Official Name: | Ridgeside, Tennessee |
Other Name: | Shepherd Hills |
Settlement Type: | City |
Motto: | "A city within a city"[1] |
Mapsize: | 260px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tennessee |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Hamilton |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Janet Jobe |
Leader Title1: | Commissioner |
Leader Name1: | Blane Haywood |
Leader Title2: | Commissioner |
Leader Name2: | Kurt Faires |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1922 |
Established Title1: | Incorporated |
Established Date1: | 1931[2] |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [3] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.44 |
Area Land Km2: | 0.44 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.17 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.17 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 446 |
Population Density Km2: | 1016.28 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 2639.05 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 846 |
Coordinates: | 35.035°N -85.2481°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 37411[4] |
Area Code: | 423 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 47-63080[5] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1299404 |
Ridgeside is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 446 at the 2020 census[6] and estimated to be 432 in 2018.[7] Ridgeside is an enclave, as it is completely surrounded by the city limits of Chattanooga. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN - GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Ridgeside's name is derived from its location on the eastern slope (side) of Missionary Ridge. Locally, the city is also known as Shepherd Hills, after the bigger of its two subdivisions, the other being Crescent Park.
Ridgeside is rooted in a dairy farm operated by John T. Shepherd in the early 1900s. In 1922, John's son, Paul, began building the "Shepherd Hills" subdivision, which was completed in 1952. Shepherd Hills incorporated as a city with the name "Ridgeside" in 1931, in part to avoid being annexed by rapidly growing Chattanooga.[8]
Police services for the city of Ridgeside is served by the East Ridge Police,[9] although at one time the city had its own police department.[10]
Ridgeside is located in southwestern Hamilton County at 35.035°N -85.2481°W.[11] It is surrounded by the city of Chattanooga and is 4miles east of that city's downtown.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.4km2, all of it land.[6]
Number | Percentage | ||
---|---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 399 | 89.46% | |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 8 | 1.79% | |
Native American | 1 | 0.22% | |
Asian | 5 | 1.12% | |
Other/Mixed | 13 | 2.91% | |
Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 4.48% |
As of the census of 2000, there were 389 people, 156 households, and 112 families residing in the city. The population density was 2250.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 162 housing units at an average density of 937.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 92.54% White, 5.14% African American, and 2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population.
There were 156 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 18.8% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $88,996, and the median income for a family was $96,602. Males had a median income of $63,750 versus $45,313 for females. The per capita income for the city was $35,138. About 1.8% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.