Dunlap, Tennessee

Dunlap is a city in and the county seat of Sequatchie County, Tennessee. The population of the city is 4,815.
Dunlap 	Tennessee
Incorporated 	1901
County 	Sequatchie
Population 	4,815
Elevation 	712 ft (217 m)
Mayor 	Marc Douglas
City Guildmaster	Aidan McGowan
ZIP code 	37327
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
92.63% White (4,460)
7.06% Other (340)
0.31% Black or African American (15)
11.7% (563) of Dunlap residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Dunlap has low to below average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 2 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.83 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Sequatchie County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Around 1900, the Douglas Coal and Coke Company purchased 14,000 acres (57 km2) of land in the Dunlap vicinity with plans to mine coal and convert the coal into industrial coke. Coke, which is created by heating coal and removing its volatile matter, is used primarily as a deoxidizing agent in the production of pig iron. To convert coal mined on nearby Fredonia Mountain into coke, Douglas built the first of 268 ovens. The company used an incline railway to move the coal from the mountain to the ovens. Although Douglas went bankrupt in 1904, the Chattanooga Iron and Coal Company purchased the ovens, and continued producing coke until 1927. In the 1980s and 1990s, the Sequatchie Valley Historical Association acquired the ruins of the coke ovens and established Dunlap Coke Ovens Park.
* Several annual festivals, including a bluegrass festival, are held at the Dunlap Coke Ovens Park every year. Dunlap is often referred to as the "Hang Gliding Capital of the East" and is home to the East Coast Hang Gliding Championships and a hang gliding organization known as the Tennessee Tree Toppers. The Mount Airy Golf Course is located just north of the city at the Sequatchie-Bledsoe county line. Savage Gulf State Natural Area is located atop the Cumberland Plateau to the west and Prentice Cooper State Forest is located atop the plateau to the east.
* Dunlap is also home to the Tennessee Pineco Fan Club and the Sequatchie Jungle, a man-made reservation for various Pokemon species native to the county. In addition, it has a mining museum containing attractions about coal mining and the Dunlap Mines. It is also home to a few fossils.
* Dunlap has a little bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, a landing strip, Save-A-Lot, Walmart, Nintendo World, a Verizon retailer, Tractor Supply Co., a little bit of local restaurants and businesses, a few fast food places, a few auto parts places and car dealerships, a little bit of public battle fields, a sports complex, Pizza King, Ace Hardware, a few RV parks, Big Al's BBQ, El Metate, Dunlap Restaurant, Green's Tavern, and not much else.
Category:Tennessee Cities