| Official Name: | Pendergrass, Georgia |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jackson |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.88 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.76 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.12 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.43 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.38 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1692 |
| Population Density Km2: | 193.10 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 500.15 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 34.1642°N -83.6811°W |
| Elevation M: | 263 |
| Elevation Ft: | 863 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 30567 |
| Area Code: | 706 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 13-60032[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0320353[3] |
Pendergrass is a city in Jackson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1692 at the time of the 2020 census.[4]
The town was chartered by an act of the Georgia Legislature on December 30, 1890.[5] The community was named after J. B. Pendergrass, a local physician.[6]
Pendergrass is located in northwestern Jackson County at 34.1642°N -83.6811°W (34.164223, -83.681047).[7]
It is bordered to the southeast by Jefferson, the county seat, and to the northwest by Talmo. U.S. Route 129 passes through the northeast side of the city, leading northwest to Gainesville and southeast through Jefferson to Athens.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Pendergrass has a total area of 7.9km2, of which 0.1sqkm, or 1.48%, are water.[4] The city is part of the Middle Oconee River watershed.
As of the census of 2000, there were 431 people, 156 households, and 117 families residing in the city. The population density was 212.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 171 housing units at an average density of 84.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 98.14% White, 0.93% Native American, 0.46% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.18% of the population.
There were 156 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,751, and the median income for a family was $37,700. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $15,179 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,699. About 9.3% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.3% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.
The Pendergrass library currently houses a history book of the area and the Pendergrass family.
