Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
{{Distinguish|Lookout Mountain, Georgia}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
| settlement_type = Town
| nickname =
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| image_skyline = Lookout mountain TN.JPG
| imagesize =
| image_caption = View of the town outside of Point Park
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| image_map = File:Hamilton County Tennessee Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Lookout Mountain Highlighted 4743640.svg
| mapsize = 250x200px
| map_caption = Location of Lookout Mountain in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Tennessee
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Hamilton
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| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_magnitude =
| area_total_km2 = 3.48
| area_land_km2 = 3.48
| area_water_km2 = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi = 1.34
| area_land_sq_mi = 1.34
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_total = 2058
| population_density_km2 = 591.66
| population_density_sq_mi = 1532.39
| timezone = Eastern (EST)
| utc_offset = -5
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = -4
| elevation_m =
| elevation_ft = 1850
| coordinates = {{coord|34|59|47|N|85|21|3|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 37350
| area_code = 423
| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank_info = 47-43640{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}
| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
| blank1_info = 1292035{{GNIS|1292035}}
| website = http://www.lookoutmountaintn.org/
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Lookout Mountain is a town in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,058 at the 2020 census. Bordering its sister city of Lookout Mountain, Georgia to the south, Lookout Mountain is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Lookout Mountain is located at {{coord|34|59|47|N|85|21|3|W|type:city}} (34.996442, -85.350810).{{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}} According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2), all of it land.
=Climate=
{{Weather box
| width = auto
| collapsed = yes
| single line = yes
| location = Lookout Mountain, Tennessee (Point Park) (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1995–present)
| Jan record high F = 71
| Feb record high F = 76
| Mar record high F = 82
| Apr record high F = 84
| May record high F = 87
| Jun record high F = 100
| Jul record high F = 99
| Aug record high F = 98
| Sep record high F = 93
| Oct record high F = 93
| Nov record high F = 81
| Dec record high F = 73
| year record high F =
|Jan avg record high F = 62.8
|Feb avg record high F = 67.7
|Mar avg record high F = 75.9
|Apr avg record high F = 80.7
|May avg record high F = 84.6
|Jun avg record high F = 89.7
|Jul avg record high F = 90.5
|Aug avg record high F = 90.9
|Sep avg record high F = 87.1
|Oct avg record high F = 81.4
|Nov avg record high F = 70.7
|Dec avg record high F = 63.8
|year avg record high F = 92.8
| Jan high F = 45.6
| Feb high F = 49.4
| Mar high F = 58.3
| Apr high F = 67.7
| May high F = 74.2
| Jun high F = 80.5
| Jul high F = 83.8
| Aug high F = 82.4
| Sep high F = 77.6
| Oct high F = 67.4
| Nov high F = 56.8
| Dec high F = 48.5
| year high F = 66.0
| Jan mean F = 37.2
| Feb mean F = 40.4
| Mar mean F = 48.4
| Apr mean F = 57.6
| May mean F = 65.5
| Jun mean F = 72.6
| Jul mean F = 75.6
| Aug mean F = 74.5
| Sep mean F = 69.5
| Oct mean F = 59.0
| Nov mean F = 48.3
| Dec mean F = 40.5
| year mean F = 57.4
| Jan low F = 28.7
| Feb low F = 31.4
| Mar low F = 38.6
| Apr low F = 47.4
| May low F = 56.8
| Jun low F = 64.7
| Jul low F = 67.4
| Aug low F = 66.6
| Sep low F = 61.3
| Oct low F = 50.6
| Nov low F = 39.8
| Dec low F = 32.4
| year low F = 48.8
|Jan avg record low F = 9.8
|Feb avg record low F = 15.2
|Mar avg record low F = 23.7
|Apr avg record low F = 34.3
|May avg record low F = 43.8
|Jun avg record low F = 57.5
|Jul avg record low F = 62.0
|Aug avg record low F = 61.2
|Sep avg record low F = 51.0
|Oct avg record low F = 36.0
|Nov avg record low F = 25.0
|Dec avg record low F = 18.9
|year avg record low F = 7.9
| Jan record low F = -2
| Feb record low F = -5
| Mar record low F = 6
| Apr record low F = 26
| May record low F = 38
| Jun record low F = 48
| Jul record low F = 57
| Aug record low F = 53
| Sep record low F = 44
| Oct record low F = 28
| Nov record low F = 15
| Dec record low F = -6
| year record low F =
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 5.53
| Feb precipitation inch = 5.99
| Mar precipitation inch = 5.59
| Apr precipitation inch = 5.52
| May precipitation inch = 4.31
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.21
| Jul precipitation inch = 4.78
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.98
| Sep precipitation inch = 4.92
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.78
| Nov precipitation inch = 4.62
| Dec precipitation inch = 5.37
| year precipitation inch = 58.60
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 11.8
| Feb precipitation days = 11.2
| Mar precipitation days = 11.1
| Apr precipitation days = 10.6
| May precipitation days = 11.0
| Jun precipitation days = 10.9
| Jul precipitation days = 11.2
| Aug precipitation days = 10.0
| Sep precipitation days = 8.2
| Oct precipitation days = 8.1
| Nov precipitation days = 9.2
| Dec precipitation days = 10.9
| year precipitation days = 124.2
| source = NOAA (mean maxima/minima 2006–2020){{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=mrx
|title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 23, 2023}}{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00405431&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 23, 2023}}
}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1900= 452
|1910= 631
|1920= 623
|1930= 1031
|1940= 1545
|1950= 1675
|1960= 1817
|1970= 1741
|1980= 1886
|1990= 1901
|2000= 2000
|2010= 1832
|2020= 2058
|footnote=Sources:{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}
}}
=2020 census=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Lookout Mountain racial composition{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4743640&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 25, 2021|website=data.census.gov}} !scope="col"| Race !scope="col"| Number !scope="col"| Percentage |
| scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 1,945 | 94.51% |
|---|
| scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 13 | 0.63% |
| scope="row"| Asian
| 19 | 0.92% |
| scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 54 | 2.62% |
| scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 27 | 1.31% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,058 people, 737 households, and 557 families residing in the town.
=2000 census=
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,000 people, 791 households, and 586 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,587.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 836 housing units at an average density of {{convert|663.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 96.90% White, 2.10% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 0.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.
There were 791 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.9% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $100,782, and the median income for a family was $121,037. Males had a median income of $94,501 versus $37,917 for females. The per capita income for the town was $60,938, the third highest in the state. About 4.3% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.
Points of interest
=In popular culture=
Lookout Mountain is referenced in the 1986 The Transformers: The Movie as an area where Daniel Witwicky, and the Autobot Hot Rod where fishing when they noticed Decepticons aboard an incoming shuttle attempting to infiltrate Autobot City.
There are several Lookout Mountains within the continental United States. Which, if any, of these is the "Lookout Mountain" that appeared in The Movie is unclear. The pop-up commentary on the 20th Anniversary DVD states that this "Lookout Mountain" is in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In actuality, that Lookout Mountain is a plateau, with the northernmost point (as well as most of the tourist attractions and the city of Lookout Mountain, GA) just outside Chattanooga, with the majority being located in Georgia and Alabama.
References
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External links
- [http://www.lookoutmountain.com/ Lookout Mountain] tourism website
- [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Lookout_Mountain] Lookout Mountain - The Transformers Wiki
{{Hamilton County, Tennessee}}
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