- Philadelphia, Tennessee
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Philadelphia, Tennessee
settlement_type =City
nickname =
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image_caption = Philadelphia, Tennessee
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map_caption = Location of Philadelphia, Tennessee
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map_caption1 =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Tennessee
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Loudongovernment_footnotes =
government_type =
leader_title =
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established_date =unit_pref = Imperial
area_footnotes =area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 4.1
area_land_km2 = 4.1
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 1.6
area_land_sq_mi = 1.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 533
population_density_km2 = 128.7
population_density_sq_mi = 333.5timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 259
elevation_ft = 850
latd = 35 |latm = 40 |lats = 42 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 24 |longs = 5 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
ZIP code
postal_code = 37846
area_code = 865
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 47-57900GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1297307GR|3
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footnotes =Philadelphia is a city in Loudon County,
Tennessee ,United States . Its population was 533 at the 2000 census. It is included in theKnoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area .Geography
Philadelphia is located at coor dms|35|40|42|N|84|24|5|W|city (35.678236, -84.401430)GR|1. The town is situated along Sweetwater Creek, which empties into the
Watts Bar Lake impoundment of theTennessee River a few miles to the north.Philadelphia is centered just northwest of the junction of
U.S. Route 11 , which connects Philadelphia with Loudon to the north and Sweetwater to the south, and State Route 323 (Pond Creek Road), which connects Philadelphia withInterstate 75 to the west.According to the
United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 1.6square mile s (4.1km² ), all of it land.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 533 people, 205 households, and 150 families residing in the city. Thepopulation density was 333.5 people per square mile (128.6/km²). There were 222 housing units at an average density of 138.9/sq mi (53.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.87% White, 4.13% African American, 0.75% Native American, 0.19% Asian, and 2.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.38% of the population.There were 205 households out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,563, and the median income for a family was $39,792. Males had a median income of $30,875 versus $14,318 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $12,239. About 13.1% of families and 17.3% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 22.3% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.History
Philadelphia was founded in the early 1820s by William Knox and Jacob Pearson. The town initially grew quickly and prospered as a center of business in the Sweetwater Valley. By the mid-1800s, Philadelphia had two general stores, a
tanning yard, a stillhouse, and a hotel. [" [http://www.tngenweb.org/loudon/goodspeed/ldgspd1.html Goodspeed's History of Loudon County, Tennessee] ," 1887. Transcribed for web content by Suzanne Pratt, 2005-2008. Retrieved: 1 January 2008.]On October 20, 1863, during the Civil War, two Confederate cavalry regiments attacked and routed a Union brigade at Philadelphia while conducting maneuvers following the
Battle of Chickamauga . The Confederates captured 700 soldiers, 6 cannon, and 50 supply wagons. [Tennessee Historical Commission marker IF 28 in Philadelphia, Tennessee. Information accessed: 28 December 2007.]Education
Philadelphia is served by
Loudon County Schools . Philadelphia pupils are zoned to the Philadelphia School (kindergarten to grade 8) andLoudon High School (grades 9-12) in Loudon.References
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