Editing Ooltewah, Tennessee

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| official_name      = Ooltewah, Tennessee
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Hamilton County, Tennessee|Hamilton]]

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| population_total   = 684
| population_density_km2 = 427.21
| population_density_sq_mi = 1106.80

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'''Ooltewah''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=en-us-Ooltewah.ogg|ˈ|uː|t|ə|w|ɑː}} {{respell|OO|tuh|wah}}) is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Hamilton County, Tennessee]], United States. It is a community near [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]]. The population was 684 at the 2020 census. Ooltewah is an [[enclave and exclave|enclave]] in the city of [[Collegedale, Tennessee|Collegedale]].

==History==
Ooltewah was the [[county seat]] of [[James County, Tennessee|James County]], a former Tennessee county that went bankrupt in 1919 and was subsequently incorporated into [[Hamilton County, Tennessee|Hamilton County]]. The former [[James County Courthouse]] located in the square in downtown Ooltewah is the community's major landmark.<ref>[http://info.stfrancisooltewah.org/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/parishprofile2.pdf About Ooltewah and Chattanooga Area] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728055554/http://info.stfrancisooltewah.org/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/parishprofile2.pdf |date=July 28, 2011 }}, St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church website, accessed March 7, 2010</ref> It is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

[[Alfred Cate]] (1822&ndash;1871), a resident of Ooltewah, was a prominent Southern Unionist and leader in the [[East Tennessee bridge burnings|East Tennessee bridge-burning conspiracy]].  Cate and his men destroyed three Chattanooga-area railroad bridges on the night of November 8, 1861, in hopes of paving the way for a Union invasion of East Tennessee.<ref name=temple>Oliver Perry Temple, [[Mary Boyce Temple]] (ed.), "[https://books.google.com/books?id=1JYlAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22alfred+m.+cate%22&pg=PA85 Alfred M. Cate]," ''Notable Men of Tennessee'' (Cosmopolitan Press, 1912), pp. 85-88.</ref>

On November 24, 1863, the 4th Michigan Cavalry entered Ooltewah and captured seventeen Confederates, including two officers, and destroyed a train of four wagons. On the next day, the 4th Michigan Cavalry destroyed the Ooltewah railroad bridge, burned 4,000 pounds of flour, and captured a Confederate Lieutenant Colonel before moving on to [[Cleveland, Tennessee|Cleveland]] before nightfall.

==Geography==
Ooltewah is located at {{coord|35|4|1|N|85|4|53|W|type:city}} (35.066834, -85.081421).<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|0.9|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Name==
The word Ooltewah is possibly derived from ''ultiwa'', a Cherokee cognate of the [[Muscogee]] word ''italwa'', meaning "principal ground."<ref>A Dictionary of Creek/Muskogee, by Jack B. Martin and Margaret McKane Mauldin</ref> Alternatively, it is perhaps derived from the Creek (Muscogee) words<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.native-languages.org/muskogee_words.htm|title = Muskogee Creek Words (Muscogee)}}</ref> ''uwv-tawa'' (OO-U-TA-WA), meaning "water town."  Locals attribute the name as translated "Owls Nest" or "Owls Roost" (CREEK - Opv<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.native-languages.org/creek_animals.htm|title = Picture Dictionary: Muskogee Creek Animals (Muscogee)}}</ref>-tawa OH-POO-TA-WA).

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 684
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Ooltewah racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4755900&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)
| 521
| 76.17%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 46
| 6.73%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 12
| 0.88%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 54
| 7.89%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 57
| 8.33%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 684 people, 337 households, and 195 families residing in the CDP.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 687 people, 313 households, and 194 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|741.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,290 housing units at an average density of {{convert|298.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 83.49% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11.93% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.46% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.84% [[African-American (U.S. Census)|African-American]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.13% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.13% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.94% of the population.

There were 2,153 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% 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 3.04.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

The median income for a household in the Ooltewah CDP was $92,243, and the median income for a family was $105,439. Males had a median income of $82,423 versus $61,036 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $51,034. About 2.6% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The Ooltewah zip code is the site of [[Ooltewah High School]], [[East Hamilton High School|East Hamilton Middle/High School]], Ooltewah Middle School, Hunter Middle School, Ooltewah Elementary School, Snow Hill Elementary School, Wolftever Creek Elementary School, and Wallace A. Smith Elementary School.

East Hamilton Middle/High School split from Ooltewah High School due to a large student body. East Hamilton Middle/High School competes in Division 4A of the TSSAA, while Ooltewah competes in Division 5A of the TSSAA.

==Notable people==
* [[Mike Carter (politician)|Mike Carter]], Tennessee state legislator, lived in Ooltewah
* [[Luther Roy]], Major League Baseball pitcher, was born in Ooltewah
* [[Sammy Seamster]], NFL player, was born in Ooltewah 
* [[Jacques Smith]], NFL player, was raised in Ooltewah

==References==
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==External links==

{{Hamilton County, Tennessee}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Hamilton County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Chattanooga metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Former county seats in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Tennessee placenames of Native American origin]]