Spurgeon | |
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Coordinates: 36°26′36″N 82°27′41″W / 36.44333°N 82.46139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Tennessee |
Counties | Washington, Sullivan |
Area | |
• Total | 4.19 sq mi (10.86 km2) |
• Land | 4.09 sq mi (10.59 km2) |
• Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2) |
Elevation | 1,414 ft (431 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,978 |
• Density | 973.33/sq mi (375.78/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Zip codes | 37615 & 37663 |
FIPS code | 47-70680[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 1271165[4] |
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.[5]
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.