Union City, Tennessee

Union City is home to Discovery Park of America which is a museum with many exhibits pertaining to local history, as well as state, national, and world history, science, technology, and art.

[9] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.7 square miles (28 km2), all land.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 11,170 people, 4,461 households, and 2,617 families residing in the city.

On February 10, 2011, Goodyear announced that the Union City plant would shut down by the end of the year.

[17] Union City is home to Discovery Park of America, a 50-acre museum and heritage park with exhibits pertaining to local and national history, nature, military history, art and science.

[18] Discovery Park was founded by local businessman Robert Kirkland in order to give back to his home community.

[19] Over their 19-year run, the team had affiliations with the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, and Brooklyn Dodgers.

Union City in 1922
A main street in Union City.
Discovery Park of America in Union City, TN.
Discovery Park of America in Union City
Obion County map