Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia

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Fort Oglethorpe is a city predominantly in Catoosa County with some portions in Walker County in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 10,423. It is part of the Chattanooga, Tennessee–Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is home to Lakeview – Fort Oglethorpe High School.

History

The United States Army established a cavalry post at the site of Hargrave, Georgia, an unincorporated town situated next to the Chickamauga National Battlefield. The existing settlement was named for a Confederate soldier, William Hamilton Hargrave, who along with his wife Amelia Cecilia Strange-Hargrave owned most of the land in the area. The couple was well known in the 19th century to travellers heading to Ross's Landing on the Tennessee River from LaFayette, Georgia. William Hargrave and other landowners in the area were forced to sell their property to the ArmyScript error: No such module "Unsubst". to be used as a base for the 6th Cavalry. The Chickamauga Post established in 1902 by the U.S. Army was later named Fort Oglethorpe after James Oglethorpe, the founder of the Colony of Georgia. During and after World War I, the fort served between 1917 and 1920 as an detention camp for civilian internees and prisoners of war. During World War II, the area served as a war-time induction and processing center, and again housed prisoners of war.[2] Fort Oglethorpe was a major training center for the Women's Army Corps during World War II. The post land was declared surplus in 1947 and returned to civilian hands, forming the nucleus for a town that was incorporated in 1949.[3][4]

Geography

Fort Oglethorpe is located in western Catoosa County and northeastern Walker County at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (34.945683, -85.245653).[5] It is Script error: No such module "convert". south of Chattanooga, Tennessee, by U.S. Route 27, which also leads south Script error: No such module "convert". to LaFayette, Georgia. The Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park takes up the southern two-thirds of the city's area.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., all land.[6]

Demographics

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Historical population
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19703,869Script error: No such module "String".%
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1850-1870[8] 1870-1880[9]
1890-1910[10] 1920-1930[11]
1940[12] 1950[13] 1960[14]
1970[15] 1980[16] 1990[17]
2000[18]

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2020 census

Fort Oglethorpe racial composition[19]
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 8,619 82.69%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 568 5.45%
Native American 44 0.42%
Asian 337 3.23%
Pacific Islander 43 0.41%
Other/Mixed 498 4.78%
Hispanic or Latino 314 3.01%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 10,423 people, 3,994 households, and 2,240 families residing in the city.

Circa 2024, of the Fort Oglethorpe residents, 9,013 of them lived in Catoosa County and 250 of them lived in Walker County.[20]

2000 census

As of the 2000 U.S. census, there were 6,940 people, 2,873 households, and 1,881 families residing in the city. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 3,108 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the city was 93.14% White, 2.38% African American, 0.19% Native American, 2.07% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.56% from other races, and 1.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population.

There were 2,873 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,095, and the median income for a family was $40,643. Males had a median income of $28,160 versus $21,141 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,288. About 11.5% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.8% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The portion in Catoosa County is in the Catoosa County School District.[21] Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe High School is in the Catoosa County district.

The portion in Walker County is in the Walker County School District.[22]

References

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  3. ↑ Cooksey, Elizabeth B., "Catoosa County" Template:Webarchive, The New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved August 29, 2011
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