Rossville

Rossville is the name of the following towns:

Rossville, Georgia

Rossville is a city in Walker County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,105 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

A post office called Rossville has been in operation since 1817. The city was named after Cherokee Indian Chief John Ross, who resided there until being forced to relocate with his people to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears.

The John Ross House, a log cabin, was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973, and can be visited occasionally.

Geography

Rossville is located at 34°58′35″N 85°17′28″W / 34.97639°N 85.29111°W / 34.97639; -85.29111 (34.976459, -85.291070).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), all of it land.

Rossville is a suburb of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the cities are merely separated by the Tennessee/Georgia state line.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,511 people, 1,507 households, and 955 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,945.7 people per square mile (753.1/km²). There were 1,693 housing units at an average density of 938.2 per square mile (363.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.51% White, 3.90% African American, 0.57% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.28% of the population.