Editing Lookout Mountain, Georgia

{{Short description|City in Georgia, United States}}
{{Distinguish|Lookout Mountain, Tennessee}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
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'''Lookout Mountain''' is a city entirely within [[Walker County, Georgia|Walker County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. Bordering its sister town of [[Lookout Mountain, Tennessee]], Lookout Mountain is part of the [[Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area|Chattanooga metropolitan statistical area]]. The population was 1,641 at the 2020 census. The city is located on [[Lookout Mountain]], home to such attractions as [[Rock City (attraction)|Rock City]].  This city is often named as home to [[Covenant College]], but the college is actually across the county line in [[Dade County, Georgia|Dade County]].

==Geography==

Lookout Mountain is located at {{coord|34|58|31|N|85|21|17|W|type:city}} (34.975307, -85.354826).<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|archive-date=March 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311023559/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 2.7&nbsp;square miles (6.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all of it land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 1538
|1980= 1505
|1990= 1636
|2000= 1617
|2010= 1602
|2020= 1641
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=|archive-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706023553/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web |first=  |last=  |authorlink=  |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher= [[United States Census Bureau]] |date= 1870 |url= https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=  |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240828190324/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |archive-date= August 28, 2024 |page=  |url-status= live }}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web |first=  |last=  |authorlink=  |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher= [[United States Census Bureau]] |date= 1880 |url= https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=  |archive-url= https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |archive-date= October 9, 2022 |page=  |url-status= live }}</ref><br> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web  |first=   |last=   |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher= [[United States Census Bureau]]  |date= 1930  |url= https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf  |accessdate=   |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240116032336/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf  |archive-date= January 16, 2024  |page=   |url-status= live  }}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first=|last=|authorlink=|title=1930 Census of Population - Georgia|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date=1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912065759/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf|archive-date=September 12, 2024|pages=251–256|url-status=live}}</ref><br> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web |first=  |last=  |authorlink=  |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher= [[United States Census Bureau]] |date= 1980 |url= https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=  |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240912071844/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |archive-date= September 12, 2024 |url-status= live }}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first=|last=|authorlink=|title=1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date=1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329152300/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|archive-date=March 29, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><br> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first=|last=|authorlink=|title=1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date=1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829124512/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|archive-date=August 29, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first=|last=|authorlink=|title=1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912071317/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|archive-date=September 12, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first=|last=|authorlink=|title=1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date=1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329152102/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|archive-date=March 29, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><br> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Lookout Mountain racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1347336&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 17, 2021|website=data.census.gov|archive-date=December 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217010321/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1347336&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|url-status=live}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,522
|92.75%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|8
|0.49%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|1
|0.06%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|6
|0.37%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|77
|4.69%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|27
|1.65%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,641 people, 612 households, and 465 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,617 people, 618 households, and 441 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|608.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 657 housing units at an average density of {{convert|247.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 99.01% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.19% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.25% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.56% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.80% of the population.

There were 618 households, out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $62,045, and the median income for a family was $76,580. Males had a median income of $52,071 versus $30,962 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $31,227.  About 3.5% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Colleges==
[[Covenant College]], a Presbyterian college, is located in neighboring Dade County. The college became infamous for [[Mark David Chapman]], the assassin of [[John Lennon]], who briefly attended in the early 1970s. Covenant is affiliated with the [[Presbyterian Church in America]] (PCA).

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://lookoutmtnga.com/ City of Lookout Mountain, GA Official Website]

{{Walker County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Walker County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Cities in the Chattanooga metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Lookout Mountain]]