Oak Ridge [1] ( born Oak Ridge ) is a city in the state of Tennessee , USA . It was founded in 1940 as part of the Manhattan Project , a US government nuclear weapons development program during World War II . Oak Ridge housed uranium enrichment facilities .
| City | |
| Oak Ridge | |
|---|---|
| Oak ridge | |
| A country |  USA |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Anderson (county, Tennessee) |
| The mayor | Warren Gooch |
| History and Geography | |
| Based | 1942 |
| City with | 1959 |
| Square | 232.9 km² |
| Center height | 259 m |
| Timezone | UTC − 5 ; summer UTC − 4 |
| Population | |
| Population | 29,330 people ( 2010 ) |
| Density | 132.8 people / km² |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +1 865 |
| Postal codes | 37830-37831 |
| oakridgetn.gov (English) | |
Content
Geography
According to the US Bureau of Statistics , the city occupies a total area of 232.9 km², of which 221.6 km² is land and 11.3 km² is water.
Notes
- ↑ Oak Ridge // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / resp. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986.- S. 264.
See also
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- National Security Center Y-12
- K-25
Literature
- Oak Ridge // Nikolai - Olonki. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1954. - P. 609. - ( Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 51 vols.] / Ch. Ed. B. A. Vvedensky ; 1949-1958, vol. 30).