North High Shoals, Georgia

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North High Shoals, Georgia
Town
Oconee County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas North High Shoals Highlighted.svg
Location in Oconee County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°49′44″N83°29′38″W / 33.82889°N 83.49389°W / 33.82889; -83.49389
Country United States
State Georgia
County Oconee
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.45 sq mi (6.36 km2)
 • Land2.42 sq mi (6.27 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation
[2]
692 ft (211 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
552
 • Density228.19/sq mi (88.09/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30645 [3]
FIPS code 13-56308 [4]
GNIS feature ID2407005 [2]
Website northhighshoals.org

North High Shoals is a town in Oconee County, Georgia, United States. The population was 652 at the 2010 census.

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History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated North High Shoals as a town in 1933. [5] The community was named after shoals in the Apalachee River. [6]

Geography

North High Shoals is located at 33°50′3″N83°30′4″W / 33.83417°N 83.50111°W / 33.83417; -83.50111 (33.834159, -83.501055). [7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2), all land.

Government

The town's government consists of a Town Council made up of a mayor and five council members. As of January 1, 2020, these were: Toby P. Bradberry, Mayor; Eric Carlson, Council Member, Post 1; Jason Presley, Council Member, Post 2; Ann Evans, Council Member, Post 3; Hilda Kurtz, Council Member, Post 4; and Violet Dawe, Council Member, Post 5.

Meetings are held on the third Monday of each month at 7:30 pm at the town hall, located at 260 Hillsboro Road.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1950 124—
1960 122−1.6%
1970 16535.2%
1980 25655.2%
1990 2684.7%
2000 43963.8%
2010 65248.5%
2020 552−15.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
North High Shoals racial composition as of 2020 [9]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)50090.58%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)71.27%
Native American 30.54%
Asian 10.18%
Other/Mixed 193.44%
Hispanic or Latino 223.99%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 552 people, 148 households, and 131 families residing in the town.

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North High Shoals, Georgia
  3. ↑ "High Shoals ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ↑ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1933. p. 1041. North High Shoal, Incoroprated
  6. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 160. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  7. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
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