Summary for Shooks Gap

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Located in: Primarily Blount County (see below). A portion of Shooks Gap extends into Sevier County.

Time Zone: Shooks Gap lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)<1>

Telephone Area Code: (865)

Elevation: 1,040 feet [316.99 m] above sea level<2>

Websites for Shooks Gap

Chamber of Commerce: www.blountchamber.com/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

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

Lat: 35.884300° (or 35°53'3" N)

Lon: -83.792100° (or -83°47'31" W)

USGS Topo Map: Shooks Gap<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Shooks Gap

GNIS ID: 1270157

FIPS State / Place Code: 47 / 68320

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

About Blount County

The community of Maryville is the County Seat for Blount County.

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	133,396 (8.44% increase since 2010)
2010	123,010 (16.24% increase since 2000)
2000:	105,823

Total Area:<6> 566 sq. miles [1,467.3 km²] - of which 1.38% is water (7.84 sq. miles [20.3 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 55,266

Official Website: www.korrnet.org/blountco/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Blount

GNIS ID: 1639726

FIPS State / County Code: 47 / 009

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

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 Shooks Gap)

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The official website for Blount County: www.korrnet.org/blountco/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Shooks Gap is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shooks Gap - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Shooks Gap, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Shooks Gap.
<5>	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.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Shooks Gap. 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.
<7>	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).