North High Shoals, Georgia Explained

Official Name:North High Shoals, Georgia
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Oconee
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:6.36
Area Land Km2:6.27
Area Water Km2:0.09
Area Total Sq Mi:2.45
Area Land Sq Mi:2.42
Area Water Sq Mi:0.04
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:552
Population Density Km2:88.09
Population Density Sq Mi:228.19
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:33.8289°N -83.4939°W
Elevation Ft:692
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:30645[2]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:13-56308[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2407005

North High Shoals is a town in Oconee County, Georgia, United States. The population was 652 at the 2010 census.

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated North High Shoals as a town in 1933.[4] The community was named after shoals in the Apalachee River.[5]

Geography

North High Shoals is located at 33.8342°N -83.5011°W (33.834159, -83.501055).[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.5sqmi, all land.

Government

The town's government consists of a Town Council made up of a mayor and five council members. As of January 1, 2020, these were:Toby P. Bradberry, Mayor;Eric Carlson, Council Member, Post 1;Jason Presley, Council Member, Post 2;Ann Evans, Council Member, Post 3;Hilda Kurtz, Council Member, Post 4;and Violet Dawe, Council Member, Post 5.

Meetings are held on the third Monday of each month at 7:30 pm at the town hall, located at 260 Hillsboro Road.

Demographics

North High Shoals racial composition as of 2020[7] !Race!Num.!Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)50090.58%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)71.27%
Native American30.54%
Asian10.18%
Other/Mixed193.44%
Hispanic or Latino223.99%
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 552 people, 148 households, and 131 families residing in the town.

References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. December 18, 2021.
  2. Web site: High Shoals ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2022. November 11, 2022.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  4. Book: Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. 1933. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1041. North High Shoal, Incoroprated.
  5. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 160 . 0-915430-00-2.
  6. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.
  7. Web site: Explore Census Data. December 17, 2021. data.census.gov.

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