Clinton, Tennessee

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Clinton, Tennessee is a small city in Anderson County known for its proximity to Oak Ridge and its historical ties to early U.S. nuclear research and development.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
areaCode 865
climateClassification humid subtropical climate
country United States
countrySubdivision Southern United States
county Anderson County, Tennessee
elevationInFeet 823
elevationInMeters 251
FIPSCode 47-15840
GNISFeatureID 1279910
hasEconomicLinkTo Oak Ridge, Tennessee
hasEducationalInstitution Anderson County Career and Technical Center
Clinton High School
hasFeature historic ties to early U.S. nuclear program
proximity to federal nuclear research facilities
hasGovernmentType mayor–council government
hasHistoricalTieTo Manhattan Project
early U.S. nuclear research and development
hasLocalAttraction antique shops district
historic downtown Clinton
hasLocalMuseum Museum of Appalachia
hasNearbyCity Knoxville, Tennessee
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
hasNearbyFacility Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Y-12 National Security Complex
hasNearbyWaterBody Clinch River
Melton Hill Lake
hasPublicLibrary Clinton Public Library
hasTransportationRoute Tennessee State Route 61
U.S. Route 25W NERFINISHED
isCountySeatOf Anderson County, Tennessee
isPartOf United States Census Bureau defined city entities
isSeatOf Anderson County government
isServedBySchoolDistrict Anderson County Schools
locatedIn Anderson County, Tennessee
locatedInPhysiographicRegion Appalachian Ridge-and-Valley region
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Oak Ridge, Tennessee
locatedNorthOf Knoxville, Tennessee
locatedOnRiver Clinch River
namedAfter DeWitt Clinton
partOf Knoxville metropolitan area
postalCode 37716
37717
region East Tennessee
state Tennessee
timeZoneDST Eastern Daylight Time


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