Editing Lakesite, Tennessee

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Lakesite, Tennessee
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
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|motto                    = A Great Place to Call Home

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|map_caption              = Location of Lakesite in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Tennessee]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Hamilton County, Tennessee|Hamilton]]

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|established_title        = Incorporated
|established_date         = 1972

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|government_type          = Manager-Commission
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = David Howell
|leader_title1            = Vice Mayor
|leader_name1             = Bobby Bishop
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'''Lakesite''' is a city in [[Hamilton County, Tennessee|Hamilton County]], [[Tennessee]], United States. The population was 1,856 at the 2020 census. It is a northern suburb of the [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]], TN&ndash;[[Georgia (U.S. state)|GA]] [[Chattanooga metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]], located 15 miles north of the city.<ref name="About"/>

==Geography==
Lakesite is located at {{coord|35|12|21|N|85|8|11|W|type:city}} (35.205735, -85.136357).<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 city has a total area of {{convert|1.7|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 651
|1990= 732
|2000= 1845
|2010= 1826
|2020= 1856
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR9">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=March 4, 2012|title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archivedate=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:47&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Lakesite racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4740540&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 25, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,692
| 91.16%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 14
| 0.75%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 1
| 0.05%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 18
| 0.97%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 2
| 0.11%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 80
| 4.31%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 49
| 2.64%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,856 people, 765 households, and 569 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,845 people, 653 households, and 557 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,069.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 706 housing units at an average density of {{convert|409.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.70% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.60% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.38% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.33% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 653 households, out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.7% were non-families. 11.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $54,219, and the median income for a family was $62,981. Males had a median income of $47,171 versus $26,111 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $22,831. About 5.3% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 15.1% of those age 65 or over.

==History==

Lakesite was incorporated in 1972 from the efforts of Ray Dodson and Hans Bingham. Upon incorporating, the [[suburb]] consisted of 200 homes and a population of 500. In 1994 the neighborhood had grown to about 900 and residents petitioned the Lakesite City Commission for [[annexation]]. Upon the annexation, which was completed in mid-1995, the population grew to 1,499 and the land increased 66%.<ref name="About"/>

==Government==

The government of Lakesite is run by a manager-commission charter. The commission consists of five members who are elected [[at-large]] for four-year terms. The commission then elects a mayor and a vice mayor. Each commission is assigned a chair position to oversee aspects of the city including public safety, budget and finance, parks and recreation, and public works.<ref name="About">{{cite web | author= | year=2011 | title=General Information | work=General & History | publisher=City of Lakesite, Tennessee | url=http://www.lakesitetn.gov/about-lakesite/general-a-history.html | accessdate=November 12, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425161142/http://www.lakesitetn.gov/about-lakesite/general-a-history.html | archive-date=April 25, 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Education==
Lakesite is home to two schools: McConnell Elementary and Loftis Middle School.<ref name="Education">{{cite web | author= | year=2011 | title=Schools & Churches | work=General & History | publisher=City of Lakesite, Tennessee | url=http://www.lakesitetn.gov/schools-a-churches.html | accessdate=November 12, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425161202/http://www.lakesitetn.gov/schools-a-churches.html | archive-date=April 25, 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

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

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[[Category:Cities in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Cities in Hamilton County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Cities in the Chattanooga metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Tennessee populated places on the Tennessee River]]