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Sequatchie County:

Sequatchie County, the youngest and smallest of the three counties comprising Sequatchie Valley, has an area of two hundred fifty square miles. It was formed by an act of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, December 9, 1857 from territory belonging to Hamilton County, or rather that which formerly was a part of Bledsoe and Marion Counties.

The county was named for the valley in which it is located. The valley was named for the Cherokee Chief, Sequachee, who signed a treaty with the colonial government of South Carolina. Historians who have studied the language and lore of the Cherokee differ over the exact meaning of the word, but the general consensus is "opossum, he grins or runs."

Sequatchie County is located in the center of the valley. It is bordered on the north by Bledsoe County, east by Hamilton County, south by Marion County, and on the west by Grundy County and Van Buren County.

Dunlap
The first county court met at the home of Joel Wheeler in the Fillmore Community on the first Monday in January of 1858. It was decided to locate the county seat at a more centrally located spot and a site was selected on property owned by William Rankin at Coops Creek.

On June 12, 1858 the name was officially changed to Dunlap in honor of William Dunlap of Knox County who had supported the creation of Sequatchie County in the state legislature. Dunlap was incorporated as the Town of Dunlap and in 1941 was incorporated as theCity of Dunlap, and remains as the only incorporated area inside the county.

Sequatchie County Statistics:
Average year-round temperature/weather:
Rainfall (in.) 53.5

Snowfall (in.) 0.3

Avg. July High 88.4

Avg. Jan. Low 27.6

Median price of homes: $101,300

Cost of living:
Sequatchie County's cost of living is 21.17% lower than the U.S. average.

2008 cost of living index in Sequatchie County: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Population of city/county and/or median age:
13,369 (2009)

Median resident age: 36.7

Recreational and Cultural:
Dunlap Coke Ovens Park and Museum

Canoe the Sequatchie

Tennessee Tree Toppers - Hang Gliders

Education:
Griffith Elementary School (Grades: K-4th)

Sequatchie County Middle School (Grades: 5th-8th)

Sequatchie County High School (Grades: 9th-12th)

Colleges and Universities
Chattanooga State Tech Community

Tennessee State Government: Technical Community College

University of Tennessee Chattanooga

Univ of Tennessee Chattanooga

Tennessee Temple University

Shopping:
Northgate Mall

Sequoyah Crossing Shopping Center

Medical Facilities:
North Valley Hospital

Memorial North Park Hospital: Center for Rehabilitation

Sequoyah Health Center

Memorial North Park Hospital

Erlanger North Hospital

Crime Rate:
Same as the U. S. average of 3 on a scale of 1 to 10.

Additional Information:
Populated areas
Dunlap

Lone Oak (unincorporated)

Airports
Dallas Bay Skypark