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Welcome to Claiborne County ...

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

The community of Tazewell is the Seat for Claiborne County.

Claiborne County was founded in 1801. Claiborne was created by taking area from Grainger and Hawkins Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Claiborne had a population of 31,959 people. This is a decrease of 0.79% since the last Census (which gave a population of 32,215 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Claiborne represented 0.51% of the total population of Tennessee.

Below are some of the communities located in Claiborne County:

  • Cumberland Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Harrogate
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Harrogate is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrogate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrogate <2>
  • New Tazewell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tazewell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Tazewell is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <2>

Websites of Interest ...

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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