Kingsport

About Kingsport

The Kingsport–Bristol metropolitan area is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, United States, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). It was formed in December 2003 by the merger of the Bristol, VA MSA, and Kingsport–Bristol, TN–VA MSA. It is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN–VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 298,494 (though a July 1, 2009, estimate placed the population at 305,629).