Farragut, Tennessee

Farragut is a suburban town located in Knox county 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.

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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. 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, an 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 census, Farragut had a population of 23,506 and 6,744 families residing in the town. The median age was 46.7 years. 23.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.6 males age 18 and over.

99.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.9% lived in rural areas.

There were 8,521 households in Farragut, of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 70.8% were married-couple households, 9.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 17.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

!scope="col"| Race

!scope="col"| Number

!scope="col"| Percentage

!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)

| 19,720

| 83.89%

!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)

| 431

| 1.83%

!scope="row"| Native American

| 30

| 0.13%

!scope="row"| Asian

| 1,661

| 7.07%

!scope="row"| Pacific Islander

| 8

| 0.03%

!scope="row"| Other/Mixed

| 869

| 3.7%

!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino

| 787

| 3.35%

2000 census

As of the 2000 census and the median income for a family was $91,423 as of 2020. Males had a median income of $70,873 versus $34,955 for females. The per capita income for the town was $66,779.

Farragut Primary School (K-2)
Farragut Intermediate School (3-5)
Northshore Elementary School (K-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,

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
Mitchell W. Stout, Medal of Honor recipient

Media

WFIV-FM
Farragut Press [http://www.farragutpress.com]
Farragut Life Magazine

References

External links

Convention and Visitors Bureau
Municipal Technical Advisory Service entry for Farragut – information on local government, elections, and link to charter