Etowah, Tennessee Tennessee Avenue (US-411) in Etowah Tennessee Avenue (US-411) in Etowah Location of Etowah, Tennessee Location of Etowah, Tennessee Etowah is a town/city in Mc - Minn County, Tennessee, United States.
Etowah was established in 1906, primarily as a locale for a depot on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad (L&N) line as part of a more direct route between Atlanta and Cincinnati.
The etymology of the town name is unclear, but small-town folklore states that a train crew brought a sign reading "Etowah" from the Etowah River, and the name stuck.
A point midway between these metros/cities was needed to service cars and change crews, and at the end of 1904, territory had been purchased in Mc - Minn County to serve as this site and the town/city of Etowah was planned.
This territory was purchased at $10 to $20 per acre and the L&N set about building a primary rail center and the town of Etowah.
Since then, the City of Etowah has ridden the waves of economic downturns and successes, such as the method of the L & N shops in the 1930s and the recruitment of new industries, to evolve into the town/city that it is today.
Etowah is positioned at 35 19 46 N 84 31 42 W (35.329579, -84.528196). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 2.8 square miles (7.2 km ), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,663 citizens , 1,545 homeholds, and 979 families residing in the city.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 21.4% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
The City of Etowah has a council-manager government.
The Mayor sits as a Council member-at-large and presides over City Council meetings.
In the event that the Mayor cannot preside over a City Council meeting, the Vice-Mayor is the presiding officer of the meeting until such time as the Mayor returns to his/her seat.
The City Manager is responsible for the administration and the day-to-day operation of all of the municipal services and town/city departments.
The City Manager also maintains intergovernmental relationships with federal, state, county and other small-town governments.
The major law enforcement agency in the town/city is the City of Etowah Police Department.
The town/city and the rest of the un-incorporated Etowah region are also under the jurisdiction of the Mc - Minn County Sheriff's Office.
City of Etowah Police Department Chief Eric Armstrong City of Etowah Fire Department Chief Michael Moore City of Etowah Public Works Department Director Billy Ingram City of Etowah Parks and Recreation Department Director Brian Silber City of Etowah Code Enforcement/Building Inspector Chris Ingram The town/city includes two K-8 elementary schools positioned inside blocks of each other, which now also include a Headstart and Pre-K.
The other, Etowah City School, is administered by the town/city of Etowah.
The Etowah region high school students are able to attend Mc - Minn Central High School.
The Historic L&N Depot exhibition in downtown Etowah is considered by many to be the chief attraction in this small town.
The historically black "Parkstown" neighborhood on the south side of Etowah has also seen renewed interest from tourists in recent years.
Located in a building originally assembled in 1927 and purchased by the town/city of Etowah in 1993 and now is the locale of small-town plays, concerts, movies and other affairs. is positioned in Etowah.
Etowah also claims two other plants, Johns Manville and Huber, even though neither are actually positioned in the town/city limits.
About Etowah, Etowah Chamber of Commerce, 2008-05-09 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Etowah, Tennessee.
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