Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia Fort Oglethorpe, GA, viewed from the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Fort Oglethorpe, GA, viewed from the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Location in Catoosa County and the state of Georgia Location in Catoosa County and the state of Georgia Fort Oglethorpe is a town/city dominantly in Catoosa County with some portions in Walker County in the U.S.

State of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the town/city had a populace of 9,263. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The United States Army established a cavalry post at the site of Hargrave, Georgia, an unincorporated town situated next to the Chickamauga National Battlefield.

Army was later titled Fort Oglethorpe after James Oglethorpe, the founder of the Colony of Georgia.

Fort Oglethorpe is positioned in Catoosa County and northeastern Walker County at 34 56 44 N 85 14 44 W (34.945683, -85.245653). It is 9 miles (14 km) south of Chattanooga, Tennessee, by U.S.

The Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park takes up the southern two-thirds of the city's area.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 13.9 square miles (36.0 km2), all land. census, there were 6,940 citizens , 2,873 homeholds, and 1,881 families residing in the city.

In the city, the populace was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $32,095, and the median income for a family was $40,643.

Cooksey, Elizabeth B., "Catoosa County", The New Georgia Encyclopedia.

"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fort Oglethorpe city, Georgia".

"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".

City of Fort Oglethorpe official website Municipalities and communities of Catoosa County, Georgia, United States Municipalities and communities of Walker County, Georgia, United States

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