Farragut, Tennessee facts for kids

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Town
Farragut Town Hall and Folklife Museum
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Location of Farragut in Knox County, Tennessee.
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Counties	Knox, Loudon
Settled	1787
Incorporated	1980
Named for	David Farragut
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
Area
• Total	16.14 sq mi (41.80 km2)
• Land	15.98 sq mi (41.38 km2)
• Water	0.16 sq mi (0.42 km2)
Elevation	958 ft (292 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	23,506
• Density	1,471.15/sq mi (568.01/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	37922 and 37934
Area code(s)	865
FIPS code	47-25760
GNIS feature ID	2406494

Campbell's Station Country Store

Farragut is a suburban town located in Knox and Loudon counties in the State of Tennessee, United States. The town's population was 23,506 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Knoxville Metropolitan Area. The town is named in honor of Union Admiral David Farragut, who was born just east of Farragut at Campbell's Station in 1801, and fought in the American Civil War.

History

The area was originally known as Campbell's Station after a fort and stage coach station erected by Captain David Campbell (1753–1832) in 1787. The brick Campbell's Station Inn was built in 1810 and still stands on Kingston Pike within sight of the Farragut Town Hall. The Civil War Battle of Campbell's Station was fought there on November 16, 1863.

The historic unincorporated village of Concord (listed on the National Register of Historic Places) was founded in 1854 just east of what would become the eastern boundary of Farragut. Concord is located on the main rail line to Atlanta and main channel of the Tennessee River, and was an important transloading center for the Tennessee marble industry in the late 19th century. Picturesque buildings, antebellum homes as well as several very old churches sit along the river.

The original Farragut High School was built by the community in 1904, and moved to its current location in 1976. Some parts of Farragut are zoned for Hardin Valley Academy in the neighboring suburb of Hardin Valley, built in 2008.

In early December 1979, the Knoxville City Council would vote to annex right-of-way acreage of I-40 in the Farragut area, prompting community residents to petition an incorporation election. On January 16, 1980, Farragut would vote to incorporate as a town preventing further annexation by Knoxville, which was trying to shore up its tax base by annexing affluent communities along Kingston Pike. The effort was led by a group of citizens who called themselves the Farragut Community Group. The first mayor, Bob Leonard, was elected April 1, 1980, along with four aldermen. Alderman Eddy Ford became mayor in 1993 and served in that position until April 2009, when he failed to win re-election, losing to Dr. Ralph McGill, another of the original founders of the town government.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 16.2 square miles (42.1 km²), of which 16.1 square miles (41.7 km²) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.4 km²) (1.05%) is water.

The town of Farragut is bound to the north by I-40/75, except at Campbell's Station Road, Snyder Road, and the Outlets Drive area; to the south by Turkey Creek Road and the Norfolk Southern Railroad line; to the west at the Loudon County line; and to the east by Lovell Road (on the north side of Kingston Pike and Thornton Heights) and Concord Hills subdivisions (on the south side of Kingston Pike).

Farragut is situated in a hilly area between Blackoak Ridge to the north and the Tennessee River (Fort Loudoun Lake) to the south. Its municipal area is mostly located south of the merged Interstate 40 (I-40)/I-75, with the exception of a few neighborhoods. Kingston Pike, a merged stretch of U.S. Route 70 (US 70) and US 11, traverses the town. Concord lies immediately southeast of Farragut, and Hardin Valley lies opposite Blackoak Ridge to the north. The unincorporated community of Dixie Lee Junction lies along Kingston Pike, just across the Loudon County line.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 23,506 people, 8,657 households, and 6,744 families residing in the town.

Historic sites

• Avery Russell House

Education

Farragut High School

These schools are a part of Knox County Schools.

Elementary schools for Farragut:

• Farragut Primary School (K-2)
• Farragut Intermediate School (3-5)

Most of Farragut is zoned to the following:

• Farragut Middle School (6-8)
• Farragut High School (9-12)

Although the schools are not in the town limits, Hardin Valley Middle School serves parts of Farragut north of Interstate 75 for grades 6-8, and Hardin Valley Academy serves that same portion for grades 9-12.

There are two private schools, Knoxville Christian School and Concord Christian School.

Notable people

• Bill Bates, former NFL player and coach
• Tyson Clabo, former NFL player
• Nicky Delmonico, former Major League Baseball player and current Minor League Baseball coach
• David Farragut, Civil War (Union) admiral
• Robert Ben Garant, actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer
• Michael McKenry, former Major League Baseball player
• Tim Priest, attorney and Vol Network color commentator
• Archibald Roane, second Governor of Tennessee
• Nick Senzel, Major League Baseball player
• Jerry Sisk Jr., co-founder of Jewelry Television
• Kyle Waldrop, former Major League Baseball player

Media

• WFIV-FM
• Farragut Press [1]
• Farragut Life Magazine

See also

In Spanish: Farragut (Tennessee) para niños