Hamilton County Demographics
Year Originated: 1819County Structure: Traditional
Development District: Southeast Tennessee Development District
Judicial District: 11
2020 Population: 366,207
2020 Population per Square Mile: 674.41
2010 Population: 336,463
County Road Miles: 850.00
Number of Parcels: 157,428
Incorporated Cities or Towns: Chattanooga (167674), Collegedale (8282), East Ridge (20979), Lakesite (1826), Lookout Mountain (1832), Red Bank (11651), Ridgeside (390), Signal Mountain (8363), Soddy-Daisy (12714), Walden (1898)
Hamilton County Legal Authority
Budgeting Law: General LawPurchasing Law: County Purchasing Law of 1983, Private Acts of 1983 Chapter 90
Hamilton County Private Acts
| County Mayor | Jim Coppinger | (423)209-6100 countymayor@hamiltontn.gov |
| Hwy Chief Admin Off | Ben Wilson | (423)855-6100 benw@hamiltontn.gov |
| Administrator of Elections | Kerry Steelman | (423) 493-5100 |
| Assessor of Property | Marty Haynes | (423) 209-7300 martyh@hamiltontn.gov |
| Circuit Court Clerk | Larry L. Henry | (423) 209-6700 lhenry@hamiltontn.gov |
| Clerk & Master | Robin L. Miller | (423) 209-6600 rmiller@hamiltontn.gov |
| County Clerk | Bill Knowles | (423) 209-6520 billk@hamiltontn.gov |
| Criminal Court Clerk | Vince Dean | (423) 209-7500 vinced@hamiltontn.gov |
| Director of Schools | Rick Smith | (423) 209-8603 |
| General Sessions Court Judge | David E. Bales | (423) 209-7660 davidb@hamiltontn.gov |
| General Sessions Court Judge | Christie M. Sell | (423) 209-7660 |
| General Sessions Court Judge | Clarence E. Shattuck Jr. | (423) 209-7660 |
| General Sessions Court Judge | Gary Starnes | (423) 209-7660 |
| General Sessions Court Judge | Lila Statom | (423) 209-7660 |
| Juvenile Court Clerk | Gary D. Behler | (423) 209-5271 gbehler@hamiltontn.gov |
| Juvenile Court Judge | Robert Philyaw | (423) 209-5106 |
| Register of Deeds | Marc Gravitt | (423) 209-6560 mgravitt@hamiltontn.gov |
| Sheriff | Jim Hammond | (423) 209-7000 jhammond@hcsheriff.gov |
| Trustee | Bill Hullander | (423) 209-7270 bhullander@hamiltontn.gov |
Number of Commissioners: 9
Number of Commission Districts: 9
County Legislative Meeting Information: 9:30 a.m. - 1st and 3rd Wednesday Monthly
Number of Commission Districts: 9
County Legislative Meeting Information: 9:30 a.m. - 1st and 3rd Wednesday Monthly
| County Commissioner | Chip Baker | (423) 593-2211 chip@riverbendfestival.com, chipbaker58@gmail.com |
| County Commissioner | Chester Bankston | (423)667-7280 chesterbankston@comcast.net |
| County Commissioner | Tim Boyd | (423)987-8072 District8@hamiltontn.gov |
| County Commissioner | Mr. Randy Fairbanks | (423)843-5026 rfairbanks@fairbankscpa.com |
| County Commissioner | Katherlyn Geter | (423)760-5418 District5@hamiltontn.gov |
| County Commissioner | Dr. Steve Highlander | (423) 838-2065 dshighlander@yahoo.com |
| County Commissioner | Warren Mackey | district4@hamiltontn.gov |
| County Commissioner | Greg Martin | (423)596-7338 countycommissionergregmartin@gmail.com |
| County Commissioner | David Sharpe | (423)240-9949 davidsharpe620@gmail.com |
| County Commissioner | Sabrena Smedley | (423) 432-4115 District7@hamiltontn.gov, sabrena@sabrenarealty.com |
CTAS Consultants
County Government Consultant: Heather Duncan
Environmental Consultant: Kim Raia
Assessor Consultant: Gabe Looney
Criminal Justice Consultant: John Rose
Jail Administration Consultant: Jim Hart