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Population (year 2000): 6,940. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,964 (+29.2% change)
Males: 3,131 (45.1%), Females: 3,809 (54.9%)
Catoosa County
Zip code:
30742
Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $32,095 (year 2000)
Median house value: $79,500 (year 2000)
Races in Fort Oglethorpe:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.6%)
- Black (2.4%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Other Asian (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Korean (0.6%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (23.8%), Irish
(13.0%), German (8.7%), English (7.9%), Scottish (2.2%), Polish
(1.5%).
Elevation: 740 feet
Land area: 13.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fort Oglethorpe
- High school or higher: 72.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fort Oglethorpe city
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 54.4%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 11.4%
- Divorced: 12.0%
4.2% Foreign born (2.5% Asia, 1.1% Latin
America, 0.6% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +593 (+9.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Fort Oglethorpe:
- HUTCHESON MEDICAL CENTER (100 GROSS CRESCENT)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Fort Oglethorpe:
- HEALTHSOUTH CHATTANOOGA REHAB HOSPITAL (about 7
miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
- PARKRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles;
CHATTANOOGA, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort
Oglethorpe:
- LOVELL FIELD (about 7 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID:
CHA)
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 42 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
- DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 89 miles; MARIETTA,
GA; ID: MGE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Oglethorpe:
- COLLEGEDALE MUNI (about 17 miles; COLLEGEDALE, TN;
ID: 3M3)
- DALLAS BAY SKY PARK (about 18 miles; CHATTANOOGA,
TN; ID: 1A0)
- BARWICK LAFAYETTE (about 19 miles; LAFAYETTE, GA;
ID: 9A5)
Amtrak station near Fort Oglethorpe:
- 7 miles: CHATTANOOGA (GREYHOUND STA., 960 AIRPORT
RD.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, call for taxi
service, intercity bus service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fort Oglethorpe:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 8
miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
- CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
9 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
- LEE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT
enrollment: 3,171)
- CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles;
CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
- MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles;
Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
- GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles;
GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
- KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; KENNESAW,
GA; FT enrollment: 9,589)
Public high school in Fort Oglethorpe:
- LAKEVIEW-FORT OGLETHORPE HIGH SCHOOL
(Students: 1,205; Location: 1850 BATTLEFIELD PARKWAY;
Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fort Oglethorpe:
- BATTLEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 392;
Location: 2206 BATTLEFIELD PARKWAY; Grades: 03 - 05)
- CATOOSA CROSSROADS ACADEMY (Location: 2
BARNHARDT CIRCLE; Grades: 00 - 00)
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