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Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
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View of the town outside of Point Park
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Location of Lookout Mountain in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Hamilton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.34 sq mi (3.48 km2) |
| • Land | 1.34 sq mi (3.48 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,850 ft (560 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 2,058 |
| • Density | 1,532.39/sq mi (591.66/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
37350
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| Area code(s) | 423 |
| FIPS code | 47-43640 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1292035 |
| Website | http://www.lookoutmountaintn.org/ |
Lookout Mountain is a town in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,058 at the 2020 census. Bordering its sister city of Lookout Mountain, Georgia to the south, Lookout Mountain is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Lookout Mountain is located at 34°59′47″N 85°21′3″W / 34.99639°N 85.35083°W (34.996442, -85.350810). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2), all of it land.
Climate
| Climate data for Lookout Mountain, Tennessee (Point Park) (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1995–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 71 (22) |
76 (24) |
82 (28) |
84 (29) |
87 (31) |
100 (38) |
99 (37) |
98 (37) |
93 (34) |
93 (34) |
81 (27) |
73 (23) |
100 (38) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 62.8 (17.1) |
67.7 (19.8) |
75.9 (24.4) |
80.7 (27.1) |
84.6 (29.2) |
89.7 (32.1) |
90.5 (32.5) |
90.9 (32.7) |
87.1 (30.6) |
81.4 (27.4) |
70.7 (21.5) |
63.8 (17.7) |
92.8 (33.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 45.6 (7.6) |
49.4 (9.7) |
58.3 (14.6) |
67.7 (19.8) |
74.2 (23.4) |
80.5 (26.9) |
83.8 (28.8) |
82.4 (28.0) |
77.6 (25.3) |
67.4 (19.7) |
56.8 (13.8) |
48.5 (9.2) |
66.0 (18.9) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 37.2 (2.9) |
40.4 (4.7) |
48.4 (9.1) |
57.6 (14.2) |
65.5 (18.6) |
72.6 (22.6) |
75.6 (24.2) |
74.5 (23.6) |
69.5 (20.8) |
59.0 (15.0) |
48.3 (9.1) |
40.5 (4.7) |
57.4 (14.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 28.7 (−1.8) |
31.4 (−0.3) |
38.6 (3.7) |
47.4 (8.6) |
56.8 (13.8) |
64.7 (18.2) |
67.4 (19.7) |
66.6 (19.2) |
61.3 (16.3) |
50.6 (10.3) |
39.8 (4.3) |
32.4 (0.2) |
48.8 (9.3) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 9.8 (−12.3) |
15.2 (−9.3) |
23.7 (−4.6) |
34.3 (1.3) |
43.8 (6.6) |
57.5 (14.2) |
62.0 (16.7) |
61.2 (16.2) |
51.0 (10.6) |
36.0 (2.2) |
25.0 (−3.9) |
18.9 (−7.3) |
7.9 (−13.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −2 (−19) |
−5 (−21) |
6 (−14) |
26 (−3) |
38 (3) |
48 (9) |
57 (14) |
53 (12) |
44 (7) |
28 (−2) |
15 (−9) |
−6 (−21) |
−6 (−21) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.53 (140) |
5.99 (152) |
5.59 (142) |
5.52 (140) |
4.31 (109) |
4.21 (107) |
4.78 (121) |
3.98 (101) |
4.92 (125) |
3.78 (96) |
4.62 (117) |
5.37 (136) |
58.60 (1,488) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 11.8 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 10.9 | 124.2 |
| Source: NOAA (mean maxima/minima 2006–2020) | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 452 | — | |
| 1910 | 631 | 39.6% | |
| 1920 | 623 | −1.3% | |
| 1930 | 1,031 | 65.5% | |
| 1940 | 1,545 | 49.9% | |
| 1950 | 1,675 | 8.4% | |
| 1960 | 1,817 | 8.5% | |
| 1970 | 1,741 | −4.2% | |
| 1980 | 1,886 | 8.3% | |
| 1990 | 1,901 | 0.8% | |
| 2000 | 2,000 | 5.2% | |
| 2010 | 1,832 | −8.4% | |
| 2020 | 2,058 | 12.3% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 1,945 | 94.51% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 13 | 0.63% |
| Asian | 19 | 0.92% |
| Other/Mixed | 54 | 2.62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 1.31% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,058 people, 737 households, and 557 families residing in the town.
Points of interest
- Lookout Mountain Incline Railway
- Point Park and Lookout Mountain Battlefield
See also
In Spanish: Lookout Mountain (Tennessee) para niños
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