Area Info & Links

County Facts

• Dade County ranks 101 in population and #149 in land area of the 159 counties in Georgia.
• Dade is 174.1 square miles in land and water.

Industry & Business

• 20 manufacturing facilities employing over 1,000.
• Manufactured items include (but not limited to): tufted carpet yarn, knit wear, automobile parts, welded steel tubing, magnetic wire, fiberglass porch columns, acrylic whirlpools, steel tanks, and saddles.
• The majority of these facilities are located in a 112 acre industrial park just north of Trenton on US Highway 11.
• Over 250 small businesses operating in the county.

Business Links

• Bank of Dade
• Citizens Bank & Trust
• Dade County Chamber of Commerce – Site dedicated to Dade County recreation, business, and lifestyle

Education

• Dade County Schools – Local public school system
• Dade Elementary School – Pre-K through 5th grade, Trenton
• Davis Elementary School – Pre-K through 5th grade, Sand Mountain
• Dade Middle School – 6th through 8th grade, Trenton
• Dade County High School – 9th through 12th grade, Trenton
• Covenant College – Located atop Lookout Mountain
• Northeast Alabama Community College – Rainsville, Alabama
• Chattanooga State – Chattanooga, Tennessee
• University of Tennessee at Chattanooga – Chattanooga, Tennessee
• Dalton State College – Dalton, Georgia

Media

• Chattanoogan.com, The – Chattanooga’s source for breaking local news
• Chattanooga Times Free Press – Electronic supplement to the Chattanooga Times Free Press
• DiscoverDade.com – The Independent News & KWKN Radio
• WDEF – News 12 – Your Safe Families Station
• WRCB – Count on 3 – WRCB Chattanooga
• WTVC – News Channel 9
• Cable available in most areas including local channel (WKWN Channel 7)
• Local radio station (WKWN)

Recreation

• Lookout Mountain Flight Park – Hang Gliding from atop Lookout Mountain
• Wilderness Outdoor Movie Theater – A family-oriented drive-in located north of Trenton, Georgia
• Cloudland Canyon State Park – one of the largest and most scenic parks in the state

Dade County Library