Tech Companies in Knoxville

United States

About Knoxville

Knoxville is a city in, and the county seat of Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of July 1, 2019, Knoxville's population was 187,603, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division, and the state’s overall third largest city after Nashville and Memphis. Knoxville is the principal city of the Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which was 868,546 in 2015. First settled in 1786, Knoxville was the first capital of Tennessee. The city struggled with geographic isolation throughout the early 19th century. The arrival of the railroad in 1855 led to an economic boom. During the Civil War, the city was bitterly divided over the secession issue, and was occupied alternately by both Confederate and Union armies. Following the war, Knoxville grew rapidly as a major wholesaling and manufacturing center. The city's economy stagnated after the 1920s as the manufacturing sector collapsed, the downtown area declined and city leaders became entrenched in highly partisan political fights. Hosting the 1982 World's Fair helped reinvigorate the city, and revitalization initiatives by city leaders and private developers have had major successes in spurring growth in the city, especially the downtown area. Knoxville is the home of the flagship campus of the University of Tennessee, whose sports teams, the Tennessee Volunteers, are popular in the surrounding area.

Knoxville at a glance

28 thousandJob ads/yr
34Technologies
185 thousandPopulation

Region Info

Area Info

  • Area: 1 km²
  • State: TN
  • Country: United States
  • Postal codes: 37901 - 37902, 37909, 37912, 37914 - 37920 - 37924, 37927 - 37934, 37938 - 37940, 37950, 37995 - 37998
  • Telephone code: 865

Population Info

  • Population: 185 thousand inhabitants

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