Raoul, Georgia | |
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Coordinates: 34°27′17″N83°35′58″W / 34.45472°N 83.59944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Habersham |
Area | |
• Total | 2.01 sq mi (5.21 km2) |
• Land | 2.00 sq mi (5.19 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
Elevation | 1,394 ft (425 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,803 |
• Density | 1,398.70/sq mi (539.95/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 30510 [3] |
Area code | 706 |
FIPS code | 13-63588 [4] |
GNIS feature ID | 2403460 [2] |
Raoul is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Habersham County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 2,558, [5] up from 1,816 at the 2000 census.
Raoul is located in the southwest corner of Habersham County and is bordered to the northeast by the town of Alto and to the southeast by Banks County. Georgia State Route 13 (Gainesville Highway) forms the Banks County line at Raoul, and four-lane U.S. Route 23 (Tommy Irwin Parkway) forms the northwest edge of the community. Cornelia is 6 miles (10 km) to the northeast, and Gainesville is 18 miles (29 km) to the southwest.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Raoul CDP has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.33%, are water. [5]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 2,803 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [6] |
As of the census [4] of 2010, there were 2,558 people, 348 households, and 262 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,266.3 inhabitants per square mile (488.9/km2). There were 405 housing units at an average density of 200.5 per square mile (77.4/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 66.8% White, 24.6% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 6.0% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.2% of the population.
There were 405 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.36.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 13.1% under the age of 20, 8.83% from 20 to 24, 49.2% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 4.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.1 years. Raoul has the highest percentage of females found in any U.S. city. Females made up 80.6% of the population, and 86.9% of the population from ages 20 to 64 were female. This imbalance is caused by there being over a thousand women at Lee Arrendale State Prison, an all women's prison (since 2005) whose address although listed as Alto, GA actually is within the limits of Raoul. [7]
As of the 2000 census, $35,192, and the median income for a family was $36,538. Males had a median income of $25,313 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $6,871. About 14.4% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.3% of those under age 18 and 15.8% of those age 65 or over.
Georgia Department of Corrections Lee Arrendale State Prison is in Raoul. [8]
All of Habersham County is served by the Habersham County School District. [9]
White County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,003. The county seat is Cleveland. The county was created on December 22, 1857, formerly a part of Habersham County and most likely was named for Newton County Representative David T. White, who helped a Habersham representative successfully attain passage of an act creating the new county.
Hall County is a county located in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 203,136, up from 179,684 at the 2010 census. The county seat is Gainesville. The entirety of Hall County comprises the Gainesville, Georgia, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also part of the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, Combined Statistical Area.
Habersham County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,031. The county seat is Clarkesville. The county was created on December 15, 1818, and named for Colonel Joseph Habersham of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War.
Banks County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,035, down from 18,395 in 2010. The county seat is Homer. The Old Banks County Courthouse is located in Homer and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A new county courthouse was constructed adjacent to the old one in 1983.
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Arrendale State Prison