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54-786: Pittman Center is a town in Sevier County , Tennessee , United States. The population was 454 at the 2020 census and 502 at the 2010 census. The town borders Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park . U.S. 321 passes through the town. Emert's Cove is situated in Pittman Center, a broad valley along the Middle Fork of the Little Pigeon River . The Great Smoky Mountains National Park borders Pittman Center to

108-479: A female householder with no husband present, and 26.80% were non-families. 22.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.88. In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.00% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 26.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

162-680: A general store, post office, and a small hospital. The Pittman School supported itself by canning tomatoes and growing apples, with students doing all the maintenance work. In 1955, the Sevier County Board of Education purchased the Pittman School, and the school was combined with the Pi Beta Phi High School in Gatlinburg to form Gatlinburg-Pittman High School in 1963. The only building remaining from

216-424: A household in the town was $ 27,734, and the median income for a family was $ 35,000. Males had a median income of $ 31,250 versus $ 20,714 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 19,862. About 7.9% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 16.2% of those age 65 or over. Pittman Center's economy mainly comes from tourism, being located on

270-600: A police department consisting of a Chief of Police and three full time patrol officers. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 6.0 square miles (16 km), all of it land. Pittman Center spans most of Emert's Cove, which is located just north of the Greenbrier section of the Smokies. The cove cuts into Webb Mountain, a low ridge that runs roughly parallel to

324-592: A spur route of the Foothills Parkway , known as "the spur") has emerged in the three communities. Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (KGKT) Sevier County, like much of rural Southern Appalachia , consists of relatively few incorporated municipalities and numerous unincorporated settlements . 35°47′N 83°31′W  /  35.78°N 83.52°W  / 35.78; -83.52 Municipal corporation Municipal incorporation occurs when such municipalities become self-governing entities under

378-593: A very prominent mountain visible from much of the central part of the county, is the state's third-highest. Sevier County is drained primarily by the French Broad River , which passes through the northern part of the county. A portion of the French Broad is part of Douglas Lake , an artificial reservoir created by Douglas Dam in the northeastern part of the county. The three forks of the Little Pigeon River (East, Middle, and West) flow northward from

432-627: Is Sevierville . Sevier County comprises the Sevierville, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area , which is included in the Knoxville - Morristown -Sevierville, TN Combined Statistical Area . Prior to the arrival of white settlers in present-day Sevier County in the mid-18th century, the area had been inhabited for as many as 20,000 years by nomadic and semi-nomadic Native Americans . In the mid-16th century, Spanish expeditions led by Hernando de Soto (1540) and Juan Pardo (1567) passed through what

486-546: Is Pittman Center's main road. Pittman Center's road signs are distinguished by gold lettering on an olive green background. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 454 people, 212 households, and 148 families residing in the town. As of the census of 2000, there were 477 people, 220 households, and 130 families residing in the town. The population density was 79.7 inhabitants per square mile (30.8/km). There were 321 housing units at an average density of 53.6 units per square mile (20.7 units/km). The racial makeup of

540-769: Is now Cocke County , the Cherokee were induced to sign the Treaty of Dumplin Creek in 1785, ceding what is now Sevier County to the State of Franklin . Among the first Euro-American settlers to move into the newly gained territory was Frederick Emert (1754–1829), who arrived with his family sometime between 1785 and 1793. Emert was born in Pennsylvania to German immigrants. He fought in the American Revolution for

594-522: Is now Sevier County, reporting that the region was part of the domain of Chiaha , a minor Muskogean chiefdom centered around a village located on a now-submerged island just upstream from modern Douglas Dam . By the late 17th-century, however, the Cherokee , whose ancestors were living in the mountains at the time of the Spaniards' visit, had become the dominant tribe in the region. Although they used

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648-704: Is protected by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park . The northern parts of the county are located within the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians . Sevier contains the highest point in Tennessee, Kuwohi , which rises to 6,643 feet (2,025 m) along the county's border with North Carolina. Mount Guyot , located in the Eastern Smokies in the extreme eastern part of the county, is the state's second-highest mountain at 6,621 feet (2,018 m). The 6,593-foot (2,010 m) Mount Le Conte ,

702-650: Is the oldest municipal corporation in the world outside the United Kingdom. The title "corporation" was used in boroughs from soon after the Norman conquest until the Local Government Act 2001 . Under the 2001 act, county boroughs were renamed "cities" and their corporations became "city councils"; other borough corporations were renamed "borough councils". After the Partition of Ireland ,

756-442: The 2020 United States census , there were 98,380 people, 37,933 households, and 26,538 families residing in the county. As of the census of 2010, there were 89,889 people, 37,583 households, and a homeownership rate of 68.7 percent, below the state average. The population density was 120 inhabitants per square mile (46/km ). There were 37,252 housing units at an average density of 63 per square mile (24/km ). The racial makeup of

810-470: The East Tennessee bridge-burning conspiracy . Prior to the late 1930s, Sevier County's population, economy, and society, which relied primarily on subsistence agriculture , held little significance vis-à-vis any other county in the rural South. However, with the creation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the early 1930s, the future of Sevier County (within which lies thirty percent of

864-881: The U.S. Virgin Islands has districts , and American Samoa has districts and unorganized atolls . Each Indian Reservation is subdivided in various ways. For example, the Navajo Nation is subdivided into agencies and Chapter houses , while the Blackfeet Nation is subdivided into Communities . According to one definition of the term, municipal corporations are "organisations with independent corporate status, managed by an executive board appointed primarily by local government officials, and with majority public ownership". Some such corporations rely on revenue from user fees, distinguishing them from agencies and special districts funded through taxation, although this

918-689: The burghs of Scotland were similar in origin and were reformed or replaced in the nineteenth century before being abolished by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 . The Irish borough corporations within what is now Northern Ireland were reformed by the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840 and Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 and replaced by the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 . Most U.S. states and territories have at least two tiers of local government: counties and municipalities . Louisiana uses

972-536: The poverty line , including 13.10% of those under age 18 and 10.10% of those age 65 or over. Sevier County was Tennessee's third fastest-growing county by percentage change in population between the 1990 census and 2000 census. The head of the Sevier County government, the county mayor (known as county executive until 2003), is elected in county-wide elections. The mayor serves along with a 25-member board of elected commissioners representing districts covering

1026-677: The Borough of Galway", but referred to as "the Corporation". The New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 allowed municipal corporations to be established within the new Provinces of New Zealand . The term fell out of favour following the abolition of the Provinces in 1876. The ancient boroughs of England and Wales were typically incorporated by a royal charter , though some were boroughs by prescription . The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 and Municipal Corporations Act 1882 abolished

1080-813: The Continental Army, and probably saw action at the Battle of Brandywine Creek . In 2000, the residents of Pittman Center erected the Emert's Cove Covered Bridge in his honor. Other settlers arrived in Emert's Cove with Emert in 1785. Among them was Johan Martin Shultz (1740–1787), a Revolutionary War surgeon that had served alongside Emert and John Sevier in the "Overmountain Men" in the Battle of King's Mountain . Shultz's son, Martin S.E. Shultz, would go on to marry Emert's daughter, Barbara Ann. Another important settler

1134-711: The Pittman school is the Home Economics building, which the Methodist Episcopal Church gave to the town after its incorporation for use as its city hall. In 1996, the building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places . In 1974 the community incorporated as the town of Pittman Center, which includes both the former Pittman Community Center campus and Emert's Cove. The Town of Pittman Center provides police services with

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1188-486: The Smokies, converge near Sevierville, and empty into the French Broad north of Sevierville. The West Fork is the best known, as it flows through the popular tourist areas of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. The maximum elevation differential in Sevier County is the greatest in Tennessee, ranging from a high of 6,643 feet (2,025 m) at Kuwohi to a low of 850 feet (260 m) at the French Broad River. As of

1242-643: The US Census Bureau's data collected in 2012, there were 89,004 local government units in the United States. This data shows a decline from 89,476 units since the last census of local governments performed in 2007. Each of the five permanently inhabited U.S. territories is also subdivided into smaller entities. Puerto Rico has 78 municipalities , and the Northern Mariana Islands has four municipalities. Guam has villages ,

1296-534: The United States of America, as the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is now the most visited national park in the country. Sevier County now has the third largest tourism economy in Tennessee, ranking behind Nashville and Memphis , the state's two largest cities. The commercial cabin rental industry has grown tremendously in recent years. The tourism industry drives the county's economy. The following destinations are among

1350-487: The border of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park . The Greenbriar entrance to the national park is located in the town. A golf resort called Bent Creek Golf Village is located in Pittman Center. The golf course was once owned by the Town. Pittman Center is the location of Pittman Center Elementary School. Gatlinburg-Pittman High School is located less than a mile from the town limits in nearby Gatlinburg which serves

1404-519: The corporations in the Irish Free State were Dublin, Cork , Limerick and Waterford (county boroughs) and Drogheda , Kilkenny , Sligo , Clonmel , and Wexford (non-county boroughs). Dún Laoghaire gained borough status in 1930 as "The Corporation of Dun Laoghaire". Galway 's borough status, lost in 1840, was restored in 1937; it was formally styled "the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of

1458-457: The corporations of rotten boroughs and other small rural areas. The Local Government Act 1888 aligned the powers of the remaining borough corporations with those of the new urban district councils . All borough corporations were replaced under the Local Government Act 1972 with councils not designated as "corporations", with the exception of the City of London Corporation . The corporations of

1512-824: The county in which they would otherwise be a part. In some states, particularly in New England, towns form the primary unit of local government below the state level, in some cases eliminating the need for county government entirely. Many rural areas and even some suburban areas of many states have no municipal government below the county level. In addition to counties and municipalities, states often create special purpose authorities, such as school districts and districts for fire protection, sanitary sewer service, public transportation , public libraries , public parks or forests, water resource management, and conservation districts . Such special purpose districts may encompass areas in multiple municipalities or counties. According to

1566-419: The county was 95.80% White , 0.86% Asian , 0.80% Black or African American , 0.19% Native American , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 1.02% from other races , and 1.31% from two or more races. 5.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 28,467 households, out of which 30.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.30% were married couples living together, 10.10% had

1620-579: The county, both located in Sevierville. The first is a satellite campus of the Morristown -based Walters State Community College . The second is a satellite campus of Johnson City -based East Tennessee State University . In addition to the federally operated Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Sevier County is home to numerous smaller community parks, primarily within the cities of Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and Gatlinburg. The most significant of them are listed as follows: The massive development of

1674-511: The eighth-oldest city in Tennessee. Sevier County was strongly pro-Union during the Civil War. When Tennessee held a vote on the state's Ordinance of Secession on June 8, 1861, Sevier Countians voted 1,528 to 60 in favor of remaining in the Union. In November 1861, William C. Pickens, Sheriff of Sevier County, led a failed attempt to destroy the railroad bridge at Strawberry Plains as part of

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1728-477: The laws of the state or province in which they are located. Often, this event is marked by the award or declaration of a municipal charter . A city charter or town charter or municipal charter is a legal document establishing a municipality, such as a city or town . In Bangladesh , There are 330 such municipal corporations in eight divisions of Bangladesh. In Canada, charters are granted by provincial authorities . The Greater Chennai Corporation

1782-567: The many small communities spread across the county. Sevier County, like most of East Tennessee, votes strongly Republican in Presidential elections. The last election in which a Republican failed to carry it was in 1912 , when the Progressive Theodore Roosevelt carried it. It has not been carried by a Democrat since 1832 , when it went for Andrew Jackson . In 1916 it gave Charles Hughes 90.38 percent of

1836-430: The most lucrative for the area: The Sevier County school system is composed of thirty-two public and private institutions ranging from Head Start programs through a number of secondary schools. In addition, two post-secondary institutions have campuses within the county. Head Start : Preschool : Elementary/middle schools : High schools : Other schools : There are two post-secondary institutions in

1890-534: The national park boundary. The main section of Pittman Center, which includes its city hall and maintenance buildings, an elementary school, and Burnett Memorial Chapel, is situated just above the confluence of Webb Creek and the Middle Fork of the Little Pigeon at the northern tip of the cove. Tennessee Route 416 , which connects U.S. Route 321 at the park border with U.S. Route 411 in Sevierville ,

1944-491: The national park via the cities of Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and Gatlinburg. From the exit, the Parkway follows Tennessee State Route 66 (" Winfield Dunn Parkway") into Sevierville, where it becomes U.S. Route 441 / Tennessee State Route 71 as TN-66 terminates at a four-way intersection where US-441 splits from U.S. Route 411 and changes direction. It continues along US-441 through Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, before entering

1998-497: The national park, where it ascends to the crest of the Smokies at Newfound Gap and crosses into North Carolina (although by this time it is no longer known as the "Great Smoky Mountains Parkway"). The Parkway is joined U.S. Route 321 in Pigeon Forge and they run concurrently until US-321 splits away in downtown Gatlinburg. Along this stretch of U.S. and Tennessee highways, a nearly continuous tourist sprawl (separated only by

2052-632: The project. In 1920, Burnett purchased Garfield Scott's farm just above the confluence of Webb Creek and the Middle Fork of the Little Pigeon River. This 135-acre (0.55 km) plot of land would become the core of the new school's campus. In late 1920, Burnett's new settlement school, which he named "Pittman Community Center" in honor of Reverend Pittman, opened with an enrollment of 100. The school eventually expanded to include 1,500 acres (6.1 km), 15 buildings, and 240 students operating on an annual budget of $ 9,000. The buildings included

2106-460: The region primarily as hunting grounds, the Chicakamauga faction of the Cherokee vehemently fought white settlement in their territory, frequently leading raids on households, even through the signing of various peace treaties, alternating short periods of peace with violent hostility, until forcibly marched from their territory by the U.S. government on the " Trail of Tears ". Sevier County

2160-529: The region was still appallingly lacking. To help remedy this situation, Dr. John Burnett, a Methodist minister who visited the Smokies in 1919, envisioned the establishment a large-scale school in the area that would operate with virtually no tuition rates. Later that year, the Methodist Episcopal Church endorsed Burnett's plan at its annual meeting, and with the help of Reverend Eli Pittman of Elmira, New York , Burnett secured $ 15,000 for

2214-423: The small amount of Pittman Center's high school students. However, all schools in Sevier County are "county schools" as no municipality in Sevier County operates a separate school system. Sevier County, Tennessee Sevier County ( / s ə ˈ v ɪər / sə- VEER ) is a county of the U.S. state of Tennessee . As of the 2020 census , the population was 98,380. Its county seat and largest city

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2268-461: The south, and the town's history and economy are largely intertwined with that of the Smokies. It is also the birthplace of American country music singer Dolly Parton . Like much of Sevier County, Emert's Cove was a Cherokee hunting ground before the colonization of the area . After the Battle of Boyds Creek and several violent incidents between the Cherokee and the settlers to the west in what

2322-415: The southern portion of the county. One of the very reasons for the park's creation, however, was also one of the county's first major economic engines: the lumber industry. Establishments in what is now the national park felled large amounts of timber in the early 1900s. Though the park effectively killed the logging industry in the late 1930s, it spurred the development of one of the largest tourist resorts in

2376-564: The state, local governments may operate under their own charters or under general law, or a state may have a mix of chartered and general-law local governments. Generally, in a state having both chartered and general-law local governments, the chartered local governments have more local autonomy and home rule. Municipalities are typically subordinate to a county government, with some exceptions. Certain cities, for example, have consolidated with their county government as consolidated city-counties . In Virginia , cities are completely independent from

2430-653: The term parish and Alaska uses the term borough for what the U.S. Census Bureau terms county equivalents in those states. Civil townships or towns are used as subdivisions of a county in 20 states, mostly in the Northeast and Midwest. Population centers may be organized into incorporated municipalities of several types, including the city , town , borough , and village . The types and nature of these municipal entities vary from state to state. In addition to these general-purpose local governments, states may also create special-purpose local governments. Depending on

2484-471: The total area of the national park) changed drastically. Today, tourism supports the county's economy. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 598 square miles (1,550 km ), of which 593 square miles (1,540 km ) is land and 5.2 square miles (13 km ) (0.9%) is water. The southern part of Sevier County is located within the Great Smoky Mountains and

2538-504: The tourism industry in Sevier County has put a major stress on the county's roadways. In an effort to control this the county has put forth numerous projects to widen existing highways, and the cities of Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg have also implemented a bus service oriented towards visitors, which ferries tourists to and from various popular destinations throughout the towns via decorated buses referred to as "trolleys." The Great Smoky Mountains Parkway connects Interstate 40 (Exit 407) to

2592-514: The town was 98.74% White , 0.21% African American , 0.21% Native American , 0.21% Asian , and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population. There were 220 households, out of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.5% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who

2646-440: The vote on the occasions they face opposition at all. At local elections, the county is similarly Republican. However, the county backed Senator Al Gore in 1990 and Governor Phil Bredesen in 2006 in landslides. From its beginnings as a traditional subsistence-based farming society, Sevier County has grown into a major tourist destination since the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park , which dominates

2700-418: The vote—reportedly his highest percentage of any county in the nation. In 1932 Herbert Hoover received 77.01% of the vote and in 1936 Alf Landon received 77.73%. Since 1916 no Republican candidate has received less than 55% of the county's vote and in 2008 John McCain received 73.4%. All of the county's state legislators are Republicans, and Republican candidates routinely garner well over 70 percent of

2754-414: Was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.20 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 34,719, and the median income for a family was $ 40,474. Males had a median income of $ 27,139 versus $ 20,646 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 18,064. About 8.20% of families and 10.70% of the population were below

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2808-451: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.84. In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.3% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 32.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males. The median income for

2862-483: Was Daniel Wesley Reagan (1803–1892), whose parents and grandparents were among the first settlers in what is now Gatlinburg . Many residents of Pittman Center are descended from these early settlers. In 1910, a survey of Tennessee found Sevier County to be most in need of educational facilities. In spite of the establishment of a settlement school in Gatlinburg by the Pi Beta Phi fraternity in 1912, education in

2916-441: Was formed on September 18, 1794, from part of neighboring Jefferson County , and has retained its original boundaries ever since. The county takes its name from John Sevier , governor of the failed State of Franklin and first governor of Tennessee, who played a prominent role during the early years of settlement in the region. Since its establishment in 1795, the county seat has been situated at Sevierville (also named for Sevier),

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