Editing Trenton, Georgia

{{Short description|City in Georgia, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2017}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
 | name                     = Trenton, Georgia
 | settlement_type          = [[City]]
 | official_name            = City of Trenton
 | image_skyline            = File: Dade County Courthouse in Trenton, Georgia, USA.jpg
 | image_caption            = Dade County Courthouse, Trenton, 2009.
 | image_flag               = File:Flag of Trenton, Georgia.svg
 | flag_size                = 110px
 | image_seal               = TrentonGeorgiaSeal.png
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 | image_map                = Dade_County_Georgia_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Trenton_Highlighted.svg
 | map_caption              = Location in [[Dade County, Georgia|Dade County]] and the state of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
 | pushpin_label            = Trenton
 | pushpin_map_caption      = Location within the [[Contiguous United States|contiguous United States of America]]
 | pushpin_map              = USA
 | coordinates              = {{coord|34|52|32|N|85|30|31|W|region:US_type:city|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
 | subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
 | subdivision_name         = {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States]]
 | subdivision_type1        = [[List of states and territories of the United States|State]]
 | subdivision_name1        = {{flagicon|Georgia_(U.S. state)}} [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
 | subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Georgia (U.S. state)|County]]
 | subdivision_name2        = [[Dade County, Georgia|Dade]]
 | government_footnotes     = 
 | government_type          = [[Mayor-council government|Mayor-Council]]
 | leader_title             = Mayor
 | leader_name              = Alex Case (R)
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 | established_title        = Founded
 | established_date         = 1830s
 | established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
 | established_date2        = February 18, 1854
 | named_for                = [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]], [[New Jersey]]
 | unit_pref                = Imperial
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 | area_total_km2           = 8.33
 | area_land_km2            = 8.33
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 | population_total         = 2195
 | population_density_km2   = 263.56
 | population_density_sq_mi = 682.52
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 | timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
 | utc_offset               = -5
 | timezone_DST             = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
 | utc_offset_DST           = -4
 | elevation_footnotes      = 
 | elevation_m              = 231
 | elevation_ft             = 758
|postal_code_type = [[ZIP code|ZIP code(s)]]
 | postal_code              = 30752
 | area_code                = [[Area codes 706 and 762|706, 762]]
 | blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
 | blank_info               = 13-77372<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
 | blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
 | blank1_info              = 0333261<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
 | website                  = {{URL|https://trentonga.gov/}}
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'''Trenton''' ({{IPAc-en|t|r|ɛ|n|t|ɪ|n}}) is a city and the only incorporated municipality in [[Dade County, Georgia|Dade County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States—and as such, it serves as the [[county seat]]. The population was 2,195 at the 2020 census. Trenton is part of the [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]]–GA [[Chattanooga metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. Trenton is also referred to as “Lineman Country” as it has one of the largest trade schools for power linemen.

==History==
Founded in the 1830s, the area was originally known as '''Salem'''. In 1839 Salem was designated the seat of the newly formed Dade County. It was renamed Trenton in 1841.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA250 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | access-date=30 November 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | page=250| isbn=978-1135948597 }}</ref> The present name is a transfer from [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]], the state capital of [[New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/t.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=231 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

==Geography==
Trenton is located at {{coord|34|52|32|N|85|30|31|W|type:city}} (34.875609, −85.508644).<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

The city is located in the northwestern part of the state along [[Interstate 59 in Georgia|Interstate 59]], which runs from southwest to northeast to the west of the city, leading northeast {{convert|20|mi|km|abbr=on}} to [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]], [[Tennessee]] (via I-59 to [[Interstate 24 in Georgia|I-24]]), and southwest {{convert|128|mi|km|abbr=on}} to [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[Alabama]]. [[U.S. Route 11 in Georgia|U.S. Route 11]] and [[Georgia State Route 136]] are the main roads through the center of the city, with U.S. 11 leading northeast to Chattanooga and southwest {{convert|35|mi|km|abbr=on}} to [[Fort Payne, Alabama]]. GA-136 leads southeast {{convert|27|mi|km|abbr=on}} to [[LaFayette, Georgia|LaFayette]] and west {{convert|6|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the Alabama state line.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.1|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 223
|1880= 255
|1890= 378
|1900= 349
|1910= 302
|1920= 295
|1930= 370
|1940= 570
|1950= 755
|1960= 1301
|1970= 1523
|1980= 1682
|1990= 1994
|2000= 1942
|2010= 2301
|2020= 2195
|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=}}</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=| archive-date=|page=}}</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=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</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=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}</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= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</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=| archive-date=}}</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=| archive-date=}}</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=| archive-date=}}</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=| archive-date=}}</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> 2010<ref name=2010CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Trenton racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1377372&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-17|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,984
|90.39%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|18
|0.82%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|8
|0.36%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|18
|0.82%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|104
|4.74%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|63
|2.87%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,195 people, 1,025 households, and 700 families residing in the city.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-05-14|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,301 people, 904 households, and 599 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|742.25|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,012 housing units at an average density of {{convert|326.45|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.9% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.2% of the population.

There were 904 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals who lived alone, and 12.9% of those were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 15.3% from 20 to 29, 12.7.2% from 30 to 39, 31.0% from 40 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.36 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.18 males in the same age group.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,612, and the median income for a family was $40,450. Males had a median income of $31,354 versus $22,104 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,336. About 10.5% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Flag==
{{main|Flag of Trenton, Georgia}}
In 2001, Georgia replaced its [[Flag of Georgia (U.S. state)|state flag]], as some citizens had objected that its design incorporated the [[Confederate battle flag]]. That year, Trenton city officials [[Flag of Trenton, Georgia|adopted the old state flag as a city flag]]. The city had already used it from 1956 to 2001 as an official city banner. (That followed the 1954 United States Supreme Court ruling in ''[[Brown v. Board of Education]]'' that [[racially segregated]] public education was unconstitutional.) After adopting the former state flag for the city in 2001, Trenton City Council also voted to post a  [[Ten Commandments#United States debate over display on public property|plaque bearing the Ten Commandments at city hall]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://flagspot.net/flags/us-ga-tr.html |title=Trenton, Georgia (U.S.) |author=Rick Wyatt |date=2009-07-04 |work=Flags of the World |access-date=6 July 2010}}</ref> The city flies the flag outside the city hall and police department building and in the city park next to the courthouse and the library. In addition, many local businesses fly it.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

The city also flies one of the historic flags of the [[Confederate States of America]], the [[Flags of the Confederate States of America#Third flag: the "Blood-Stained Banner" (1865)|Blood-Stained Banner]], in the city park.

==Education==
The [[Dade County School District]] administers grades pre-school to grade twelve. It operates two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school.<ref>[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=641&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Retrieved June 6, 2010.</ref>
*Dade Elementary School
*Davis Elementary School
*Dade Middle School
*[[Dade County High School]]
As well as Southeast Lineman Training Center

==Attractions==
*[[Cloudland Canyon State Park]]
*Dade County Courthouse is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Georgia]] ([[National Register of Historic Places]]).

==Major roads and travel==
*[[Interstate 24 (Georgia)|Interstate 24]]: I-24 dips into northeastern Dade County, Georgia as it circles around Aetna and Raccoon Mountains in Tennessee. 
*[[Interstate 59 (Georgia)|Interstate 59]]: I-59 runs north and south and connects [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] to [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]]
*[[U.S. Route 11 in Georgia|U.S. Route 11]] runs north and south, parallel to Interstate 59
*[[State Route 136 (Georgia)|State Route 136]]: Hwy 136 runs west and east and connects Dade County to [[Walker County, Georgia|Walker County]].
*[[Norfolk Southern Railway]]

==Media==
*''Dade County Sentinel'' (weekly newspaper)
*Discover Dade (Local media portal and news service)
*WKWN AM 1420, FM 106.1, and FM 101.3 (A mix of local and syndicated content, including local weather and traffic)

==Notable people==
* [[Bella French Swisher]] (1837–1893), writer

==See also==
{{Portal|Georgia (U.S. state)}}
*[[List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Dade County, Georgia]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[http://www.chickamaugacampaign.org/pdfs/trenton.htm Trenton, Georgia] at the Chickamauga Campaign Trail
*[https://georgia.gov/cities-counties/trenton Trenton, Georgia] at Georgia.gov

{{Dade County, Georgia}}
{{Georgia county seats}}

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[[Category:Cities in Dade County, Georgia]]
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[[Category:Cities in the Chattanooga metropolitan area]]
[[Category:County seats in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1854]]
[[Category:Chattanooga metropolitan area county seats]]