Lookout Mountain, Georgia

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Lookout Mountain, Georgia
City
High Falls at Rock City.jpg
Walker County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Lookout Mountain Highlighted.svg
Location in Walker County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 34°58′31″N85°21′17″W / 34.97528°N 85.35472°W / 34.97528; -85.35472
Country United States
State Georgia
County Walker
Area
[1]
 • Total2.66 sq mi (6.89 km2)
 • Land2.66 sq mi (6.89 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,801 ft (549 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,641
 • Density617.15/sq mi (238.29/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30750
Area code(s) 706/762
FIPS code 13-47336 [2]
GNIS feature ID0332265 [3]
Website www.lookoutmtnga.com

Lookout Mountain is a city entirely within Walker County, Georgia, United States. Bordering its sister town of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, Lookout Mountain is part of the Chattanooga metropolitan statistical area. The population was 1,641 at the 2020 census. The city is located on Lookout Mountain, home to such attractions as Rock City. This city is often named as home to Covenant College, but the college is actually across the county line in Dade County.

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Geography

Lookout Mountain is located at 34°58′31″N85°21′17″W / 34.97528°N 85.35472°W / 34.97528; -85.35472 (34.975307, -85.354826). [4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.7 square miles (6.9 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1970 1,538—
1980 1,505−2.1%
1990 1,6368.7%
2000 1,617−1.2%
2010 1,602−0.9%
2020 1,6412.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]
1850-1870 [6] 1870-1880 [7]
1890-1910 [8] 1920-1930 [9]
1940 [10] 1950 [11] 1960 [12]
1970 [13] 1980 [14] 1990 [15]
2000 [16]

2020 census

Lookout Mountain racial composition [17]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)1,52292.75%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)80.49%
Native American 10.06%
Asian 60.37%
Other/Mixed 774.69%
Hispanic or Latino 271.65%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,641 people, 612 households, and 465 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the census [2] of 2000, there were 1,617 people, 618 households, and 441 families residing in the city. The population density was 608.3 inhabitants per square mile (234.9/km2). There were 657 housing units at an average density of 247.2 per square mile (95.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 99.01% White, 0.19% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.

There were 618 households, out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $62,045, and the median income for a family was $76,580. Males had a median income of $52,071 versus $30,962 for females. The per capita income for the city was $31,227. About 3.5% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.

Colleges

Covenant College, a Presbyterian college, is located in neighboring Dade County. The college became infamous for Mark David Chapman, the assassin of John Lennon, who briefly attended in the early 1970s. Covenant is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA).

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