Apison is an
unincorporated community
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and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) in
Hamilton County,
Tennessee
Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...
, United States. It is a rural area east of the city of
Chattanooga, and borders
Ooltewah,
Collegedale, and north Georgia to the south. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN–
GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
In the United States, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area. Such regions are neither legally incorporated as a city or tow ...
. As of the
2020 census, its population was 4,428.
Apison is fifteen miles from Enterprise South Industrial Park, the location of Volkswagen North America.
History
In 1881 the railroad came through a small settlement, now known as Apison, that had previously had its mail delivered by horse and buggy. The town then was known as O'Brian that was assigned by the railroad officials. The name was later changed because of another Tennessee town already having the same name. Due to the large deposits of Apison shale rock found along the railroad tracks, the town was renamed to its current name.
In 2001, the old Apison Elementary School was turned into a
Tres Dias retreat center.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census
The United States census of 2020 was the twenty-fourth decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to of ...
, there were 4,428 people, 987 households, and 803 families residing in the CDP.
Popular culture
Apison was depicted in the ''
X-Files'' episode "The Field Where I Died."
Education
Apison Elementary School
Apison Elementary School web site
/ref> is located at 10433 East Brainerd Road. Middle school and high school students may attend either East Hamilton or Ooltewah Middle School/High School.
References
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Census-designated places in Tennessee
Unincorporated communities in Tennessee
Census-designated places in Hamilton County, Tennessee
Unincorporated communities in Hamilton County, Tennessee