Tate City, Georgia Explained

Official Name:Tate City, Georgia
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA Georgia#USA
Pushpin Label:Tate City
Coordinates:34.9788°N -83.5541°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Towns
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:1.03
Area Land Sq Mi:1.051
Area Water Sq Mi:0.021
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:2497
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2587049
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:auto

Tate City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Towns County, Georgia, United States. It was founded as a mining and logging community. The community was named after one Mr. Tate, a businessperson in the local lumber industry.[2]

Tate City sits in a scenic valley along the upper Tallulah River, just south of the Georgia-North Carolina border. The community is flanked by various peaks of the Blue Ridge and Nantahala Mountains, including 4568-foot Hightower Bald, 4640-ft. Dicks Knob, and 5499-ft. Standing Indian Mountain.

Demographics

Tate City first appeared as a CDP in the 2010 United States Census.

Tate City, Georgia CDP – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2010[3] ![4] !% 2010!
White alone (NH)16style='background: #ffffe6; 24100.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 88.89%
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)0style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 10.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 3.70%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0style='background: #ffffe6; 20.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 7.41%
Total16style='background: #ffffe6; 27100.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 100.00%

References

34.9817°N -83.5544°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. December 18, 2021.
  2. Web site: The Smallest Town in Each of the 50 States . Mental Floss . 25 August 2017 . 25 June 2018 . Rivero, Nicolas.
  3. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tate City, Georgia . United States Census Bureau.
  4. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tate City CDP, Georgia. United States Census Bureau.