Cleveland, Tennessee
| Cleveland | |||
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 The Bradley County Courthouse in Cleveland |
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| Location in Tennessee | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1838 (created) 1842 (incorporated) |
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Tennessee | ||
| County : | Bradley County | ||
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 10 ′ N , 84 ° 53 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
41,285 (as of 2010) 115,788 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 537.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 76.87 km 2 (approx. 30 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 265 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 37300-37399 | ||
| Area code : | +1 423 | ||
| FIPS : | 47-15400 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1280705 | ||
| Website : | www.clevelandtn.gov | ||
| Mayor : | Tom Rowland | ||
 The 1877-1878 in the style of the Second Empire built Craigmiles Hall , since 1980 listed in the NRHP |
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Cleveland is a city (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Bradley County in the US -amerikanischen State Tennessee . In 2010 Cleveland had 41,285 residents, the number that increased to 42,774 by 2013.
Cleveland is the core city of the Cleveland, Tennessee metropolitan area .
geography
Cleveland is located in southeast Tennessee in the western Appalachian Mountains. The city is not far from the Hiwassee River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin across the Tennessee River and the Ohio .
The geographical coordinates of Cleveland are 35 ° 09'34 "north latitude and 84 ° 52'36" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 76.87 km².
The neighboring towns of Cleveland are Charleston (12 miles northeast), Benton (15 miles east), East Cleveland (on the eastern city limits), Ocoee (9.9 miles east-southeast), Wildwood Lake (5.5 miles southeast) , South Cleveland (on the southern city limits), Ooltewah (16.8 miles southwest), Hopewell (on the northwest city limits), and Georgetown (11.8 miles northwest).
The nearest major cities are Lexington in Kentucky (400 km north), Knoxville (135 km northeast), Charlotte in North Carolina (456 km east), Georgia's capital Atlanta (194 km south-southeast), Chattanooga (51 km west-southwest), Tennessee's capital Nashville (262 km northwest) and Kentucky's largest city, Louisville (439 km northwest).
traffic
The Interstate 75 leads in northeast-southwest direction through the west of the urban area of Cleveland. The town also meet the US Highways 11 , 64 and 74 as well as the Tennessee State Highway 60 , 74 , 306 and 312 together. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A freight railroad line of the Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) runs through the city of Cleveland from northeast to southwest .
With the Cleveland Regional Jetport there is a small airfield on the northeastern city limits. The nearest commercial airports are Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (23.7 miles southwest) and Knoxville's McGhee Tyson Airport (138 miles northeast).
economy
The largest employers in Cleveland are Whirlpool Corporation , SkyRidge Medical Center, and Peyton's Southeastern .
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1860 | 806 | - | |
| 1870 | 1658 | 105.7% | |
| 1880 | 1874 | 13% | |
| 1890 | 2863 | 52.8% | |
| 1900 | 3858 | 34.8% | |
| 1910 | 5549 | 43.8% | |
| 1920 | 6522 | 17.5% | |
| 1930 | 9136 | 40.1% | |
| 1940 | 11,351 | 24.2% | |
| 1950 | 12,605 | 11% | |
| 1960 | 16,196 | 28.5% | |
| 1970 | 21,446 | 32.4% | |
| 1980 | 26,415 | 23.2% | |
| 1990 | 30,354 | 14.9% | |
| 2000 | 37.192 | 22.5% | |
| 2010 | 41,285 | 11% | |
| 2013 estimate | 42,774 | 3.6% | |
| 1860-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
As of the 2010 census , Cleveland had 41,285 people in 16,107 households. The population density was 537.1 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.4 people lived in each of the 16,107 households.
The racial the population was composed of 83.9 percent white, 7.4 percent African American, 1.4 percent Native American, 1.5 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and 4.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 7.5 percent of the population.
21.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.8 percent were 65 years or older. 52.4 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 35,239 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,722. 27.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- William Henry Tibbs (1816–1906) - member of the Confederate Congress (1862–1864) - lived temporarily in Cleveland
- Samuel Axley Smith (1822–1863) - Democratic MP for the US House of Representatives (1853–1859) - began his career as a lawyer in Cleveland
- Joe Montgomery - rockabilly musician - born in Cleveland
- Mark Wills (* 1973) - country singer - born in Cleveland
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Cleveland - Officials. Retrieved February 2, 2015
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 80003781 Retrieved February 2, 2015
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 2, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 2, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Cleveland Regional Jetport Retrieved on February 2, 2015
- ^ Cleveland / Bradley Chamber of Commerce - Largest Employers.Retrieved February 2, 2015
- ↑ United States Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 2, 2015
