Rossville is a city in
Walker County,
Georgia, United States. The population was 3,980 at the 2020 census. It is part of the
Chattanooga
Chattanooga ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Located along the Tennessee River bordering Georgia, it also extends into Marion County on its western end. With a population of 181,099 in 2020, ...
,
TN–GA
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
A post office has been in operation at Rossville since 1817. The city was named after
Cherokee Indian Chief
John Ross, who resided there until being forced to relocate with his people to
Oklahoma
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on the
Trail of Tears. The city incorporated in 1905.
[Elizabeth B. Cooksey,]
Walker County
" ''New Georgia Encyclopedia'', 2006.
The
John Ross House, a log cabin, was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Rossville is a suburb of
Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the cities are separated by the Tennessee/Georgia state line. The city lies in a broad valley between
Missionary Ridge to the east and
Lookout Mountain to the west.
Fort Oglethorpe and the
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park lie across Missionary Ridge to the southeast.
U.S. Route 27
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connects Rossville to Chattanooga and Fort Oglethorpe.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 3,980 people, 1,457 households, and 1,051 families residing in the city.
2010 census
As of the
census of 2010, there were 4,105 people, 1,507 households, and 955 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,693 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 93.51%
White, 3.90%
African American, 0.57%
Native American, 0.34%
Asian, 0.48% from
other races, and 1.20% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.28% of the population.
There were 1,507 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.9% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $23,612, and the median income for a family was $29,423. Males had a median income of $26,346 versus $21,875 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $14,175. About 16.6% of families and 20.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 30.0% of those under age 18 and 14.7% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
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Lauren Alaina - Country singer.
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Kane Brown - Country singer.
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Ashley Harkleroad - Professional tennis player.
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Martin Scott - Politician. Member of
Georgia House of Representatives.
See also
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Ross's Landing
Ross's Landing in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is the last site of the Cherokee's 61-year occupation of Chattanooga and is considered to be the embarkation point of the Cherokee removal on the Trail of Tears. Ross's Landing Riverfront Park memorialize ...
References
External links
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Official site
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Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Cities in Walker County, Georgia
Cities in the Chattanooga metropolitan area
1817 establishments in the United States