Philadelphia is a city in Loudon County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, Philadelphia had a population of 607. It is included in the Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Philadelphia was founded in the early 1820s by William Knox and Jacob Pearson. The town initially grew quickly and prospered as a center of business in the Sweetwater Valley. By the mid-19th century, Philadelphia had two general stores, a tanning yard, a stillhouse, and a hotel.
On October 20, 1863, during the Civil War, two Confederate cavalry regiments attacked and routed a Union brigade at Philadelphia while conducting maneuvers following the Battle of Chickamauga. The Confederates captured 700 soldiers, six cannon, and 50 supply wagons.
On October 20, 2001, there was a reenactment of the events in 1863.
Geography
Philadelphia is situated along Sweetwater Creek, which empties into the Watts Bar Lake impoundment of the Tennessee River a few miles to the north.
Philadelphia is concentrated around an area northwest of the junction of U.S. Route 11 (Lee Highway), which connects Philadelphia with Loudon to the north and Sweetwater to the south, and State Route 323 (Pond Creek Road), which connects Philadelphia with Interstate 75 to the west.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Philadelphia had a population of 607, and there were 213 families residing in the city.
The median age was 37.5 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.0 males age 18 and over.
There were 214 households in Philadelphia, of which 44.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.5% were married-couple households, 17.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 495 || 81.5%
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| Black or African American || 23 || 3.8%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 1 || 0.2%
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| Asian || 0 || 0.0%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 2 || 0.3%
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| Some other race || 49 || 8.1%
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| Two or more races || 37 || 6.1%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 76 || 12.5%
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2000 census
As of the census