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Population (year 2000): 2,245. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,497 (+11.2% change)
Males: 1,104 (49.2%), Females: 1,141 (50.8%)
Walker County
Zip code:
30707
Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $40,110 (year 2000)
Median house value: $82,200 (year 2000)
Races in Chickamauga:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (22.7%), Irish
(15.0%), German (12.4%), English (11.3%), Scotch-Irish (4.1%),
Dutch (3.2%).
Elevation: 119 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Chickamauga
- High school or higher: 74.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Chickamauga city
- Never married: 17.8%
- Now married: 57.7%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 9.4%
- Divorced: 12.5%
0.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+0.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Chickamauga:
- HUTCHESON MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; FORT
OGLETHORPE, GA)
- HEALTHSOUTH CHATTANOOGA REHAB HOSPITAL (about 11
miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Chickamauga:
- LOVELL FIELD (about 13 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID:
CHA)
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 38 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
- DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 87 miles; MARIETTA,
GA; ID: MGE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chickamauga:
- BARWICK LAFAYETTE (about 14 miles; LAFAYETTE, GA;
ID: 9A5)
- COLLEGEDALE MUNI (about 22 miles; COLLEGEDALE, TN;
ID: 3M3)
- DALLAS BAY SKY PARK (about 23 miles; CHATTANOOGA,
TN; ID: 1A0)
Amtrak station near Chickamauga:
- 13 miles: CHATTANOOGA (GREYHOUND STA., 960 AIRPORT
RD.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, call for taxi
service, intercity bus service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Chickamauga:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 12
miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
- CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
14 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
- LEE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT
enrollment: 3,171)
- CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles;
CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
- GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles;
GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
- MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles;
Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
- KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; KENNESAW,
GA; FT enrollment: 9,589)
Public high school in Chickamauga:
- GORDON LEE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 475;
Location: 105 LEE CIRCLE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Chickamauga:
- CHEROKEE RIDGE ELEMENTARY (Students: 824;
Location: 2423 JOHNSON ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- CHICKAMAUGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 514;
Location: 210 CRESCENT AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
- GORDON LEE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 344;
Location: 300 CRESCENT AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WALKER COUNTY ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CENTER
(Location: 925 OSBURN ROAD; Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle school in Chickamauga:
- OAKWOOD BAPTIST CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students:
100; Location: 115 OAKWOOD ST; Grades: PK - 1)
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