Walden is a town located in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,981 at the 2020 census and up from 1,898 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Chattanooga, Tennessee–Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Postal service

Walden, along with the communities of Fairmount and Lone Oak are located within the town of Signal Mountain's zip code, 37377.

Geography

Walden is located at (35.161154, -85.312116). The town is situated atop Walden's Ridge, a section of the Cumberland Plateau.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

2020 census

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"

|+Walden racial composition

!scope="col"| Race

!scope="col"| Number

!scope="col"| Percentage

|-

!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)

| 1,780

| 89.85%

|-

!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)

| 10

| 0.5%

|-

!scope="row"| Native American

| 6

| 0.3%

|-

!scope="row"| Asian

| 26

| 1.31%

|-

!scope="row"| Other/Mixed

| 80

| 4.04%

|-

!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino

| 79

| 3.99%

|}

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,981 people, 744 households, and 550 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the census