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Walden, Tennessee
Nickname(s): 
Summertown
Location of Walden in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
Location of Walden in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Hamilton
Incorporated 1975
Area
 • Total 3.53 sq mi (9.15 km2)
 • Land 3.53 sq mi (9.15 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,900 ft (600 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 1,981
 • Density 560.71/sq mi (216.52/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip Code
37377
Area code(s) 423
FIPS code 47-77540
GNIS feature ID 1304322

Walden is a town located in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,981 at the 2020 census and up from 1,898 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Chattanooga, Tennessee–Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Postal service

Walden, along with the communities of Fairmount and Lone Oak are located within the town of Signal Mountain's zip code, 37377.

Geography

Walden is located at 35°9′40″N 85°18′44″W / 35.16111°N 85.31222°W / 35.16111; -85.31222 (35.161154, -85.312116). The town is situated atop Walden's Ridge, a section of the Cumberland Plateau.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1980 1,293
1990 1,523 17.8%
2000 1,960 28.7%
2010 1,898 −3.2%
2020 1,981 4.4%
Sources:

2020 census

Walden racial composition
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 1,780 89.85%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 10 0.5%
Native American 6 0.3%
Asian 26 1.31%
Other/Mixed 80 4.04%
Hispanic or Latino 79 3.99%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,981 people, 744 households, and 550 families residing in the town.

Communications hub

Because of its particularly high proximity atop the southerly "Signal Mountain" section of Walden Ridge, the town of Walden contains an antenna farm, with the transmitter sites of two of Chattanooga, Tennessee's television stations, WRCB-TV, Channel 3 and WTVC-TV, Channel 9. Also located near the WTVC-TV broadcasting tower, are towers for two of Chattanooga's Class C FM radio stations, WDOD-FM at 96.5, and WSKZ, at 106.5.

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