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 Trenton,
the county seat of Dade County, was first settled in the 1830s
and was called Salem. The city, incorporated February 18, 1854,
was later renamed Trenton in honor of industrial engineers from
Trenton, New Jersey who came in search of coal and iron.
The
Dade County courthouse in Trenton, was built in 1926 and is
listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Trenton
hosts the Dade County Days held each May, which features food,
crafts and entertainment. In the late 1890s, Dade County built a
new courthouse, jail and library in downtown Trenton. The old
courthouse, a 1926 brick structure listed on the National
Register of Historic Places, still stands at the center of the
town square.
Trenton
participates in the Better Hometown Program run by the Georgia
Department of Community Affairs. This community development
program is a public-private partnership intended to revitalize
small communities with populations between 1,000 and 5,000.
These cities have access to technical assistance and fiscal
resources designed to stimulate downtown revitalization.
Population (year 2000): 1,942. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,155 (+11.0% change)
Males: 953 (49.1%), Females: 989 (50.9%)
Dade County
Zip code:
30752
Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $34,612 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,300 (year 2000)
Races in Trenton:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (22.0%), English
(20.0%), Irish (12.5%), German (6.3%), French (3.0%), Dutch
(2.9%).
Elevation: 740 feet
Land area: 3.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Trenton
- High school or higher: 69.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Trenton city
- Never married: 18.0%
- Now married: 61.6%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 8.2%
- Divorced: 10.3%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -57 (-2.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Trenton:
- GRANDVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; JASPER,
TN)
- KINDRED HOSPITAL - CHATTANOOGA (about 18 miles;
CHATTANOOGA, TN)
- HUTCHESON MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; FORT
OGLETHORPE, GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Trenton:
- LOVELL FIELD (about 24 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID:
CHA)
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 44 miles; ROME, GA; ID:
RMG)
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 89 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Trenton:
- MARION COUNTY-BROWN FIELD (about 14 miles; JASPER,
TN; ID: APT)
- STEVENSON (about 21 miles; STEVENSON, AL; ID: 7A6)
- BARWICK LAFAYETTE (about 21 miles; LAFAYETTE, GA;
ID: 9A5)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Trenton:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 19
miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
- CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
23 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
- LEE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT
enrollment: 3,171)
- CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
- MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles;
Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
- GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles;
GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; NORMAL,
AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
Public high school in Trenton:
- DADE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 688;
Location: 300 TRADITION LANE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Trenton:
- DADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 994;
Location: 306 WOLVERINE DRIVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- DADE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 613; Location:
250 PACE DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 343;
Location: 5491 HIGHWAY 301; Grades: PK - 05)
- DADE COUNTY CROSSROADS (Location: 300
TRADITION LANE; Grades: 00 - 00)
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