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Welcome to Blount County ...

Time Zone: Blount County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Maryville is the Seat for Blount County.

Blount County was founded in 1795 and was created by taking area from Knox County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Blount had a population of 133,088 people. This is an increase of 8.03% since the last Census (which gave a population of 123,199 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Blount represented 1.94% of the total population of Tennessee.

Below are some of the communities located in Blount County:

  • Alcoa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Alcoa is located in Blount County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <2>
  • Friendsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Louisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Maryville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rockford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Rockford is located in Blount County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
  • Townsend
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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