Harriman, Tennessee

Harriman is a city located primarily in Roane County, Tennessee, with a small extension into Morgan County. The population of Harriman was 6,350 at the 2010 census.

Harriman is included in the Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area.

City

Harriman City Hall

Location of Harriman, Tennessee

Coordinates: 35°55′43″N 84°33′21″W

Geography

View along Crescent Avenue fromCornstalk Heights, with Walden Ridgein the background

Harriman is located at35°55′43″N 84°33′21″W(35.928585, -84.555700). The city is situated along the physiographic boundary between the Tennessee Valley region and the Cumberland Plateau region, with the Plateau—namely itsWalden Ridge escarpment—rising several hundred feet above the city to the west. The Emory River enters the Tennessee Valley just west of Harriman at a pass known as Emory Gap, and forms an oxbow bend that surrounds the original section of Harriman.

U.S. Route 27, known as Roane Street in Harriman, runs north-to-south through the city along the base of Walden Ridge. Interstate 40 runs east-to-west through the city's southern section. Harriman's southwestern boundary, which it shares with Rockwood, is located along US-27 about a half-mile south of the road's intersection with I-40. The city's southeastern boundary runs along Pine Ridge, which overlooks the Kingston Fossil Plant. Harriman's northern boundary is near US-27's split with State Highway 61.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.6 square miles (27.4 km²), of which 10.4 square miles (26.9 km²) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km²), or 1.86%, is water.

Education

Harriman's K-12 public schools are operated by the Roane County school system. Institutions of higher education include the main campus of Roane State Community College (located just outside Harriman city limits) and the Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Harriman, just north of the city.

SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriman,_Tennessee

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