Tri -Cities? (Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol: metropolitan, areas, population)

[sillygal]

Can someone please enlighten me on what the tri-cities are in TN? and if u happen to know what the tri-cities are in KY? that would be great too, because no one has answered my question yet in the Ky forum.

Would be Sooo Obliged

[english_teacher]

"In Tennessee, the name "Tri-Cities" refers to the region surrounding the cities of Kingsport, Johnson City, and Bristol. All three cities are located in the extreme northeastern corner of the state; Bristol is on the Virginia state line, and has a twin city of the same name on the Virginia side. The Tri-Cities region was formerly a single Metropolitan Statistical Area; due to the U.S. Census Bureau's revised definitions of urban areas in the early 2000s, it is now said to be a Combined Statistical Area with two metropolitan components: Johnson City and Kingsport-Bristol. That area's population in 2000 was approximately 480,000."

That came from Wikipedia. Search engines are fabulous things--your other question about KY tri-cities area is also available through Wikipedia--and lots of other search engines like Google, or Excite. Try one of them out, it's easy to find information.

[mbmouse]

Or, there is also a lot of information right here, just scroll back through these pages of threads. There is a lot of great information.