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Sale Creek, Tennessee

Sale Creek, Tennessee
View from Back Valley Road
View from Back Valley Road
Sale Creek is located in Tennessee
Sale Creek
Sale Creek
Location within Tennessee
Sale Creek is located in the United States
Sale Creek
Sale Creek
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 35°22′56″N 85°06′32″W / 35.38222°N 85.10889°W / 35.38222; -85.10889
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Hamilton
Area
 • Total
32.72 sq mi (84.74 km2)
 • Land30.14 sq mi (78.06 km2)
 • Water2.58 sq mi (6.68 km2)
Elevation725 ft (221 m)
Population
 • Total
3,021
 • Density100/sq mi (38.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
37373[4]
Area code423
GNIS feature ID1300533[2]

Sale Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in northern Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. It is located along U.S. Route 27 between Chattanooga and Dayton, Tennessee.

Sale Creek's population was 2,901 as of the 2020 census.[5] Sale Creek is home to Sale Creek Middle/High School. A local curiosity, the reportedly "haunted" Shipley Hollow Road, supposedly home to a Sasquatch-like creature, is in Sale Creek.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20203,021—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

2020 census

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As of the 2020 census, Sale Creek had a population of 3,021. The median age was 46.3 years. 19.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.9 males age 18 and over.[7][8]

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[9]

There were 1,194 households in Sale Creek, of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 58.5% were married-couple households, 16.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 20.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[7]

There were 1,330 housing units, of which 10.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.9%.[7]

Racial composition as of the 2020 census[8]
RaceNumberPercent
White2,79792.6%
Black or African American130.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native60.2%
Asian150.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander00.0%
Some other race361.2%
Two or more races1545.1%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)581.9%

History

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The community takes its name from the creek which runs through it. The creek got its name from the auction held along its banks consisting of the goods and arms taken from the eleven towns of the militant Cherokee in the region before they were burned during the raid of Evan Shelby's troops in 1779 during the Cherokee–American wars.[10]

The area was occupied by the 6th Tennessee Infantry US from September to December 1863 during the Civil War.

MSA

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Sale Creek is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

References

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  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sale Creek
  3. ↑ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Sale Creek TN ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  8. 1 2 "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  9. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  10. ↑ Larry Miller, Tennessee Place Names; Indiana University Press; Indianapolis, 2001; p. 183.