The Cleveland, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the

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, is an area consisting of two counties in southeast

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–

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and

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– anchored by the city of

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. As of the

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, the MSA had a population of 126,164. The MSA is also part of the Chattanooga Combined Statistical Area. The MSA was first designated in June 2003. Geographically, this metropolitan area is mostly coexistant with the Ocoee Region, a historical and cultural name that reflects the heritage of the area.

Counties

Communities

*Places with more than 40,000 inhabitants **

(Principal city) *Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants ** Benton ** East Cleveland ** Hopewell ** South Cleveland ** Wildwood Lake *Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants ** Charleston ** Copperhill ** Ducktown *Unincorporated places ** Conasauga **

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** Farner ** Georgetown (partial) ** Harbuck ** Hopewell Estates ** Misty Ridge ** Ocoee ** Old Fort ** Parksville **

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** Reliance **

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** Turtletown ** Waterville

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 115,788 people, 44,600 households, and 31,622 families residing in the metropolitan area. The racial makeup of the MSA was 92.89%

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, 3.69%

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, 0.34% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 0.05%

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, and 1.42% from

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. As of the

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of 2000, there were 104,015 people, 40,729 households, and 29,400 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 93.81%

, 3.40%

, 0.28% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.02%

, 0.77% from

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, and 1.23% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.86% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $32,339, and the median income for a family was $39,075. Males had a median income of $29,179 versus $21,209 for females. The

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for the MSA was $17,067.

Combined Statistical Area

The Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens, TN-GA Combined Statistical Area is made up of six counties in southeast Tennessee and three counties in northwest

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. The statistical area includes the Cleveland Metropolitan Statistical Area, Chattanooga Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the Athens Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Transportation

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, U.S. Route 11,

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, U.S. Route 74, and S.R. 60 pass through Cleveland and Bradley County. U.S. 64 and 74 also serve Ocoee, Ducktown, and Copperhill. U.S. 11 also serves Charleston and McDonald.

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runs north and south through Polk county and serves Benton and Ocoee. S.R. 68 runs through eastern Polk county and serves Copperhill and Ducktown.

Major roadways

U.S. Route 11 * US 64

U.S. Route 74 * Bypass plate

U.S. Route 11 Bypass * Bypass plate

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