Cleveland, Tennessee
Bradley County Courthouse in Cleveland
Location of Cleveland, Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°10′17″N 84°52′16″W / 35.17139, -84.87111
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Bradley
Area
- Total	24. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. ImageTennessee_population_mappng|450px|right|poly 4 198 64 199 68 156 62 154 61 153 56 153 53 155 27 153 23 157 24 162 18 163 18 169 25 171 25 175 22 177 24 182 19 180 16 182 13 190 6 Bradley County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 9 sq mi (64. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 6 km²)
- Land	24. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi (64. 6 km²)
- Water	0. 0 sq mi (0. 0 km²)
Elevation	869 ft (265 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	37,192
- Density	1,490. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 9/sq mi (575. 6/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	37300-37399
Area code(s)	423
FIPS code	47-15400[1]
GNIS feature ID	1280705[2]

Cleveland is a city in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area Code 423 is an Area code in Tennessee that covers two separate areas of East Tennessee. Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Bradley County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 37,192 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Bradley County^[3]. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Bradley County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee. It is the principal city of and is included in the Cleveland, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Chattanooga, Tennessee-Cleveland, Tennessee Combined Statistical Area. The Cleveland Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in southeast Tennessee Table of United States Combined Statistical AreasThe United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB defines micropolitan and metropolitan statistical areas.

Geography

Cleveland is located at 35°10′17″N, 84°52′16″W (35. 171483, -84. 871067)^[4]. The city is situated among a series of low hills roughly 15 miles west of the Appalachian Mountains and 15 miles east of the Chickamauga Lake impoundment of the Tennessee River. The Appalachian Mountains ( often called the Appalachians, are a vast system of mountains in eastern North America. Chickamauga Lake is a reservoir along the Tennessee River created when the Chickamauga Dam, as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority, was completed The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. The Hiwassee River, which flows down out of the mountains and forms the northern boundary of Bradley County, empties into the Tennessee a few miles northwest of Cleveland. The Hiwassee River has its headwaters on the north slope of Rocky Mountain in Towns County in northern Georgia (as the Hiawassee River) and flows

Cleveland is centered around U.S. Route 11(Lee Highway)'s intersection with several state and federal highways. US Route 11 is a north-south United States highway extending 1645 mile U.S. Route 64 connects Cleveland with Murphy, North Carolina to the east and the Chattanooga area to the southwest. US Route 64 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 2326 miles (3743 km from eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners Murphy is a town in Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States. TN State Route 60 connects Cleveland with Dayton to the northwest and Georgia to the southeast, where the road becomes GA State Route 71. Dayton is a city in Rhea County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6180 at the 2000 census The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Interstate 75 passes just to the west of Cleveland, connecting the area with Knoxville and Chattanooga. Interstate 75 (I-75 is a major north-south Interstate Highway in the midwest and southeastern United States.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 0 square miles (64. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 6 km²), all land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 37,192 people, 15,037 households, and 9,518 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,490. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 9 people per square mile (575. 5/km²). There were 16,431 housing units at an average density of 658. 7/sq mi (254. 3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 89. 00% White, 7. 01% African American, 0. 23% Native American, 0. 97% Asian, 0. 03% Pacific Islander, 1. 29% from other races, and 1. 46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2. 87% of the population.

There were 15,037 households out of which 28. 4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46. 6% were married couples living together, 13. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36. 7% were non-families. 30. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10. 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 33 and the average family size was 2. 90.

In the city the population was spread out with 21. 9% under the age of 18, 15. 4% from 18 to 24, 27. 6% from 25 to 44, 21. 2% from 45 to 64, and 13. 9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 89. 5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85. 0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,098, and the median income for a family was $40,150. Males had a median income of $30,763 versus $21,480 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,316. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 11. 3% of families and 16. 1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 5% of those under age 18 and 14. 3% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Ocoee Street

According to the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce,[1] Cleveland is home to several industries, including household cooking equipment, foodstuff, textiles, furniture, storage batteries, pharmaceuticals, industrial cleaning products, photographic processing, industrial and domestic chemicals, and automotive parts. Industry is served by Norfolk Southern railroad.

The city is also home to Cleveland State Community College, a unit of the Tennessee Board of Regents, as well as Lee University, a private, four-year university. This article is about the community college in Tennessee For the community college in North Carolina, see Cleveland Community College. Lee University is a private coeducational University located in Cleveland, Tennessee.

Cleveland is the corporate headquarters of Life Care Centers of America, the largest privately-held nursing facility company in the U. S. , and Check Into Cash, Inc, the largest privately-held payday advance company in the United States.

Religion

Broad Street United Methodist Church

Numerous Christian denominations are represented in the city, including several for which Cleveland serves as the international headquarters. Denominationalism|List of Christian denominations|Church (disambiguation A Christian denomination is an identifiable religious body under a common name structure and doctrine within Denominations based in Cleveland include:

• Church of God (Cleveland) and its affiliated school, Lee University
• Church of God of Prophecy
• The Church of God (Charleston, Tennessee)
• The Church of God for All Nations
• The Church of God (Jerusalem Acres)
• The Church of God under the leadership of Bishop James C. Nabors
• Churches of Jesus Christ International

Several churches in Downtown Cleveland are of notable architecture, including the Romanesque-style Broad Street United Methodist Church, the First Presbyterian Church on Ocoee Street, and St. The Church of God (Cleveland is a Pentecostal Christian denomination, with headquarters in Cleveland Tennessee. Lee University is a private coeducational University located in Cleveland, Tennessee. The Church of God of Prophecy is a holiness Pentecostal Christian denomination The Church of God is a body of Christians with roots in the Holiness movement among Baptists in the late 19th century The Church of God for All Nations is a Theocratic Pentecostal holiness body of Christians. The Church of God is a holiness Pentecostal body that descends from the Christian Union movement of Richard Spurling, A The Church of God over which James C Nabors is General Overseer is a Pentecostal Christian body (denomination with roots in the late 19th century American Holiness The Churches of Jesus Christ International is an association of loosely-affiliated Oneness Pentecostalism churches with headquarters in Cleveland, Tennessee The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation Regional characteristics of Romanesque architecture|Romanesque art Romanesque architecture is the term that is used to describe the architecture of Middle Ages Europe which Luke's Episcopal Church, which was built in the Gothic style by architect Peter Williamson. See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. All three are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of

History

The bell of the former Bradley County Courthouse bell tower

Cleveland was established in 1837 as a county seat for Bradley County, which had been created the previous year. The town was named after Colonel Benjamin Cleveland, a commander at the Battle of Kings Mountain during the American Revolution. Benjamin Cleveland (1738–1806 was an American pioneer and soldier in North Carolina. The Battle of Kings Mountain, October 7, 1780, was an important Patriot victory in the Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" ^[5]

In 1819, the Cherokee Agency— the official liaison between the U. S. government and the Cherokee Nation— was moved to the Hiwassee area, a few miles north of what is now Cleveland. The Cherokee (ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ a-ni-yv-wi-ya, in the Cherokee language) are a people native to North America, who at the time of European contact The Cherokee Agent at the time, Colonel Return J. Meigs, owned a large tract of land between the Cleveland area and the town of Charleston. Return Jonathan Meigs (born December 17 or December 28, 1740; died January 28, 1823) was a colonel who served in the Continental Charleston is a city in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States. Charleston and Blythe's Ferry (about 15 miles west of Cleveland) would both figure prominently in the Cherokee Removal in the late 1830s. Blythe Ferry was a Ferry across the Tennessee River in Meigs County, Tennessee. ^[6]

Notable people from Cleveland, TN

• Stan Beaver, rockabilly musician^[7]
• William B. Stan Beaver (born in Ducktown, Tennessee) had a hit with '"I Got a Rocket in my Pocket"' in 1963 (Petal 1012 Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of Rock and roll music and emerged in the early 1950s Breuer, author of The Great Raid and dozens of other books based on actual accounts of war. The Great Raid is a 2005 War film which tells the story of the January 1945 liberation of the Cabanatuan Prison Camp on the Philippine
• Doyle Dykes, guitarist^[8]
• Phil Driscoll, trumpet player and founder of Mighty Horn Ministries^[9]
• David Holsinger, concert band composer and conductor^[10]
• Paul B. Huff, World War II soldier and Medal of Honor recipient^[11]
• Phil Stacey, Fox American Idol contestant; Lee University alumnus^[12]
• Bob Johnson, Ex NFL player^[13]
• Alvin Scott, Ex NBA Player
• Brittany Jackson, WNBA player^[14]
• Carmen Matheny, ABC Family America's Prom Queen, 2008, season 1 contestant, ^[15]

References

External links

• Official website for City of Cleveland
• Official website for Cleveland City Schools

• Cleveland, Tennessee is at coordinates 35°10′17″N 84°52′16″W / 35.171483, -84.871067 (Cleveland, Tennessee)Coordinates: 35°10′17″N 84°52′16″W / 35.171483, -84.871067 (Cleveland, Tennessee)