Red Bank is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 12,418 at the 2000 census and 11,817 in 2012. Red Bank is an enclave, being entirely surrounded by the city limits of Chattanooga. Red Bank is part of the Chattanooga, TN-GA, Metropolitan Statistical Area.HistoryRed Bank was originally known as "Pleasant Hill." When a post office was established in the community in 1881, however, it was asked to adopt a new name, since the name "Pleasant Hill" was already taken. The name "Red Bank" was chosen by the wife of the first postmaster, George Hartman. It was inspired by the red clay ridge that was visible from a window in her house. In 1955, the communities of Red Bank and White Oak incorporated as a single town called "Red Bank-White Oak." In 1966, the city voted to drop the "White Oak" for simplification purposes.GeographyRed Bank is located at . The city lies at the base of the Cumberland Plateau in southwestern Hamilton County. It is surrounded on all sides by the municipal boundaries of Chattanooga. Dayton Boulevard is the city's main thoroughfare, though U.S. Route 27 runs along the city's western edge.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.4sqmi, all of it land.
