Tallulah Falls, Georgia

Coordinates: 34°43′35″N 83°22′57″W / 34.72639°N 83.38250°W / 34.72639; -83.38250
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Tallulah Falls, Georgia
FIPS code
13-75328[3]
GNIS feature ID2406711[2]
Websitewww.tallulahfallsga.gov

Tallulah Falls is a town in

2020 census.[4]

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

441
, one of the principal thoroughfares into the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains, bisects the town.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890149—
1900134−10.1%
191087−35.1%
192010520.7%
19301050.0%
194073−30.5%
1950239227.4%
1960225−5.9%
197025513.3%
1980162−36.5%
1990147−9.3%
200016411.6%
20101682.4%
202019918.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

As of the

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

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.

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tallulah Falls, Georgia
  3. ^ a b "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. ISBN 0-915430-00-2
    .
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ISBN 978-1135948597
    . Retrieved November 30, 2013.

External links
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