Pigeon Forge
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mountain resort city in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Tennessee
- County
- Sevier
- Settled
- 1780s
- Named after
- 19th-century iron forge along the Little Pigeon River
- Mayor
- Kevin McClure
- Total
- 13.82 sq mi (35.80 km )
- Land
- 13.82 sq mi (35.80 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 994 ft (303 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 6,446
- Density
- 459/sq mi (177.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Zip code
- 37862, 37863, 37868
- Fips code
- 47-58080
- Website
- http://www.cityofpigeonforge.com/
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Pigeon Forge
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Sevier County
- Population
- 6343
- Area
- 34.209503
- Elevation
- 305
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Official website
- www.mypigeonforge.com
- Image
- Pigeonforgeandmountleconte.jpg
- Households
- 2214
- Dialing code
- 865
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- Commons category
- Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
- topic's main category
- Category:Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
- water as percent of area
- 0
- postal code
- 37863
- per capita income
- 20463
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Encyclopedic overview
Pigeon Forge is a city in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,343 at the 2020 census. Situated 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Pigeon Forge is a tourist destination that caters primarily to Southern culture and country music fans. The city's attractions include Dollywood and Dollywood's Splash Country as well as numerous other museums, musical theaters, and shopping centers.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pigeon Forge” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.