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Welcome to McMinn County ...

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

The community of Athens is the Seat for McMinn County.

McMinn County was founded in 1819.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> McMinn had a population of 53,794 people. This is an increase of 3.1% since the last Census (which gave a population of 52,176 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McMinn represented 0.82% of the total population of Tennessee.

Below are some of the communities located in McMinn County:

  • Athens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Athens is located in McMinn County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <2>
  • Calhoun
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Englewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Etowah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Etowah is located in McMinn County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Etowah <2>
  • Niota
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Niota is located in McMinn County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niota
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niota <2>

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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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