Fun Facts
Population:
173,890
Elevation:
889 feet above sea level
Land Area:
92.7 square miles
Location:
Knoxville is located in the geographical center of the eastern United
States and within a day's drive of half the nation's population. The
city is situated at the crossroads of three major interstates (I-75,
I-40 and I-81).
Time Zone:
Eastern Time
Zone (when it’s noon in Knoxville it’s 11am in Chicago and 9am in Los
Angeles
National Holidays:
New Year's Day- Jan. 1Martin Luther King, Jr., Day- 3rd Mon. in Jan.
President's Day- 3rd Mon. in Feb.
Memorial Day- last Mon. in May
Independence Day- July 4
Labor Day- 1st Mon. in Sept.
Thanksgiving Day- 4th Thurs. in Nov.
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day- Dec. 24 and 25
New Year's Eve- Dec. 31