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Dunlap is a city in and the
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of Sequatchie County,
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, United States. The population was 5,357 at the 2020 census and 4,815 at the 2010 census. Dunlap is part of the
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.


History

Dunlap was founded in 1858 as a county seat for Sequatchie County, which had been created the previous year. The city was named for state legislator
William Claiborne Dunlap William Claiborne Dunlap (February 25, 1798 – November 16, 1872) was an American politician who represented Tennessee's United States House of Representatives, Tennessee thirteenth district in the United States House of Representatives. Biogra ...
, who played a prominent role in the county's creation. The city's initial , which were deeded to the county commissioners by Willam Rankin, were chosen due to their central location within the new county. Dunlap was incorporated as a city in 1941. Around 1900, the Douglas Coal and Coke Company purchased of land in the Dunlap vicinity with plans to mine coal and convert the coal into industrial coke. Coke, which is created by heating coal and removing its volatile matter, is used primarily as a deoxidizing agent in the production of
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. To convert coal mined on nearby Fredonia Mountain into coke, Douglas built the first of 268 ovens. The company used an incline railway to move the coal from the mountain to the ovens. Although Douglas went bankrupt in 1904, the Chattanooga Iron and Coal Company purchased the ovens, and continued producing coke until 1927. In the 1980s and 1990s, the Sequatchie Valley Historical Association acquired the ruins of the coke ovens and established Dunlap Coke Ovens Park.


Geography

Dunlap is located at (35.377236, -85.388455). The city is located near the center of
Sequatchie Valley Sequatchie Valley is a relatively long and narrow valley in the U.S. state of Tennessee and, in some definitions, Alabama. It is generally considered to be part of the Cumberland Plateau region of the Appalachian Mountains; it was probably formed ...
, a narrow, long valley that slices through the
Cumberland Plateau The Cumberland Plateau is the southern part of the Appalachian Plateau in the Appalachian Mountains of the United States. It includes much of eastern Kentucky and Tennessee, and portions of northern Alabama and northwest Georgia. The terms "Alle ...
in southeastern Tennessee and northeastern
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. The plateau's western Sequatchie Valley escarpment, known locally as "Fredonia Mountain," rises over above the valley just west of Dunlap. The Sequatchie River forms the city's southeastern boundary.
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(called "Rankin Avenue" in Dunlap), which traverses much of the Tennessee section of Sequatchie Valley, connects Dunlap to Pikeville and Crossville to the north and
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opposite Signal Mountain to the southeast. S.R. 28, which intersects with U.S. 127 in Dunlap, connects the city to
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to the southwest. S.R. 111, which intersects US 127 a few miles north of Dunlap, connects the city to Chattanooga to the southeast and Spencer atop the plateau to the west. According to the
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, the city has a total area of , all land.


Demographics


2020 census

As of the
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, there were 5,357 people, 2,007 households, and 1,414 families residing in the city.


2000 census

As of the
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of 2000, there were 4,173 people, 1,642 households, and 1,182 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,767 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.87%
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, 0.17%
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, 0.19% Native American, 0.24%
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, 0.10% from
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, and 0.43% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 0.81% of the population. There were 1,642 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were
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living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.90. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $30,647, and the median income for a family was $34,542. Males had a median income of $26,118 versus $19,952 for females. The
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for the city was $17,567. About 18.1% of families and 20.1% of the population were below the
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, including 25.5% of those under age 18 and 27.9% of those age 65 or over.


Schools

Sequatchie County has a consolidated school system which is located in Dunlap. The system operates with a superintendent and an elected school board. The Sequatchie County school system has three schools: * Griffith Elementary School (Grades: K-4th) * Sequatchie County Middle School (Grades: 5th-8th) * Sequatchie County High School (Grades: 9th-12th)


Attractions

Several annual festivals, including a bluegrass festival, are held at the Dunlap Coke Ovens Park every year. Dunlap is often referred to as the "Hang Gliding Capital of the East" and is home to the East Coast Hang Gliding Championships and a
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organization known as the Tennessee Tree Toppers.Dunlap
Dunlap Coke Ovens Park. Retrieved: 2 December 2008.
The Mount Airy Golf Course is located just north of the city at the Sequatchie- Bledsoe county line.
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is located atop the Cumberland Plateau to the west and Prentice Cooper State Forest is located atop the plateau to the east.


Notable people

* Raymond H. Cooley (1916–1947) - World War II soldier and
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recipient *
Dakota Hudson Dakota Ryan Hudson (born September 15, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2018. Amateur career Hudson attended Sequatchie County High School in ...
MLB pitcher St. Louis Cardinals *
Ray Phelps Raymond Clifford Phelps (December 11, 1903 in Dunlap, Tennessee – July 7, 1971 in Fort Pierce, Florida) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major profes ...
(1903–1971) - professional baseball player 1930-1936 * Tom Stewart (1892–1972) - U.S. Senator and Scopes Trial attorney


References


External links


Official site

Sequatchie County and Dunlap Chamber of Commerce

Municipal Technical Advisory Service entry for Dunlap
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