Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens combined statistical area

The Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens Combined Statistical Area covers a total of nine counties – six in southeast Tennessee and three in northwest Georgia. The combined statistical area consists of two metropolitan statistical areas – Chattanooga and Cleveland – as well as the Athens micropolitan statistical area. As of the 2000 census, the CSA had a population of 629,561 (though a July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 677,820). [cite web | url = http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2007/CBSA-EST2007-02.csv | title = Table 2. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 (CBSA-EST2007-02) | format = CSV | work = 2007 Population Estimates | publisher = United States Census Bureau, Population Division | date = 2008-03-27 | accessdate = 2008-03-30]

Counties

*Bradley County, Tennessee
*Catoosa County, Georgia
*Dade County, Georgia
*Hamilton County, Tennessee
*Marion County, Tennessee
*McMinn County, Tennessee
*Polk County, Tennessee
*Sequatchie County, Tennessee
*Walker County, Georgia

Communities

Places with more than 150,000 inhabitants

*Chattanooga, Tennessee (Principal city)

Places with 10,000 to 50,000 inhabitants

*Athens, Tennessee (Principal city)
*Cleveland, Tennessee (Principal city)
*East Brainerd, Tennessee
*East Ridge, Tennessee
*Middle Valley, Tennessee
*Red Bank, Tennessee
*Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee

Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

*Collegedale, Tennessee
*Fairview, Georgia
*Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
*Harrison, Tennessee
*LaFayette, Georgia
*Ooltewah, Tennessee
*Signal Mountain, Tennessee
*South Cleveland, Tennessee

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

*Calhoun, Tennessee
*Charleston, Tennessee
*Copperhill, Tennessee
*Ducktown, Tennessee
*Niota, Tennessee
*Orme, Tennessee
*Ridgeside, Tennessee

Unincorporated places

*Apison, Tennessee
*Bakewell, Tennessee
*Birchwood, Tennessee
*Delano, Tennessee
*Falling Water, Tennessee
*Farner, Tennessee
*Georgetown, Tennessee (partial)
*Hixson, Tennessee
*Kensington, Georgia
*Ocoee, Tennessee
*Old Fort, Tennessee
*Reliance, Tennessee
*Rising Fawn, Georgia
*Turtletown, Tennessee
*Wildwood, Georgia

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 629,561 people, 250,057 households, and 176,043 families residing within the CSA. The racial makeup of the CSA was 85.65% White, 11.43% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.65% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.58% of the population.

The median income for a household in the CSA was $33,952, and the median income for a family was $40,243. Males had a median income of $30,591 versus $21,864 for females. The per capita income for the CSA was $17,260.

ee also

*Tennessee census statistical areas
*Georgia census statistical areas
*List of cities and towns in Tennessee
*List of cities in Georgia
*List of towns and villages in Georgia

References