Townsend, Tennessee

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Knoxville. It is located about 23 miles [37 km] to the northwest of Townsend and has a population of 173,890 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Oak Ridge. It is located about 36 miles [57 km] to the northwest of Townsend and has a population of 27,387 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Waynesville (NC)	E	44 mi [70.8 km]	9,877	6.99% increase
	Alcoa	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	8,606	11.27% increase
	Athens	W	50 mi [80.5 km]	14,275	7.98% increase
	Clinton	NW	35 mi [56.3 km]	9,625	2.3% increase
	Farragut	NW	27 mi [43.45 km]	20,350	14.84% increase
	Harriman	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	6,658	1.28% decrease
	Jefferson City	NE	34 mi [54.7 km]	8,156	5.1% increase
	Kingston	W	43 mi [69.2 km]	5,607	6.52% increase
	Lenoir City	W	31 mi [49.89 km]	8,010	17.47% increase
	Maryville	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	27,156	17.46% increase
	Morristown	NE	44 mi [70.8 km]	27,636	10.7% increase
	Newport	NE	36 mi [57.9 km]	7,515	3.77% increase
	Pigeon Forge	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	6,204	22.05% increase
	Sevierville	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	16,846	43.28% increase
	Sweetwater	W	40 mi [64.4 km]	6,645	18.96% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Fontana Village (NC)	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
	Forneys Creek (NC)	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Lake Santeetlah (NC)	S	22 mi [35.41 km]	62	7.46% decrease
	Chalet Village	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Chelsey Village	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Colonial Village	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Eagleton Village	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Gatlinburg	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	5,555	64.25% increase
	Louisville	NW	20 mi [32.19 km]	2,192	9.55% increase
	Oak City	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Pittman Center	E	21 mi [33.8 km]	672	40.88% increase
	Red Bank	S	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Rockford	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	814	2.01% increase
	Seymour	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Whites Village	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	---

Blount County

Townsend is located in Blount County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Blount: Knox, Sevier, Monroe, Loudon, Swain (NC) and Graham (NC).

While not sharing a border with Blount, the following counties are close to Townsend: Hamilton, Jefferson and Macon (NC).

Below are counties that are near Townsend (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Townsend:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Townsend
	Cherokee County (NC)	S	Topton (NC)	29 miles [46 km]
	Graham County (NC)	S	Fontana Village (NC)	16 miles [25 km]
	Haywood County (NC)	E	Crestmont (NC)	36 miles [57 km]
	Jackson County (NC)	SE	Whittier (NC)	27 miles [43 km]
	Macon County (NC)	S	Beechertown (NC)	27 miles [43 km]
	Swain County (NC)	S	Forneys Creek (NC)	12 miles [19 km]
	Anderson County	NW	King Arthur Court	30 miles [48 km]
	Cocke County	E	Jenkins Mill	29 miles [46 km]
	Grainger County	N	Blaine	32 miles [51 km]
	Hamblen County	NE	Rolling Acres	37 miles [59 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Tennessee<3>

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