Lakesite, Tennessee | |
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City | |
Motto: A Great Place to Call Home | |
Location in Hamilton County and state of Tennessee. |
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Coordinates: 35°12′21″N 85°8′11″W / 35.20583°N 85.13639°WCoordinates: 35°12′21″N 85°8′11″W / 35.20583°N 85.13639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Tennessee |
County | Hamilton |
Incorporated | 1972 |
Government | |
• Type | Manager-Commission |
• Mayor | Ken Wilkerson |
• Vice Mayor | John McPherson |
Area | |
• Total | 1.7 sq mi (4.5 km2) |
• Land | 1.7 sq mi (4.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 748 ft (228 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,826 |
• Density | 1,100/sq mi (410/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Zip codes | 37343, 37379 |
FIPS code | 47-40540 |
GNIS feature ID | 1290516 |
Website | http://www.lakesitetn.gov/ |
Lakesite is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,826 at the 2010 census. It is a northern suburb of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area, located 15 miles north of the city.
Lakesite is located at 35°12′21″N 85°8′11″W / 35.20583°N 85.13639°W (35.205735, -85.136357).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,845 people, 653 households, and 557 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,069.6 people per square mile (414.2/km²). There were 706 housing units at an average density of 409.3 per square mile (158.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.70% White, 0.60% African American, 0.38% Asian, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.
There were 653 households out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.8% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.7% were non-families. 11.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.07.