Tallulah Falls, Georgia Explained

Official Name:Tallulah Falls, Georgia
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:Rabun, Habersham
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:22.63
Area Land Km2:21.40
Area Water Km2:1.23
Area Total Sq Mi:8.74
Area Land Sq Mi:8.26
Area Water Sq Mi:0.48
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:199
Population Density Km2:9.30
Population Density Sq Mi:24.09
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:34.7264°N -83.3825°W
Elevation Ft:1647
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:30573
Area Code:706
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:13-75328[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2406711

Tallulah Falls is a town in Habersham and Rabun counties in the U.S. state of Georgia near the Tallulah River. The population was 199 at the 2020 census.[3]

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Tallulah Falls as a town in 1885.[4] The community took its name from a nearby waterfall, which today is submerged beneath the waters of Tallulah Falls Lake.[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.6 square miles (22.1 km), of which 8.1 square miles (21.1 km) is land and 0.4 square mile (1.0 km) (4.68%) is water. U.S. Highway 23-441, one of the principal thoroughfares into the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains, bisects the town.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 164 people, 71 households, and 47 families residing in the town. The population density was 20.1 people per square mile (7.8/km). There were 106 housing units at an average density of 13.0 per square mile (5.0/km). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% 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 per capita income for the town was $26,663. About 4.2% of families and 10.6% of the population were below 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.[6]

Hollywood actress Tallulah Bankhead was named after her paternal grandmother, who in turn was named after Tallulah Falls.

References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. December 18, 2021.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  3. Web site: Census profile: Tallulah Falls, GA . May 22, 2022 . Census Reporter . en.
  4. Book: Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. 1885. J. Johnston. 404.
  5. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 220 . 0-915430-00-2.
  6. Book: Historical Gazetteer of the United States . Routledge . May 13, 2013 . November 30, 2013 . Hellmann, Paul T. . 249. 978-1135948597 .

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