| Official Name: | Walden, Tennessee |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Nickname: | Summertown |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tennessee |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hamilton |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Lee Davis |
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Lizzy Schmidt |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | 1975[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.15 |
| Area Land Km2: | 9.15 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.53 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.53 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1981 |
| Population Density Km2: | 216.52 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 560.71 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1900 |
| Coordinates: | 35.1611°N -85.3122°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Zip Code |
| Postal Code: | 37377 |
| Area Code: | 423 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 47-77540[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1304322 |
Walden is a town located in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,981 at the 2020 census[4] and up from 1,898 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Chattanooga, Tennessee - Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Walden, along with the communities of Fairmount and Lone Oak are located within the town of Signal Mountain's zip code, 37377.
Walden is located at 35.1611°N -85.3122°W (35.161154, -85.312116).[5] 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 3.6sqmi, all of it land.
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 1,780 | 89.85% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 10 | 0.5% | |
| Native American | 6 | 0.3% | |
| Asian | 26 | 1.31% | |
| Other/Mixed | 80 | 4.04% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 3.99% |
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,960 people, 728 households, and 583 families residing in the town. The population density was 539.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 776 housing units at an average density of 213.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 99.13% White, 0.20% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population.
There were 728 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.2% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $68,977, and the median income for a family was $75,919. Males had a median income of $60,074 versus $27,083 for females. The per capita income for the town was $37,287. About 4.9% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
Because of its particularly high proximity atop the southerly "Signal Mountain" section of Walden Ridge, the town of Walden contains an antenna farm, with the transmitter sites of two of Chattanooga, Tennessee's television stations, WRCB-TV, Channel 3 and WTVC-TV, Channel 9. Also located near the WTVC-TV broadcasting tower, are towers for two of Chattanooga's Class C FM radio stations, WDOD-FM at 96.5, and WSKZ, at 106.5.