What is the population of Knoxville?
Q: What is the population of Knoxville?
A: The population of Knoxville in 2010 was 178,874.
Q: What is the largest city in Tennessee?
A: The largest city in Tennessee is Memphis.
Q: What is the second oldest of Tennessee's four major cities?
A: Knoxville is the second oldest of Tennessee's four major cities.
Q: Why was Knoxville named?
A: Knoxville was named in honor of the first Secretary of War, Henry Knox.
Q: What institutions fuel Knoxville's economy?
A: The main campus of the University of Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Department of Energy facilities in nearby Oak Ridge, the National Transportation Research Center, and the Tennessee Valley Authority contribute to Knoxville's economy.
Q: What cities preceded Knoxville as Tennessee's capital?
A: Nashville was the first capital of Tennessee, followed by Knoxville in 1796, then Murfreesboro in 1819, and Nashville became the state's capital again.
Q: Why has Knoxville been nicknamed "The Streaking Capital of the World" and "The Underwear Capital of the World"?
A: It is not clear why Knoxville has been nicknamed "The Streaking Capital of the World" and "The Underwear Capital of the World".
