Winter days are usually mild, but most years have at least one day average 3. Snowfall is highly variable from year to year. On average, November through March represents an extended relatively wet period, because of Chattanooga's frequent placement in the winter season in a zone of conflict between warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and cold, dry air from Canada, amplified by jet-stream energy and abundant Gulf moisture.
July presents a secondary maximum in precipitation, due to frequent thunderstorm activity. Despite the mountains that surround the city, Chattanooga has been affected by tornadoes. Chattanooga uses the Eastern Time Zone. As of the census of , there were , people, 70, households, and 40, families residing in the city. The population density was 1, There were 79, housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the city was Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin regardless of race constituted 5.
Non-Hispanic Whites were The average household size was 2. In the city, the population was spread out, with The median age was The single largest religious group in Chattanooga is Christianity. According to statistics, the Southern Baptist Convention was the largest denomination with congregations and , members; followed by the United Methodist Church with 31, members and 83 churches. The third-largest group of Christians identified as non-denominational congregations; and the fourth-largest organized denomination was the Church of God Cleveland, Tennessee with 82 churches and 17, members.
The 5th largest Christian religious group, according to statistics , was the Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville which had 12 congregations and 14, members. As of , the second-largest religion in Chattanooga is Islam , with 2, adherents. Chattanooga's economy includes a diversified and growing mix of manufacturing and service industries.
Xpress Inc. McKee Foods Corporation , the maker of nationally known Little Debbie brand snack cakes, is a privately held, family-run company headquartered in nearby Collegedale, Tennessee. Notable companies that have manufacturing or distribution facilities in the city include Alstom , Amazon. Company has a prominent presence in Chattanooga, the sole site of production of Altoids breath mint products since In a seminal event for Chattanooga, Volkswagen announced in July the construction of its first U. The plant, which currently employs some 2, people and will increase by another 2, people within the next few years and manufactures the Passat since April and the Atlas from late , will have a first-in-the-South full research and development center in downtown Chattanooga, employing some engineers.
In addition to corporate business interests, there are many retail shops in Chattanooga, including two shopping malls: Hamilton Place Mall in East Brainerd and Northgate Mall in Hixson. Eastgate Mall in Brainerd used to be a shopping mall, but has changed into a multi-use office building. Startups have been an increasing trend, due in part to EPB 's fiber optic grid. The city is served by several incubators, notably Co. The Business Development Center is among the nation's largest incubators, both in square footage and in the number of startups that it supports. Unique in the city is the startup accelerator Gigtank, which utilizes the city's gigabit capacities and focuses on 3D printing, healthcare, and smartgrid technologies.
TVA's corporate power generation and distribution organization is headquartered in downtown Chattanooga. In , Mayor Ron Littlefield stated his desire for the city to purchase the Tennessee-American Water Company, which was sold in a public offering in EPB Fiber Optics is the dominant cable and internet service provider for most areas of the city. He also inspected wastewater management, storm water management, traffic control and medical diagnostics applications, as well as operations of a smart lighting and camera system that allows the police to control public lighting and see what is happening in heavy crime areas.
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The use of broadband to carry the video and control signaling has contributed to making Chattanooga's Coolidge Park a safer place to visit. In , the expansion of EPB's network became a subject of major controversy in Tennessee. As of , there are 27 banks operating in the Chattanooga metropolitan area, lending to financial strength. In part to the strength and growing economic development, Chase recently shifted its East Tennessee headquarters from Knoxville to Chattanooga.
In early , three locally owned banks and one in nearby Cleveland, Tennessee , were acquired by other banks. Cornerstone, started in , will merge with the Knoxville-based SmartBank in a stock deal. All these mergers only leave one Chattanooga-based, independent bank, First Volunteer Bank. Chattanooga is home to the Hunter Museum of American Art. Chattanooga has a wide range of performing arts in different venues.
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Chattanooga's historic Tivoli Theatre , dating from and one of the first public air-conditioned buildings in the United States, is home to the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera CSO , which became the first merged symphony and opera company in the United States in Another popular performance venue is the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium. It was built between and by John Parks, General Contractors, and was designed by the architect R. Hunt, who also designed the Tivoli Theatre in Chattanooga. Chattanooga touts many attractions, including the Tennessee Aquarium , caverns , and new waterfront attractions along and across the Tennessee River.
Across the river from downtown is the North Shore district, roughly bounded by the Olgiati Bridge to the west and Veterans Bridge to the east. The newly renovated area draws locals and tourists to locally owned independent boutique stores and restaurants, plus attractions along the Chattanooga Riverpark system, including Coolidge Park and Renaissance Park.
The Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park is located a short distance from the downtown area. Hours of operation are AM— PM everyday. In , the first small exhibit was "established with the construction of a 4x6' cage for two Rhesus Monkeys. The red-and-black painted " See Rock City " barns along highways in the Southeast are remnants of a now-classic Americana tourism campaign to attract visitors to the Rock City tourist attraction in nearby Lookout Mountain, Georgia.
The mountain is also the site of Ruby Falls and Craven's House. From the military park, visitors can enjoy panoramic views of Moccasin Bend and the Chattanooga skyline from the mountain's famous "point" or from vantage points along the well-marked trail system. The Ocoee River , host to a number of events at the Atlanta Olympics , features rafting, kayaking, camping, and hiking.
Just outside Chattanooga is the Lake Winnepesaukah amusement park. Chattanooga hosts the well-known Riverbend Festival , an annual four-day music festival held in June in the downtown area. One of the most popular events is the " Bessie Smith Strut", a one-night showcase of blues and jazz music named for the city's most noted blues singer.
The annual "Southern Brewer's Festival" and the "River Roast" festival celebrate such traditional Southern staples as beer and barbecue. New events, such as GoFest!
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The Chattanooga Dulcimer Festival, held each June, features workshops for mountain dulcimer, hammered dulcimer, and auto harp, among others, along with performances by champion performers from across the nation. Chattanooga is also the center of much bluegrass music. In , as well as from to , the city hosted the National Folk Festival. Since , the annual 3 Sisters Festival showcases traditional and contemporary bluegrass artists, and has been named one of the country's "5 Best" bluegrass festivals by Great American Country.
Each January, Chattanooga plays host to Chattacon , a science fiction and fantasy literary convention. First held in , the convention drew an estimated 1, attendees to the Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel in , as well as an estimated 1, attendees in Since , Chattanooga has been home to the Chattanooga Film Festival , an annual film festival. Men's and women's golf and men's and women's tennis play in the fall and spring.
The Chattanooga Lookouts , a Class AA Southern League baseball team affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds , boast a loyal following and respectable participation in season-end playoffs. Chattanooga is home to several semi-professional football teams, including the Tennessee Crush and the Chattanooga Steam. The city currently has two professional soccer teams. Open Cup defeating the professional USL 's Wilmington Hammerheads to reach the tournament's third round in and In , Chattanooga FC became one of the founding members of NPSL's Founders Cup, a group of eleven teams playing a professional tournament in the fall before forming a fully professional league in A citywide high school rugby team, the Wolfpack , was established in and is open to any high school player living in the Chattanooga area.
The Head of the Hooch rowing regatta takes place along the Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga during the first weekend of November. The head race originally took place on the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta before moving to Chattanooga in , hence the name Head of the Hooch. The weekend of the Head of the Hooch also sees hot-air balloon rides and other activities. The schedule for the 3-day event on May 25—27 featured a handcycling time trail and various other cycling time trials and road races, including a men's road race that took the cyclists through the heart of downtown Chattanooga and up Lookout Mountain for a total race distance of The city is home to the Chattanooga Bicycle Club.
It was established in to "encourage and promote bicycle riding and safety, and to foster good relationships between cyclists and motorists by demonstrating courtesy and respect the law. Due to its location at the junction of the Cumberland Plateau and the southern Appalachians , Chattanooga has become a haven for outdoor sports, and has even been named Outside Magazine's "Best Town Ever" twice [] such as hunting, fishing, trail running , road running , adventure racing , rock climbing , mountain biking , and road biking.
The internationally known [] StumpJump 50k has been hosted on nearby Signal Mountain since The Erlanger Half Marathon and Marathon have become a large part of the spring activities in Chattanooga in recent years. These events are orchestrated by the Chattanooga Sports Committee, and the half marathon course and marathon course are designed by the same group of runners. The course is subject to change throughout the years.
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The most recent marathon and half marathon were held on March 3, In August , further cementing Chattanooga's growing status as a nationally recognized outdoor haven, [] [] the Chattanooga Sports Committee, an organization established in to help the city host major sporting events, announced that the Ironman Triathlon would be coming to the city in a 5-year deal.
This event consists of a 1. Chattanooga has been a member of the League of American Bicyclists ' Bronze level since October , the only city in Tennessee to be a member of the organization before Knoxville and Nashville joined in and , respectively. The city also funds Outdoor Chattanooga, an organization focused on promoting outdoor recreation. In September , the city appointed its first-ever executive director of Outdoor Chattanooga to implement the organization's mission, which includes promoting bicycling for transportation, recreation, and active living.
The city of Chattanooga is served by numerous local, regional, and national media outlets which reach approximately one million people in four states: Tennessee , Georgia , Alabama , and North Carolina. The Chattanooga Times Free Press , the area's only daily newspaper, is published every morning.
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It was formed in from the merger of two papers that had been bitter rivals for half a century, the Times and the News-Free Press. The Times was the morning paper and had a generally more liberal editorial page. The News-Free Press , whose name was the result of an earlier merger, was an afternoon daily and its editorials were more conservative than those in the Times.
On August 27, , the News-Free Press became the first newspaper in the nation to dissolve a joint operating agreement. The Times' editorial page, which is liberal, is on the left page and the Free Press' editorial page, which is conservative, is on the right page. The Chattanooga Pulse is a free weekly alternative newspaper, published every Wednesday, that focuses primarily on arts, music, film and culture.
Enigma is a free monthly pop culture and entertainment magazine. The Chattanoogan and its website "Chattanoogan. The Chattanoogan is the oldest online newspaper in Chattanooga.
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The current mayor is Andy Berke , a former state senator , who won the March election. The city operates under a charter granted by the state legislature in ; the charter has been subsequently amended. The city operates under a strong mayor system, which changed from a commission form of government with members voted at-large. In twelve African American city residents filed a complaint, Brown v. Board of Commissioners of the City of Chattanooga , alleging that the commission-style government violated their civil rights, including the Voting Rights Act of , by diluting the minority black vote.
District Judge R. Allan Edgar ruled in their favor, compelling the city to abandon the at-large voting system that it had used for the 'commission' form of government, established single-member geographical districts to proportionally represent both majority and minority elements of the population according to the city's racial demographics , eliminated voting privileges for non-resident property owners, and created the city's current mayor-council form of government. The Chattanooga City Council has nine members, which currently has four African Americans , elected in The current strong-mayor system started in after a citywide election that used the new court-ordered district system.
The city's legislative branch is represented by members from nine districts, elected from single-member districts in partisan elections. Solomon Federal Courthouse. The Chattanooga Police Department dates from Starting in , it hired black police officers, making Chattanooga one of the first major Southern cities to have them.