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Bristol can be found at the crossroads of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Serving a population of 45,000, Bristol Tennessee/Virginia comprises a larger metropolitan area known as the Tri-Cities serving more than 450,000 residents.
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POPULATION
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Bristol, TN
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Bristol, VA
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1990
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23,421
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18,426
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2000
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25,155
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17,297
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2003 Estimates
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25,021
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17,206
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Sullivan County, TN
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Washington County, VA
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1990
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143,596
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45,887
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2000
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152,930
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51,157
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2003 Estimates
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153,050
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51,405
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Source: First Tennessee Development District
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METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA (MSA) POPULATION
(Includes the counties of Carter, Hawkins, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington in Tennessee and the counties of Scott and Washington in Virginia and the independent city of Bristol, VA.)
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1980
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1990
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1995
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1996
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433,638
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436,047
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450,056
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458,056
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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454,167
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462,345
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462,769
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480,091
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Bristol’s strategic location places it within a day’s drive of more than 70% of the U.S. population. Interstate 81 passes through the city, providing direct access to Interstates 40, 75, 77 and 26. Bristol is also accessible by air and bus service. Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) offers both jet and regional air carrier service with connections to hundreds of worldwide destinations. Air carriers operating from Tri-Cities Regional Airport include American, Delta, Northwest and U.S. Airways. Bristol is also served by more than 50 freight carriers as well as Norfolk and Southern railroads.
Driving Distance
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Asheville, NC 87 miles |
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Atlanta, GA 315 miles |
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Birmingham, AL 370 miles |
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Charleston, SC 345 miles |
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Charlestown, WV 199 miles |
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Charlotte, NC 161 miles |
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Chattanooga, TN 255 miles |
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Chicago, IL 654 miles |
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Cincinnati, OH 362 miles |
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Columbia, SC 236 miles |
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Columbus, OH 409 miles |
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Detroit, MI 612 miles |
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Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC 161 miles |
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Harrisburg, PA 431 miles |
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Jacksonville, FL 527 miles |
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Knoxville, TN 113 miles |
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Indianapolis, IN 469 miles |
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Lexington, KY 283 miles |
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Louisville, KY 357 miles |
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Memphis, TN 497 miles |
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Mobile, AL 622 miles |
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Myrtle Beach, SC 380 miles |
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Nashville, TN 292 miles |
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New York, NY 604 miles |
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Norfolk/Virginia Beach, VA 416 miles |
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Orlando, FL 667 miles |
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Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg 108 miles |
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Philadelphia, PA 513 miles |
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Pittsburgh, PA 382 miles |
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Raleigh, NC 260 miles |
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Richmond, VA 325 miles |
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Roanoke, VA 150 miles |
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Savannah, GA 390 miles |
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Syracuse, NY 379 miles |
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Washington, D.C. 376 miles |
Bristol also has a moderate climate consisting of all four seasons.
Elevation: 1,672 feet above sea level
Annual Average Temperature: 54F
Average High Temperature- January: 44F
Average Low Temperature – January: 25F
Average High Temperature-July: 85F
Average Low Temperature-July: 64F
Average Precipitation: 44”
Average Snowfall: 16”
Source: Weather.com
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