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Summary for Palmer

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Located in: Grundy County (see below)

Time Zone: Palmer lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)<1>

Telephone Area Code: 931

Elevation: 1,840 feet [560.83 m] above sea level<2>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Palmer)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	668 (0.6% decrease since 2010)
2010:	672 (7.44% decrease since 2000)
2000:	726

Total Area:<4> 4.94 sq. miles [12.8 km²]

Housing Units:<5> 294

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Palmer:

Lat: 35.357400° (or 35°21'26" N)

Lon: -85.565600° (or -85°33'56" W)

USGS Topo Map: Palmer<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Palmer

GNIS ID: 2407070

FIPS State / Place Code: 47 / 56560

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Palmer)

About Grundy County

The town of Altamont is the County Seat for Grundy County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Grundy)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	13,427 (2.17% decrease since 2010)
2010	13,725 (4.24% decrease since 2000)
2000:	14,332

Total Area: 361.1 sq. miles [935.3 km²]

Housing Units: 6,397

Official Website: https://grundycountytn.net/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Grundy

GNIS ID: 1639748

FIPS State / County Code: 47 / 061

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Palmer)

About Tennessee

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	6,830,325 (7.63% increase since 2010)
2010:	6,346,105 (11.54% increase since 2000)
2000:	5,689,283

Websites for State of Tennessee

Official Website: https://www.tn.gov/

Tourism: https://www.tnvacation.com/

Parks: https://tnstateparks.com/

Fishing: https://www.tn.gov/twra/fishing.html

Hunting: https://www.tn.gov/twra/hunting.html

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Tennessee

GNIS ID: 1325873

FIPS State: 47

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Palmer)

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Palmer is in the Central Time Zone, the area to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Palmer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Palmer. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Palmer, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Palmer.