Talking Rock, Georgia

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Talking Rock, Georgia
Town
Talking Rock town hall - panoramio.jpg
Town hall
Pickens County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Talking Rock Highlighted.svg
Location in Pickens County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 34°30′34″N84°30′19″W / 34.50944°N 84.50528°W / 34.50944; -84.50528
CountryUnited States
State Georgia
County Pickens
Government
 • MayorJames Bryant Jr. [1]
 • Talking Rock City Council
Members
 • City ManagerAmanda Buntin
Area
[2]
 • Total
2.09 sq mi (5.41 km2)
 • Land2.06 sq mi (5.34 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
1,093 ft (333 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
91
 • Density44.09/sq mi (17.03/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30175
Area code 706
FIPS code 13-75272 [3]
GNIS feature ID0356579 [4]
Website talkingrockga.com

Talking Rock is a town in Pickens County, Georgia, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 91.

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History

Talking Rock had its start in the early 1880s when the railroad was extended to that point. [5] The community takes its name from nearby Talking Rock Creek. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Talking Rock as a town in 1883. [6]

Geography

Talking Rock is located at 34°30′34″N84°30′19″W / 34.50944°N 84.50528°W / 34.50944; -84.50528 (34.509557, -84.505175). [7]

Georgia State Route 136 is the main route through the town, and leads east 30 mi (48 km) to Georgia State Route 9 north of Dawsonville, and west 31 mi (50 km) to Resaca along Interstate 75. Georgia State Routes 5 and 515 (Zell Miller Mountain Parkway) pass to the west of the city as a four-lane highway, leading north 15 mi (24 km) to Ellijay and southeast 6 mi (10 km) to Jasper, the Pickens County seat. Atlanta is 66 mi (106 km) south via GA-5/515 to Interstate 575 and Interstate 75.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.49 square miles (3.9 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 141—
1900 102−27.7%
1910 1085.9%
1920 95−12.0%
1930 11015.8%
1940 103−6.4%
1950 94−8.7%
1960 84−10.6%
1970 76−9.5%
1980 72−5.3%
1990 62−13.9%
2000 49−21.0%
2010 6430.6%
2020 9142.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

At the 2000 census, [3] there were 49 people, 19 households and 14 families residing in the town. The population density was 255.5 inhabitants per square mile (98.6/km2). There were 23 housing units at an average density of 119.9 per square mile (46.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White. By the 2020 census, there were 91 people residing in the town.

Notable people

Chandler Smith (born 2002), professional racing driver

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References

  1. ↑ "TALKING ROCK". Georgia Municipal Association. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  2. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Talking Rock". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  6. ↑ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1883. p. 420.
  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.
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