Roane County, Tennessee
12 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 55,208
- Median household income
- $71,885
- ±3,521
- Unemployed
- 4.9%
- 1,228 of 25,053 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.2%
- 20,340 of 22,790 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Roane | 53,992 (2021) | 200 E Race St, Kingston | — |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Harriman | 5,950 (2021) | Po Box 433, Harriman | Website |
| City of Kingston | 6,023 (2021) | 900 Waterford Pl, Kingston | Website |
| City of Rockwood | 5,543 (2021) | 110 N Chamberlain Ave, Rockwood | Website |
| Town of Oliver Springs | 3,302 (2021) | Po Box 303, Oliver Springs | Website |
Special districts 7
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harriman Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 924 Sewanee St, Harriman | — |
| Oliver Springs Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 113 Wagner Ct, Oliver Springs | — |
| Rockwood Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 320 W Carpenter St, Rockwood | — |
| Roane County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 424 N Kentucky St, Kingston | — |
| Cumberland Utility District of Roane and Morgan Counties | Water supply utility | Po Box 950, Harriman | Website |
| Roane Central Utility District | Water supply utility | 2727 Roane State Hwy, Harriman | — |
| Watts Bar Utility District | Water supply utility | Po Box 910, Kingston | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Roane County
School district18 schools
105 Bluff RD, Kingston, TN, 37763
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Oak Ridge Farmers' Market (Oak Ridge) · Winter Farmers Market by Grow Oak Ridge (Oak Ridge)
Dixie Lee Farmers Market () · Dixie Lee Farmers Market () · Ebenezer Road Farmers Market (1001 Ebenezer Road Knoxville) · and 7 more
Market Park Farmers' Market of Athens (Athens)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.