East Ellijay, Georgia
East Ellijay, Georgia | ||
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FIPS code 13-25356[2] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0331619[3] |
East Ellijay is a city in Gilmer County, Georgia, United States. The population was 546 at the 2010 census,[4] down from 707 in 2000.
East Ellijay was originally the location of Fort Hetzel, one of the Cherokee removal forts built in 1838 to house the Cherokee people before sending them on the "Trail of Tears".
Geography
East Ellijay is bordered to the north and west by the city of Ellijay.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km2), all land. Georgia State Route 5/515, a four-lane bypass of Ellijay, runs the length of East Ellijay from north to south. U.S. Route 76 follows Routes 5/515 in the northern half of East Ellijay. The city of Blue Ridge is 15 miles (24 km) to the northeast, Jasper is 19 miles (31 km) to the south, and Chatsworth is 25 miles (40 km) to the west. Georgia State Route 52 runs southeast from East Ellijay 38 miles (61 km) to Dahlonega.
The town lies on the southern border of the
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1910 | 291 | — | |
1920 | 285 | −2.1% | |
1930 | 298 | 4.6% | |
1940 | 460 | 54.4% | |
1950 | 549 | 19.3% | |
1960 | 501 | −8.7% | |
1970 | 488 | −2.6% | |
1980 | 469 | −3.9% | |
1990 | 303 | −35.4% | |
2000 | 707 | 133.3% | |
2010 | 546 | −22.8% | |
2020 | 650 | 19.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] |
At the 2000
There were 251 households, of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.18.
Age distribution was 24.5% under the age of 18, 16.0% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 120.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 127.2 males.
The
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): East Ellijay city, Georgia". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 21, 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- Mooney, James. Myths of the Cherokee (1900, reprint 1995).