Simple lyrics and a really catchy melody, define the perfect formula for this song. ![]() Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. ^ "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: Apto July 1, 2012".^ "Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses".^ William Ray Turner, " Grundy County." The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009.^ Tennessee Historical Commission marker 2E 71 on TN-108.^ Tennessee Historical Commission marker 2E 43 on State Route 108.^ a b c d Claudette Stager, " Gruetli." The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009.^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Gruetli-Laager city, Tennessee"."We bet you're saying these Chattanooga names wrong". Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee About 21.3% of families and 24.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.5% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for the city was $11,704. Males had a median income of $26,198 versus $17,634 for females. The median income for a household in the city was $23,101, and the median income for a family was $27,542. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males. ![]() For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.03. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 720 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population. The racial makeup of the city was 99.25% White, 0.05% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. There were 765 housing units at an average density of 61.4 per square mile (23.7/km 2). The population density was 150.0 inhabitants per square mile (57.9/km 2). Demographics Historical population CensusĢ020 census Gruetli-Laager racial composition RaceĪs of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,742 people, 747 households, and 562 families residing in the city.Īs of the census of 2000, there were 1,867 people, 720 households, and 540 families residing in the city. Just west of Gruetli-Laager, SR 108 intersects SR 56, which connects the area to Monteagle and Interstate 24 to the southwest and McMinnville to the northwest.Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.5 square miles (32.5 km 2), all land. The highway connects the area with the Sequatchie Valley and Chattanooga area to the southeast. ![]() Gruetli-Laager stretches for several miles along Tennessee State Route 108 (SR 108). Just north of the city, the Collins River and its upper watershed slice a gorge known as "Savage Gulf" as the river descends the plateau en route to its confluence with the Caney Fork at Rock Island. The city is situated atop the southern Cumberland Plateau, roughly halfway between the plateau's Sequatchie Valley escarpment to the east and its Highland Rim escarpment to the west. Gruetli and Laager merged and incorporated in 1980. Laager was established as a railroad stopover (initially known as "Henley's Switch") in 1918. Throughout the early 1900s, railroads were constructed in the hills east of Gruetli to accommodate various coal mining operations in the area. (1849–1926), a woodcarver whose work was displayed in the old Governor's Mansion and the Christ Church in Nashville. ![]() Prominent early settlers at Gruetli included Christian Marugg, who operated an inn along the stagecoach road between Chattanooga and McMinnville, and Melchior Thoni, Jr. Nevertheless, by 1880, Grundy County had the largest Swiss population of any county in Tennessee. Tennessee Historical Commission marker along State Route 108Īlthough over 100 Swiss families moved to the Gruetli area in the 1870s, many were disappointed by the land's poor quality and relative isolation, and thus relocated to nearby cities.
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