A town of 27,636, settled in 1856. Nearly 11.7% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Bristol does most differently from other towns.
1880 · 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps -…12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 11 places on the National Register.
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1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - Tennessee (TN) - Sullivan County - Bristol - ED 82-62 to 81
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Ordered by what stands out in Bristol. Another town gets a different order.
38 miles of trails across 12 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Slagle Hollow | 16 mi | 1,336 |
| 2. Trinkle Hollow | 6.6 mi | 761 |
| 3. Whitetop Creek Park | 1.5 mi | 52 |
About one in 4 of Bristol’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Johnson City (12%), Bristol (11%) and Kingsport (9%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
The public schools Bristol’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 77% of Tennessee’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avoca Elementary | PK–5 | 436 | A− |
| Haynesfield Elementary | PK–5 | 405 | A |
| Fairmount Elementary | PK–5 | 351 | B− |
| Holston View Elementary | PK–5 | 307 | A+ |
| Anderson Elementary | PK–5 | 280 | B− |
| Tennessee Online Public School at Bristol | K–5 | 15 | Not graded |
The typical Bristol home is worth about $238,000, down 1.1% in a year, 29% below the Tennessee typical home.
Bristol beats the Tennessee average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
| What stands out | Bristol | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.4% | 76.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.2% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 14% of U.S. communities.
Bristol reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 81% report less.
Bristol has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
11.7% of the town is conserved land, across 12 parks and preserves.
11 places in Bristol on the National Register of Historic Places.
29 notable people were born in Bristol.
City in Tennessee, United States
Bristol is a city in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 27,147 at the 2020 census. It is the twin city of Bristol, Virginia, which lies directly across the state line between Tennessee and Virginia. Bristol, TN and Bristol, VA are two separate, though unified, twin cities. They share a unified metropolitan area, meaning they function as one community with a shared State Street as their main dividing line, but have separate governments, police departments, and libraries. It is a principal city in the Kingsport–Bristol metropolitan area, which had a population of 307,614 in 2020. The metro area is a component of the larger Tri-Cities region of Tennessee and Virginia…
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4 towns share a border with Bristol.
