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| named_for = [[Samuel Ringgold (United States Army officer)|Samuel Ringgold]]
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| area_code = [[Area codes 706 and 762|706/762]] (706 Exchanges:935,937,965)
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'''Ringgold''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Catoosa County, Georgia]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> Its population was 3,580414 at the 20102020 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1365324| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212181008/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1365324| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ringgold city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=July 18, 2014}}</ref> It is part of the [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]]&ndash;GA [[Chattanooga metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].
 
==History==
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The [[Battle of Ringgold Gap]] took place on November 27, 1863. Confederate Major General [[Patrick Cleburne]] with 4,100 men used the mountain pass known as the Ringgold Gap to stall the advance of Union Major General [[Joseph Hooker]] and his troops. Hooker's troops were over 12,000 strong. It was a [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] victory because it allowed Confederate artillery and wagon trains to move safely through the Ringgold Gap unharmed while inflicting high [[Union Army|Union]] casualties.
 
The Whitman-Anderson House is located in Ringgold and is listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP). From their house, the Whitman family watched the Battle of Ringgold Gap, during which William Whitman's [[general store]] was destroyed. After the Confederates evacuated Ringgold, General Grant requisitioned the Whitman's house as his headquarters. After General Grant moved on, General Sherman ordered the burning of the town of Ringgold, but spared the Whitman house, which remained in the Whitman family until 1902.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forgottengeorgia2.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-whitman-anderson-house-in-ringgold.html |author=Sarge, Andy |title=Forgotten Georgia: The Whitman-Anderson House in Ringgold |date=14 February 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Whitman-Anderson House, Ringgold, Georgia|website=rs.locationshub.com|url=https://rs.locationshub.com/Home/LocationDetail?rsLocationId=042-10001788}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=9061 | title=The Whitman House Historical Marker, Ringgold, Catoosa County, Georgia|postscript=; erected 1955 by Georgia Histocial Commission (Marker Number 023-10)}}</ref>
 
On March 14, 2002, a sudden heavy fog played havoc with morning traffic and contributed to one of the worst traffic pileups in history; 125 vehicles crashed on [[Interstate 75]] North and four people died.<ref>[http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/03/14/highway.wreck/index.html March 14, 2002 pileup on I-75]</ref>
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[[File:Ringgold tornado damage.jpg|thumb|Houses in Ringgold destroyed by an EF4 tornado]]
{{main|2011 Super Outbreak}}
On April 27, 2011, an EF4<ref name="EF4">[http://okcstormwatcher.wordpress.com/2011/04/29/ringgold-ga-tornado-confirmed-as-an-ef-4-tornado/ Ringgold, GA Tornado Confirmed as an EF-4 Tornado], The OKCStormWatcher Weather Blog, April 29, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2011.</ref> [[tornado]] touched down in Ringgold and Catoosa County, leaving a path of destruction. The tornado killed twenty people along a {{convert|48|mimile}} path across [[Catoosa County, Georgia|Catoosa County]] and over the state line in [[Hamilton County, Tennessee|Hamilton]] and [[Bradley County, Tennessee|Bradley]] counties. Eight died in Ringgold, including an entire family of four,<ref name="Ringgold">[http://www.11alive.com/rss/article/188727/3/LIVE-VIDEO-At-least-11-killed-in-GA-deadly-storms Ringgold residents return to 'utter devastation' from tornadoes] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130101183902/http://www.11alive.com/rss/article/188727/3/LIVE-VIDEO-At-least-11-killed-in-GA-deadly-storms |date=2013-01-01 }}, [[WXIA-TV]], April 29, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2011.</ref> and at least thirty others were injured. Many homes, businesses, and schools were damaged or destroyed.<ref>[http://daltondailycitizen.com/local/x58991204/Ringgold-devastated-after-tornado-touchdown Ringgold devastated after tornado touchdown], ''[[Dalton Daily Citizen]]'', April 29, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2011.</ref>
 
==Geography==
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[[File:Ringgold Exit.jpg|thumb|Ringgold, Georgia Exit]]
 
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|12.3|km2|disporder=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.01|km2|disporder=flip|3}}, or 0.11%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>
 
===Topography===
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|2000= 2422
|2010= 3580
|2020= 3414
|estyear=2019
|estimate=3630
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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===2000 census===
At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,422 people, 1,033 households and 644 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|617.0 per square mile (237.9|PD/km{{supsqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|2adj=off}}). There were 1,116 housing units at an average density of {{convert|284.3 per square mile (109.6|/km{{supmi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|2}}). The racial makeup of the city was 91.33% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.32% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.50% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.58% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.03% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.82% of the population.
 
There were 1,033 households, of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.85.
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The [[median household income]] was $26,834 and the median family income was $35,132. Males had a median income of $26,943 compared with $21,074 for females. The [[per capita income]] was $15,612. About 14.5% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.1% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.
 
 
==Education==
===Catoosa County Public Schools===
The [[Catoosa County Public Schools]] educates students from pre-school to grade twelve. In the district, there are ten elementary schools, three middle schools, and three high schools.<ref>[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=623&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Retrieved June 2, 2010.</ref> The district has 606 full-time teachers and over 9,809 students.<ref>[http://www.school-stats.com/GA/CATOOSA/CATOOSA_COUNTY.html School Stats], Retrieved June 2, 2010.</ref>
 
In 1954 the Ringgold Elementary School was destroyed in a fire.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gibson|first=Springer|title=745 Pupils Escape Flames As Ringgold School Burns|newspaper=[[Chattanooga Daily Times]]|place=[[Chattanooga, Tennessee]]|date=1954-03-30|pages=1, 9}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106643506/ Clipping of first] and [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106643474/ of second page] at [[Newspapers.com]].</ref>
 
==Notable people==
* [[RoyLogan HawesBaldwin]] (1926-2017), professional baseball player, died in Ringgold▼
* [[Randall Franks]] American film and TV actor, entertainer, author<ref> {{Cite web|title=Local entertainer reunites with “In the Heat of the Night” cast for homecoming|url=https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/catwalkchatt/lifestyles/local_a_e/local-entertainer-reunites-with-in-the-heat-of-the-night-cast-for-homecoming/article_484c128a-79a0-11e5-8203-bff1bd764e07.html|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Northwest Georgia News|language=en}}</ref> <ref> {{Cite web|title=Ringgold’s Randall Franks inducted into America’s Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame|url=https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/catoosa_walker_news/lifestyles/local_a_e/ringgold-s-randall-franks-inducted-into-america-s-old-time-country-music-hall-of-fame/article_f907c074-ee95-11e9-9090-0f93b23fff32.html|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Northwest Georgia News|language=en}} </ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=American Actor/Entertainer Randall Franks enjoys keeping cameras rolling in his home state|url=https://georgiaentertainmentnews.com/2019/12/american-actor-entertainer-randall-franks-enjoys-keeping-cameras-rolling-in-his-home-state/|access-date=2021-09-23|language=en-US}}</ref>▼
*[[Edgar William Brown|Edgar William Brown, Sr.]] (1859–1917) physician turned successful businessman in Texas Lumberlumber and Oiloil industry, born in Ringgold▼
▲* [[Roy Hawes]] (1926-2017), professional baseball player, died in Ringgold
* [[BarbaraAustin Leigh]]Davis (bornAmerican 1946football)|Austin Davis]], professional football player, actresscoach, born in Ringgold
* [[David Dreyer]], American politician
* [[O. Wayne Rollins]] (1912-1991), co-founder of [[Rollins Inc.]]<ref name="Pifer2001">{{cite book|author=Drury L. Pifer|title=Hanging the Moon: The Rollins Rise to Riches|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TqG8sh3yNiIC&pg=PA64|access-date=27 August 2015|year=2001|publisher=University of Delaware Press|isbn=978-0-87413-744-6|page=65}}</ref>▼
* [[Stacey Evans]], American politician
*[[Cole Wilcox]] Professional Baseball Player, graduate of [[Heritage High School (Ringgold, Georgia)|Heritage High School]] in Ringgold▼
▲* [[Randall Franks]] American film and TV actor, entertainer, author<ref> {{Cite web|title=Local entertainer reunites with “In"In the Heat of the Night”Night" cast for homecoming|url=https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/catwalkchatt/lifestyles/local_a_e/local-entertainer-reunites-with-in-the-heat-of-the-night-cast-for-homecoming/article_484c128a-79a0-11e5-8203-bff1bd764e07.html|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Northwest Georgia News|date=25 October 2015 |language=en}}</ref> <ref> {{Cite web|title=Ringgold’sRinggold's Randall Franks inducted into America’sAmerica's Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame|url=https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/catoosa_walker_news/lifestyles/local_a_e/ringgold-s-randall-franks-inducted-into-america-s-old-time-country-music-hall-of-fame/article_f907c074-ee95-11e9-9090-0f93b23fff32.html|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Northwest Georgia News|date=14 October 2019 |language=en}} </ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=American Actor/Entertainer Randall Franks enjoys keeping cameras rolling in his home state|date=18 December 2019 |url=https://georgiaentertainmentnews.com/2019/12/american-actor-entertainer-randall-franks-enjoys-keeping-cameras-rolling-in-his-home-state/|access-date=2021-09-23|language=en-US}}</ref>
▲*[[Edgar William Brown|Edgar William Brown, Sr.]] (1859–1917) physician turned successful businessman in Texas Lumber and Oil industry, born in Ringgold
* [[Roy Hawes]] (1926–2017), professional baseball player, died in Ringgold
*[[Logan Baldwin]] Professional Baseball Player, graduate of [[Ringgold High School (Georgia)|Ringgold High School]]
* [[Dewayne Hill]], American politician
*[[David Dreyer]], American Politician, member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], member of the [[Georgia House of Representatives]], born in Ringgold
* [[Hugh Hill (baseball)|Hugh Hill]], (1879–1958), Professionalprofessional Baseballbaseball Playerplayer, born in Ringgold▼
*[[Stacey Evans]], American Politician, member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], member of the [[Georgia House of Representatives]], born in Ringgold
* [[Barbara Leigh]] (born 1946), actress, born in Ringgold
*[[Dewayne Hill]], American Politician, member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], member of the [[Georgia House of Representatives]], lifelong resident of Ringgold
* [[McCracken Poston]], attorney, author, politician
▲*[[Hugh Hill (baseball)|Hugh Hill]], (1879–1958), Professional Baseball Player, born in Ringgold
▲* [[O. Wayne Rollins]] (1912-19911912–1991), co-founder of [[Rollins, Inc.]]<ref name="Pifer2001">{{cite book|author=Drury L. Pifer|title=Hanging the Moon: The Rollins Rise to Riches|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TqG8sh3yNiIC&pg=PA64|access-date=27 August 2015|year=2001|publisher=University of Delaware Press|isbn=978-0-87413-744-6|page=65}}</ref>
▲* [[Cole Wilcox]], Professionalprofessional Baseballbaseball Playerplayer, graduate of [[Heritage High School (Ringgold, Georgia)|Heritage High School]] in Ringgoldalumnus
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==References==
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[[Category:County seats in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Chattanooga metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 18471846]]
[[Category:1847 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Chattanooga metropolitan area county seats]]
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