Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

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The 2000 Census showed that Pigeon Forge had a population of 5,083 people^<1>. This represents 0.09% of the total population of Tennessee, making it the state's 86th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
83	Millersville	W	180 mi [289.7 km]	6,279	18.29% increase
84	McKenzie	W	277 mi [445.8 km]	5,357	1.17% increase
85	Kingston	W	52 mi [83.7 km]	5,607	6.52% increase
-86-	Pigeon Forge			6,204	22.05% increase
87	Greenbrier	W	185 mi [297.7 km]	6,553	32.65% increase
88	Mount Carmel	NE	72 mi [115.9 km]	5,462	13.91% increase
89	Forest Hills	W	184 mi [296.1 km]	6,018	27.77% increase

Pigeon Forge had 2,799 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Pigeon Forge has an area^<4> of 11.58 square miles [30 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Pigeon Forge had a 2000 population density of 438.8 people per square mile [169.4 people/km²].

Sevier County

The city of Pigeon Forge is located in Sevier County.

The county had a population of 71,699 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 5,083 people, Pigeon Forge contained 7.09% of the Sevier County total.

In addition, where the community of Pigeon Forge has a population density of 438.8 people per square mile [169.4 people/km²], Sevier County averages 121.1 people per square mile [46.74 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Sevier County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Pigeon Forge and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Pigeon Forge. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Pigeon Forge.

A Census Quickfact is available for Sevier County (QF-47155).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Sevier County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Jefferson	QF-47089	N	51,074	14.56% increase
	Cocke	QF-47029	E	35,688	6.13% increase
	Haywood (NC)	QF-37087	SE	56,590	4.59% increase
	Swain (NC)	QF-37173	S	13,512	3.69% increase
	Blount	QF-47009	W	121,511	14.4% increase
	Knox	QF-47093	NW	430,019	12.27% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Pigeon Forge:

Pigeon Forge is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Pigeon Forge.

The Commemorative Quarter for Tennessee<6>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Pigeon Forge. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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