Spurgeon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sullivan and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 3,957 at the 2010 census.
The Washington County portion of Spurgeon is part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Sullivan County portion is part of the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Those two metropolitan areas are components of the larger Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.
During the American Civil War, a small conflict known as the Battle of Spurgeon's Mill happened here.
Geography
Spurgeon is located at (36.443236, -82.461335).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.2 square miles (10.9 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 4.1 square miles (10.6 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.3 km<sup>2</sup>) (2.38%) is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Spurgeon had a population of 3,978. The median age was 42.6 years. 18.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.9 males age 18 and over.
93.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 6.2% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,789 households in Spurgeon, of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.8% were married-couple households, 20.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The portion in Sullivan County is in the Sullivan County School District.