Tallulah Falls, Georgia

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Tallulah Falls, Georgia
Habersham County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Tallulah Falls Highlighted.svg
Location in Habersham County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 34°43′35″N83°22′57″W / 34.72639°N 83.38250°W / 34.72639; -83.38250
Country United States
State Georgia
Counties Rabun, Habersham
Area
[1]
  Total
8.74 sq mi (22.63 km2)
  Land8.26 sq mi (21.40 km2)
  Water0.48 sq mi (1.23 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,647 ft (502 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
199
  Density24.09/sq mi (9.30/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30573
Area code 706
FIPS code 13-75328 [3]
GNIS feature ID2406711 [2]
Website www.tallulahfallsga.gov

Tallulah Falls is a town in Habersham and Rabun counties in the U.S. state of Georgia near the Tallulah River. The population was 199 at the 2020 census. [4]

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History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Tallulah Falls as a town in 1885. [5] The community took its name from a nearby waterfall, which today is submerged beneath the waters of Tallulah Falls Lake. [6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.6 square miles (22.1 km2), of which 8.1 square miles (21.1 km2) is land and 0.4 square mile (1.0 km2) (4.68%) is water. U.S. Highway 23-441, one of the principal thoroughfares into the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains, bisects the town.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890 149
1900 134−10.1%
1910 87−35.1%
1920 10520.7%
1930 1050.0%
1940 73−30.5%
1950 239227.4%
1960 225−5.9%
1970 25513.3%
1980 162−36.5%
1990 147−9.3%
2000 16411.6%
2010 1682.4%
2020 19918.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 164 people, 71 households, and 47 families residing in the town. The population density was 20.1 people per square mile (7.8/km2). There were 106 housing units at an average density of 13.0 per square mile (5.0/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.

There were 71 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,833, and the median income for a family was $52,500. Males had a median income of $43,750 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $26,663. About 4.2% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 34.4% of those 65 or over.

In the media

Tallulah Falls was the filming location for portions of the 1972 film Deliverance . [8]

Hollywood actress Tallulah Bankhead was named after her paternal grandmother, who in turn was named after Tallulah Falls.

Notable people

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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: Tallulah Falls, Georgia
  3. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. "Census profile: Tallulah Falls, GA". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  5. Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1885. p. 404.
  6. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 220. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 249. ISBN   978-1135948597 . Retrieved November 30, 2013.