The
Morristown, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the
United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties -
Grainger,
Hamblen, and
Jefferson - in
eastern Tennessee, anchored by the city of
Morristown. As of the
2000 census, the MSA had a population of 123,081. A July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 137,612).