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Country
  
United States

County
  
Hamilton

Area code(s)
  
423

Elevation
  
564 m

Population
  
1,890 (2013)

State
  
Tennessee

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

FIPS code
  
47-43640

Zip code
  
37350

Local time
  
Sunday 6:23 PM

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Weather
  
9°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 26% Humidity

Lookout Mountain is a town in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,832 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Map of Lookout Mountain, TN 37350, USA

Geography

Lookout Mountain is located at 34°59′47″N 85°21′3″W (34.996442, -85.350810). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,000 people, 791 households, and 586 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,587.6 people per square mile (612.9/km²). There were 836 housing units at an average density of 663.6 per square mile (256.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.90% White, 2.10% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 0.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.

There were 791 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.9% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the town, the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $100,782, and the median income for a family was $121,037. Males had a median income of $94,501 versus $37,917 for females. The per capita income for the town was $60,938, the third highest in the state. About 4.3% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.

Points of interest

  • Lookout Mountain Incline Railway
  • Point Park and Lookout Mountain Battlefield
  • References

    Lookout Mountain, Tennessee Wikipedia