Lookout Mountain, Georgia

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Back to Lookout Mountain, GA housing info, Walker County, Georgia, GA smaller cities, GA small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Lookout Mountain, GA Walker County Population in July 2008: 1,524. Population change since 2000: -5.8%   Males: 737   (48.4%) Females: 787   (51.6%) Median resident age:   37.4 years Georgia median age:   33.4 years Zip codes: 30750. Estimated median household income in 2008: $73,649 (it was $62,045 in 2000) Lookout Mountain:   $73,649 Georgia:   $50,861 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $38,159 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $307,039 (it was $187,300 in 2000) Lookout Mountain:   $307,039 Georgia:   $169,100 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $404,314; Detached houses: $399,350; Townhouses or other attached units: $933,019; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $205,210; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $87,542 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 30750 Lookout Mountain, GA residents, houses, and apartments details Profiles of local businesses: Lookout Mountain Real Estate Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Lookout Mountain: White Non-Hispanic (98.5%) Hispanic (0.8%) Two or more races (0.6%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Lookout Mountain: 87.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Lookout Mountain, Georgia on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Lookout Mountain is mentioned 43 times on our forum: 5 best and 5 worst places to live in GA?  (621 replies) What is your pick for overall best 2nd tier Georgia Metro area?  (74 replies) Lookout Mountain?  (1 reply) What's a good area for a day trip in the mountains? (not in metro Atlanta)  (16 replies) one way get-away ideas  (24 replies) How many days for vacation in Atlanta?  (6 replies) Ancestries: English (22.4%), United States (14.8%), German (13.0%), Scottish (7.6%), Irish (7.5%), Scotch-Irish (7.2%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 1700 feet Land area: 2.66 square miles. Population density: 573 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 34.98 N, Longitude: 85.35 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 706

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Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.59
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Lookout Mountain, Georgia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Lookout Mountain-area historical tornado activity is above Georgia state average. It is 124% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/29/1997, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.5 miles away from the Lookout Mountain city center injured 44 people and caused $45 million in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 37.2 miles away from the city center killed 9 people and injured 67 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Lookout Mountain-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 64% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 36.8 miles away from Lookout Mountain center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 97.0 miles away from the city center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 53.2 miles away from the city center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 70.0 miles away from Lookout Mountain center
On 7/19/1997 at 17:06:34, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 31.5 miles away from the city center
On 10/12/2005 at 06:27:30, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 59.0 miles away from Lookout Mountain center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Birthplace of: Jacob Skogen - College basketball player (Mercer Bears).

Political contributions by individuals in Lookout Mountain, GA

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Notable locations in Lookout Mountain: Lookout Mountain Golf Club (A), Rock City Gardens (B), Lookout Mountain City Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lookout Mountain include: Our Lady of the Mountain Church (A), Lookout Mountain United Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Mills Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Tourist attraction: Lookout Mountain Attractions (1400 Patten Road). Hotels: Chanticleer Inn (1300 Mockingbird Lane), Garden Walk Bed & Breakfast (1206 Lula Lake Rd), Chanticleer Lodge (1300 Mockingbird Lane).

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	71.4%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	0.8%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This city:	5.6%
Whole state:	13.0%

This city:	1.1%
Whole state:	6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lookout Mountain, GA

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Here		49.6%
USA		50.2%

7.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,930 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.83%
Georgia average:	10.98%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($87 average AGI)

Walker County:	0.05%
Georgia average:	0.39%

from Hamilton County, TN	2.10% ($35,805 average AGI)
from Catoosa County, GA	2.03% ($29,956)
from Whitfield County, GA	0.36% ($34,240)

7.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,247 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.07%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Catoosa County, GA	1.92% ($29,010 average AGI)
to Hamilton County, TN	1.79% ($36,450)
to Chattooga County, GA	0.37% ($25,090)

• John B Casoria, 384 South Campus Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 152 m, Overall height: 152 m
  Registrant: Law Offices Of Colby M. May, 205 Third Street, S.E., Washington, DC 20003, Phone: (202) 544-5171, Email:
• Ga Rt 157 0.25 Mi Sw Covenant College, Type: Tower, Structure height: 156.9 m, Overall height: 157.8 m
  Registrant: Moody Bible Institute Of Chicago Dba , 820 N La Salle Blvd, Chicago, IL 60610, Phone: (312) 329-4304

• Sr 157 3 Km S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 158 m, Call Sign: KBI836
  Assigned Frequencies : 154.800 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/16/2004, Expiration Date: 01/12/2015, Certifier: Wray Hall
  Registrant: 47 Trinity Ave 4th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30334, Phone: (404) 656-2042, Fax: (404) 657-0320, Email:
• SAND MOUNTAIN BPS, Sand Mountain Bps - 478 Jupiter Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 9.1 m, Call Sign: WNVD579
  Assigned Frequencies : 154.471 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/27/2001, Expiration Date: 01/28/2011
  Registrant: Micro-Comm, Inc., 15895 S. Pflumm, Olathe, KS 66062, Phone: (913) 390-4500, Fax: (913) 390-4550, Email:
• Lat: 34.967028 Lon: -85.357972, Call Sign: WPYM223
  Assigned Frequencies : 462.387 MHz, 467.387 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/05/2003, Expiration Date: 09/05/2013, Certifier: Mark Stovall
  Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239

• Covenant College, Structure height: 15.2 m, Overall height: 19.2 m, Call Sign: WNTW819
  Assigned Frequencies : 956.287 MHz, 956.437 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/22/1999, Expiration Date: 12/06/2009, Cancelation Date: 05/12/2008
  Registrant: Phone: (803) 571-4488

• Aircraft: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II (Rotorcraft, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AE1A5 (260 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 442MW , Serial Number: 12348, Year manufactured: 2008, Airworthiness Date: 06/10/2008
  Registrant (Corporation): Rock Creek Aviation LLC, 1621 Fairy Dell Trl, Lookout Mountain, GA 30750
• Aircraft: SCHWEIZER SGS 1-26E (Glider, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 57 mph), Engine: None
  N-Number: 65933 , Serial Number: 573, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 11/06/1973
  Registrant (Individual): Timothy L Cocker, 141 Mccallie Ln, Lookout Mountain, GA 30750
• Aircraft: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
  N-Number: 9990U , Serial Number: AA5A0390, Airworthiness Date: 05/09/1977
  Registrant (Individual): John Christopher Sudduth, 114 Mcfarland Rd, Lookout Mountain, GA 30750

• Fire: 1

• #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Healthcare support occupations:"
• #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Architects, surveyors, and cartographers"
• #70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers"
• #73 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations"
• #81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers"
• #87 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Finance and insurance"

• #99 (30750) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Scottish first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"

• #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Bush (Republican) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
• #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"