (NBC Channel 5.1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCYB-DT2" class="mw-redirect" title="WCYB-DT2">WCYB-DT2</a> (CW Channel 5.2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WEMT-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="WEMT-TV">WEMT-TV</a> (<a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">FOX</a> Channel 39.1)</li></ul> <p>Note-WEMT is licensed to <a href="/wiki/Greeneville,_Tennessee" title="Greeneville, Tennessee">Greeneville, Tennessee</a>, but co-located with sister station <a href="/wiki/WCYB-TV" title="WCYB-TV">WCYB-TV</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Radio">Radio</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Radio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WZAP" title="WZAP">WZAP</a> (AM 690 kHz) Christian</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFHG-FM" title="WFHG-FM">WFHG</a> (FM 92.9 MHz) SuperTalk WFHG</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWTB" title="WWTB">WWTB</a> (AM 980 kHz) The Sports Fox</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WXBQ" class="mw-redirect" title="WXBQ">WXBQ</a> (FM 96.9 MHz) Twenty-four Carrot Country</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAEZ" title="WAEZ">WAEZ</a> (FM 94.9 MHz) Electric 94.9</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WEXX" title="WEXX">WEXX</a> (FM 99.3 MHz) The X 99.3</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTFM" title="WTFM">WTFM</a> (FM 98.5 MHz) WTFM 98.5</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBCM-LP" title="WBCM-LP">WBCM-LP</a> (FM 100.1 MHz) WBCM Radio Bristol</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Newspapers">Newspapers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Newspapers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Herald_Courier" title="Bristol Herald Courier">Bristol Herald Courier</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fire_Department">Fire Department</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Fire Department"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Bristol Fire Department has 82 full-time and six part-time employees. It responds to over 5,000 calls per year and has five stations. The department is accredited by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International.<sup id="cite_ref-fire_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fire-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Police_department">Police department</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Police department"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Bristol Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency for the city. The department has 73 sworn officers and 27 civilian support staff. It also makes use of citizen volunteers as an auxiliary staff, which saves the department over $100,000 annually.<sup id="cite_ref-police_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-police-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Clarence_Ashley" title="Clarence Ashley">Clarence Ashley</a>, old-time musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Lafayette_Carter" title="George Lafayette Carter">George Lafayette Carter</a>, entrepreneur</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_I._Cox" title="John I. Cox">John I. Cox</a>, Governor of Tennessee (1905−1907)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cara_Cunningham" title="Cara Cunningham">Cara Cunningham</a>, internet celebrity/blogger</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Ernie_Ford" title="Tennessee Ernie Ford">Tennessee Ernie Ford</a>, singer, actor, entertainer (1919–1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Justin_Grimm" title="Justin Grimm">Justin Grimm</a>, professional baseball player for the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doyle_Lawson" title="Doyle Lawson">Doyle Lawson</a>, Grammy-nominated bluegrass musician and front man of Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Loggins" title="Dave Loggins">Dave Loggins</a>, songwriter, recording artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Massengill" title="David Massengill">David Massengill</a>, folk singer/songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayma_Mays" title="Jayma Mays">Jayma Mays</a>, actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Morton" title="Ricky Morton">Ricky Morton</a>, professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer. One half of tag team Rock N Roll Express</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eureka_O%27Hara" title="Eureka O'Hara">Eureka O'Hara</a>, famous drag queen</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chase_Owens" title="Chase Owens">Chase Owens</a>, professional wrestler</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davyd_Whaley" title="Davyd Whaley">Davyd Whaley</a>, American painter</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Rader_v._State" title="Rader v. State">Rader v. State</a></i> (1880)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060302173342/http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/05-06/48-data.pdf"><i>Tennessee Blue Book</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. 2005–2006. pp. <span class="nowrap">618–</span>625. 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