Editing Hopewell, Bradley County, Tennessee

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'''Hopewell''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) and [[unincorporated community]] in [[Bradley County, Tennessee|Bradley County]], [[Tennessee]], United States. The population was 2,087 at the 2020 Census.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Search Results |url=https://www.census.gov/search-results.html |access-date=February 11, 2023 |website=The United States Census Bureau |language=EN-US}}</ref> It is included in the [[Cleveland, Tennessee]] [[Cleveland, Tennessee metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
The Hopewell Community was first settled by European Americans in the early 1820s when the area was still part of the [[Cherokee Nation (1794–1907)|Cherokee Nation]], and has the distinction of being home to the first church and post office in Bradley County. The community reportedly received its name when the first church was built and someone said "I hope they do well." Candies Creek (originally Candy's Creek), which flows through the community, was originally called "Little Kiuka Creek" by the Cherokees, and was named for Henry Candy, a Cherokee who relocated his home to a location along the creek around 1817.<ref>{{cite book|last=Corn|first=James F.|date=1959|title=Red Clay and Rattlesnake Springs: A History of the Cherokee Indians of Bradley County, Tennessee|page=20|location=Marceline, MO|publisher=[[Walsworth Publishing Company]]}}</ref> The Candy's Creek Mission was organized along the creek in the community in 1824 by [[Samuel Worcester]] and William Holland as a [[Christian mission]] to the Cherokees. Both were based at the [[Brainerd Mission]] in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]]. A school was begun at the mission on February 2, 1825, and other nearby  schools were established shortly thereafter.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ross|first=Ernest L.|date=1981|title=Report on City of Georgetown|page=5}}</ref> The first post office in Bradley County was established in the community in March 1825, with Holland named postmaster, but discontinued in April 1826. On September 25, 1825, Candy's Creek Presbyterian Church was organized at the mission by Worcester, Holland and his wife Electra Hopkins, Thomas Stedman, and six Cherokees. This was reportedly the first church in Bradley County.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Bradley County|page=40-41|last=Lillard|first=Roy G.|date=1980|publisher=Memphis State University Press|others=Dunn, Joy Bailey., Crawford, Charles Wann, 1931-|isbn=0878700994|location=Memphis, Tenn.|oclc=6934932}}</ref> The mission was closed in 1838 during the [[Cherokee removal]]. Notable Cherokees who were educated at the mission include [[Jesse Bushyhead]], [[Dennis Bushyhead]], and [[Stephen Foreman]].

A [[Tennessee Historical Commission]] historical marker, commemorating the mission station was installed along SR 60 in 1959 near the location of the mission, and unknowingly disappeared, reportedly in the late 1980s when [[Paul Huff Parkway]] was constructed.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bowers|first=Larry C.|date=April 5, 2016|title=Greenway chair, historians have elementary school site proposals|url=http://clevelandbanner.com/stories/greenway-chair-historians-have-elementary-school-site-proposals,31451|work=Cleveland Daily Banner|location=Cleveland, Tennessee|access-date=April 12, 2019|archive-date=April 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412092827/http://clevelandbanner.com/stories/greenway-chair-historians-have-elementary-school-site-proposals,31451|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
Hopewell is located at {{coord|35|14|6|N|84|54|19|W|type:city}} (35.234923, -84.905227).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=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|7.1|sqmi}}, all land. It sits at an elevation of approximately {{convert|722|ft|m}} above sea level, one of the lowest elevations in Bradley County.

Hopewell is centered on the intersection of [[Tennessee State Route 60|State Route 60]] (SR 60, Georgetown Road) with the southern terminus of [[Tennessee State Route 306|SR 306]] (Eureka Road) and northern terminus of Freewill Road. It is about {{convert|6|mi|km}} northwest of downtown Cleveland, and {{convert|5|mi|km}} southeast of [[Georgetown, Tennessee|Georgetown]]. Due to massive growth to the north and northwest, the city limits of Cleveland now reach less than {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} from the center of the community.<ref>{{cite map |author = Tennessee Department of Transportation Long Range Planning Division Office of Data Visualization|title = Bradley County|year = 2018|url =https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/maps/county-maps-(us-shields)/a-g/Bradley%20County.pdf|publisher = [[Tennessee Department of Transportation]]}}</ref>

==Demographics==
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|2000= 1815
|2010= 1874
|2020= 2087
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===2020 Census===
As of the [[2020 United States census]] there were 2,087 people.

===2000 Census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,815 people, 688 households, and 564 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|250.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 713 housing units at an average density of {{convert|98.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.09% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.93% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.39% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.11% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.61% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.88% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.65% of the population.

There were 688 households, out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,973, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $34,429 versus $23,981 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $21,391. About 8.9% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Bradley County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Cleveland metropolitan area, Tennessee]]