Tracy City, Tennessee

Tracy City, Tennessee
Tracy City City Hall, November 2014.
Location of Tracy City in Grundy County, Tennessee.
Coordinates: 35°15′39″N 85°44′30″W / 35.26083°N 85.74167°W / 35.26083; -85.74167
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyGrundy
Established1850s
Incorporated1915
Named afterSamuel Franklin Tracy
Area
  Total
4.77 sq mi (12.36 km2)
  Land4.66 sq mi (12.06 km2)
  Water0.12 sq mi (0.30 km2)
Elevation
1,828 ft (557 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,406
  Density301.98/sq mi (116.60/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
37387
Area code931
FIPS code47-74880
GNIS feature ID1304149

Tracy City is a town in Grundy County, Tennessee, United States. Incorporated in 1915, the population was 1,481 at the 2010 census. Named after financier Samuel Franklin Tracy, the city developed out of railroad and mining interests after coal was found in 1840. In 2010 the people of Tracy City elected a dead man, Carl Robin Geary, as mayor.