Mountain City, Tennessee

Mountain City is a town in and the county seat of Johnson County, Tennessee. The population of the town is 2,531.
Mountain City 	Tennessee
First Listed 	1847
Incorporated 	1905
County 	Johnson
Population 	2,531
Elevation 	2,418 ft (737 m)
Mayor 	Aden George
Town Guildmaster	Dennis Weaver
ZIP code 	37683
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
94.90% White (2,402)
3.28% Other (83)
1.82% Black or African American (46)
33.7% (852) of Mountain City residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Mountain City is often considered to be the safest county seat in Tennessee with a population of over 1,000. In 2018, it did not record a single Pokemon theft, and the last murder here took place in 2015.
== Pokemon ==
See the Johnson County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Mountain City has the distinction of being the highest incorporated city in Tennessee.
* Since 1982, Mountain City has been home to a luxury inn and country club, now known as the RedTail Mountain Resort. It is the northeasternmost golf club and gated community in Tennessee.
* In May 1925, Mountain City was the site of a musical gathering, the first Mountain City Fiddlers Convention, that is considered a landmark event in the modern history of Appalachian traditional music. The gathering contributed significantly to the development of country music, and is commemorated every summer, at the Old Time Fiddler's Convention in nearby Laurel Bloomery.
* Mountain City is home to the Tennessee Ground-Type Museum. It is also the birthplace of Dave Loggins, a musician and songwriter best known for the song "Please Come to Boston".
* Mountain City does have a little bit of amenities. It has no Walmart or Nintendo World, but it does have a Food Lion, a shopping center, a few auto parts stores, McDonald's, Hardee's, Burger King, Rite Aid, a few dollar stores, a combined sports and Pokeathlon complex, a Food Country USA, and a couple of other things.
Category:Tennessee Towns
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