Tate City, Georgia

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Tate City, Georgia
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Tate City
Coordinates: 34°58′43.69″N83°33′14.58″W / 34.9788028°N 83.5540500°W / 34.9788028; -83.5540500
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Georgia
County Towns
Area
[1]
  Total
1.03 sq mi (2.7 km2)
  Land1.051 sq mi (2.72 km2)
  Water0.021 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
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2,497 ft (761 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID2587049 [2]
Antique shed, which used to be a pig pen, in Tate City, Georgia in Towns County, with sign stating Tate City Mall Tate City Mall 2.jpg
Antique shed, which used to be a pig pen, in Tate City, Georgia in Towns County, with sign stating Tate City Mall
View from Tate City looking toward the West Tate City view.jpg
View from Tate City looking toward the West

Tate City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Towns County, Georgia, United States. [3] It was founded as a mining and logging community. The community was named after one Mr. Tate, a businessperson in the local lumber industry. [4]

Tate City sits in a scenic valley along the upper Tallulah River, just south of the Georgia-North Carolina border. The community is flanked by various peaks of the Blue Ridge and Nantahala Mountains, including 4568-foot Hightower Bald, 4640-ft. Dicks Knob, and 5499-ft. Standing Indian Mountain.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010 16
2020 93481.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]
2020 [6]

Tate City first appeared as a CDP in the 2010 United States Census.

Tate City, Georgia CDP – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010 [7] Pop 2020 [6] % 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)1624100.00%88.89%
Black or African American alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Asian alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Other race alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)010.00%3.70%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)020.00%7.41%
Total1627100.00%100.00%

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Tate City Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tate City, Georgia
  4. Rivero, Nicolas (August 25, 2017). "The Smallest Town in Each of the 50 States". Mental Floss. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  5. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". US Census Bureau.
  6. 1 2 "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tate City CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau .
  7. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tate City, Georgia". United States Census Bureau .

34°58′54″N83°33′16″W / 34.98167°N 83.55444°W / 34.98167; -83.55444