'''Knoxville''' is a city of eastern [[Tennessee]]. Founded as a settlement in 1786 by James White, it was named Knoxville in 1791, and in the nineteenth century became a major distribution and industrial center. In 2011, Knoxville had a population of 180,761.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/47/4740000.html|title=Knoxville (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau|accessdate=September 25, 2012}}. The population in the 2010 census was 178,874.</ref> | '''Knoxville''' is a city of eastern [[Tennessee]]. Founded as a settlement in 1786 by James White, it was named Knoxville in 1791, and in the nineteenth century became a major distribution and industrial center. In 2011, Knoxville had a population of 180,761.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/47/4740000.html|title=Knoxville (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau|accessdate=September 25, 2012}}. The population in the 2010 census was 178,874.</ref> |