Wildwood, Georgia | |
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 U.S. Post Office in Wildwood, September 2009 | |
  Wildwood | |
| Coordinates:34°57′48.03″N85°24′41.37″W / 34.9633417°N 85.4114917°W /34.9633417; -85.4114917 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Dade |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 382 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 30757 |
| Area code | 706 |
| GNIS feature ID | 333427[1] |
Wildwood is anunincorporated community andcensus-designated place (CDP) located in the northeastern corner ofDade County,Georgia, United States.[1] The2020 census listed a population of 382.[2]
The community is close to theTennessee state line and theChattanooga city limits, and is considered part of theChattanooga metropolitan area. It sits in the diagonal valley betweenSand Mountain andLookout Mountain, which runs through all of Dade County and is home to most of its population. According to the 2000 Census, the 30757Zip Code Tabulation Area had a population of 1,923---accounting for approximately 12% of Dade County's population of 16,040.[3] The noted SouthernhumoristGeorge Washington Harris (1814–1869) is buried in the Brock Cemetery in Wildwood, GA. Although he was considered one of the seminal writers ofSouthern humor and greatly influenced the literary works ofMark Twain,William Faulkner, andFlannery O'Connor, his grave was not officially identified and marked with a monument until 2008. Across the street from Brock Cemetery in Wildwood is Belvedere Plantation c. 1835, the oldest of the few remaining antebellum homes in the metro-Chattanooga area.
The northern terminus ofInterstate 59 withInterstate 24 is found in the community. Via I-24, downtown Chattanooga is 11 mi (18 km) northeast, andNashville, Tennessee is 127 mi (204 km) northwest. Via I-59,Birmingham,Alabama is 138 mi (222 km) southwest.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 382 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] 2020[5] | |||
Wildwood was first listed as acensus designated place in the2020 census.[5]
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020[5] | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 320 | 83.77% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 7 | 1.83% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 15 | 3.93% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 2 | 0.52% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 16 | 4.19% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 22 | 5.76% |
| Total | 382 | 100.00% |
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