New Hope, Tennessee

New Hope, Tennessee
City
Location of New Hope, Tennessee Location of New Hope, Tennessee
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Marion
Area
• Total	10.4 sq mi (26.9 km2)
• Land	10.3 sq mi (26.7 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	715 ft (218 m)
Population (2012)
• Total	1,077
• Density	101.1/sq mi (39.0/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	47-52780
GNIS feature ID	1310070

New Hope is a city in Marion County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,043 at the 2000 census and 1,082 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

New Hope is located at (35.000112, -85.653332).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.4 square miles (27 km²), of which, 10.3 square miles (27 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (0.58%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1980	681		—
1990	854		25.4%
2000	1,043		22.1%
2010	1,082		3.7%
Est. 2014	1,070		−1.1%
Sources:

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,043 people, 400 households, and 303 families residing in the city. The population density was 101.1 people per square mile (39.0/km²). There were 433 housing units at an average density of 42.0 per square mile (16.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.75% White, 0.58% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more races.

There were 400 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,179, and the median income for a family was $38,500. Males had a median income of $31,771 versus $23,438 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,424. About 13.0% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.