Harriman, Tennessee
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Harriman, Tennessee

Harriman is a city located primarily in Roane County, Tennessee, United States, with a small extension into Morgan County. The population of Harriman was 5,892 at the time of the 2020 census.

Harriman is situated along the physiographic boundary between the Tennessee Valley region and the Cumberland Plateau region, with the Plateau—namely its Walden Ridge escarpment—rising several hundred feet above the city to the west. The Emory River enters the Tennessee Valley just west of Harriman at a pass known as Emory Gap, and forms an oxbow bend that surrounds the original section of Harriman.

U.S. Route 27, known as Roane Street in Harriman, runs north-to-south through the city along the base of Walden Ridge. Interstate 40 runs east-to-west through the city's southern section. Harriman's southwestern boundary, which it shares with Rockwood, is located along US-27 about a half-mile south of the road's intersection with I-40. The city's southeastern boundary runs along Pine Ridge, which overlooks the Kingston Fossil Plant. Harriman's northern boundary is near US-27's split with State Highway 61.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.6 square miles (27.4 km2), of which 10.4 square miles (26.9 km2) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km2), or 1.86%, is water.

Harriman is included in the Knoxville metropolitan area.

As of the 2020 census, Harriman had a population of 5,892, 2,578 households, and 1,408 families residing in the city.

The median age was 41.8 years, with 22.2% of residents under the age of 18 and 19.5% aged 65 years or older; for every 100 females there were 89.6 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 82.5 males.

90.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 9.1% lived in rural areas.

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