Editing East Brainerd, Tennessee

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'''East Brainerd''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and former [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Hamilton County, Tennessee|Hamilton County]], [[Tennessee]], United States. The population was 14,132 at the 2000 census and was not recorded at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. It is part of the [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]], TN&ndash;[[Georgia (U.S. state)|GA]] [[Chattanooga metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
East Brainerd is located at {{coord|35|0|50|N|85|6|32|W|type:city}} (35.013983, -85.108803).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|8.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|8.7|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (0.35%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 14,132 people, 4,839 households, and 4,151 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,632.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,982 housing units at an average density of {{convert|575.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.38% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.79% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.26% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.46% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.98% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.37% of the population.

There were 4,839 households, out of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.2% were non-families. 11.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $66,151, and the median income for a family was $68,727. Males had a median income of $46,733 versus $29,179 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $27,966. About 3.2% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
East Brainerd is the site of East Brainerd Elementary, Westview Elementary, [[Chattanooga School for Liberal Arts]], and [[East Hamilton High School|East Hamilton Middle/High School]], which opened in 2009.

=== Notable People ===
*[[Brainerd Mission|Nick Fontaine]]

==References==
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{{Hamilton County, Tennessee}}

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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Hamilton County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Former census-designated places in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Chattanooga metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Neighborhoods in Chattanooga, Tennessee]]