Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where do people in your community gather or socialize?
  - How and where does your community access services (healthcare, transportation, educational services, etc.)?

Examples of activities and services: Shopping areas, schools and universities, libraries, parks, lakes, rivers, places of worship, healthcare services, public transport, local nonprofit organizations, etc.

Your response: My community contains Lupton Drive Baptist Church, DuPont Elementary, and 3 shopping areas. The nearest public library and healthcare services would be in the adjacent Hixson, and Red Bank areas. Public Transportation runs nearby along Hixson Pike.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What are the cultural bonds in your community?
  - If your community has a shared history, what is it?

Examples of cultural or historical interests: Religious groups, ethnic groups, languages, age groups, immigration status, historic or arts districts, etc.

Your response: The population in my community appears to be predominately white younger couples, but I know the DuPont Elementary Zone is very diverse (including a robust African-American and LatinX population). I do know of a handful of artists in the area as well as an Asian population that is served by a local market. The history of the area seems to focus heavily on the history of the local Lupton Mill.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where are residents employed?
  - If there are environmental concerns in your community, what are they?

Examples of economic or environmental interests: Tourism industry, agricultural workers, mining town, manufacturing center, polluted natural resource, unemployment problem, etc.

Your response: Many of the local residents are employed in the downtown and surrounding Chattanooga areas. The area (including parts of Red Bank and Hixson) contains many invasive species.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What should politicians and/or map drawers know about your community?
  - What are the needs of your community?
  - Is there anything else you want to tell us about your community?

Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines

Your response: The community is in need of public right-aways and sidewalks in residential areas. The area is in need of a more efficient school and public transportation system. The area seems to be growing in popularity, which appears to be drawing in a younger population.