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Unicoi County
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county in Tennessee, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Tennessee
- Founded
- March 23, 1875
- Named after
- Cherokee word for "fog-draped" or "hazy"
- Seat
- Erwin
- Largest town
- Erwin
- Total
- 186 sq mi (480 km )
- Land
- 186 sq mi (480 km )
- Water
- 0.3 sq mi (0.78 km ) 0.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 17,856
- Density
- 98/sq mi (38/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- www .unicoicountytn .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Unicoi County (/ˈjuːnɪˌkɔɪ/) is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,928. Its county seat is Erwin. Unicoi is a Cherokee word meaning "white," "hazy," "fog-like," or "fog draped," and refers to the mist often seen in the foothills and mountains of this far northeast county. Unicoi County is part of the Johnson City metropolitan area, which is a component of the "Tri-Cities" region.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Unicoi County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.