Mineral Bluff, Georgia Explained

Official Name:Mineral Bluff, Georgia
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA Georgia
Pushpin Label:Mineral
Bluff
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fannin
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.67
Area Land Km2:3.65
Area Water Km2:0.02
Area Total Sq Mi:1.42
Area Land Sq Mi:1.41
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:223
Population Density Km2:61.11
Population Density Sq Mi:158.27
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1572
Coordinates:34.9144°N -84.2767°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:30559[2]
Area Code:706/762
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:332400

Mineral Bluff is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Fannin County in the U.S. state of Georgia. Its population was 223 as of the 2020 census. The community is situated 6miles northeast of the city of Blue Ridge, the county seat, east of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and north of Atlanta.[3]

Demographics

Mineral Bluff first appeared as a town in the 1890 U.S. Census. It was disincorporated prior to the 2000 U.S. Census and reappeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.

2020 Census

Mineral Bluff, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2010[4] ![5] !% 2010!
White alone (NH)148style='background: #ffffe6; 19598.67%style='background: #ffffe6; 87.44%
Black or African American alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Asian alone (NH)1style='background: #ffffe6; 10.67%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.45%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 30.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 1.35%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)1style='background: #ffffe6; 230.67%style='background: #ffffe6; 10.31%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0style='background: #ffffe6; 10.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.45%
Total150style='background: #ffffe6; 223100.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 100.00%

History

Prior to European colonization, the area that is now Mineral Bluff was inhabited by the Cherokee people and other Indigenous peoples for thousands of years.

Mineral Bluff was originally called "Douglas", and under the latter name settlement was made in the 1830s.[6] The present name of "Mineral Bluff" was adopted in 1885.

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Mineral Bluff as a town in 1889.[7]

The community's historic train station, the Mineral Bluff Depot,[8] is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. December 18, 2021.
  2. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. 2012-02-15. United States Postal Service. 2012.
  3. https://maps.google.com Google Maps
  4. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Mineral Bluff CDP, Georgia . United States Census Bureau.
  5. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Mineral Bluff CDP, Georgia. United States Census Bureau.
  6. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 149 . 0-915430-00-2.
  7. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. 1889. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 836.
  8. http://railga.com/Depots/mineralbluff.html RailGA - Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage