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Tennille, Georgia

Tennille is a city in Washington County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,469 in 2020.

History
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Tennille in 1875. The community was named after Francis Tennille, an early settler.

Geography
Tennille is located at 32.93806°N, -82.81056°W (32.938174, -82.810582).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 sqmi, of which 1.7 sqmi is land and 0.58% is water.

Notable people
Charles E. Choate, an architect whose works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, resided at Tennille.

Jack Carroll Massey (June 15, 1904 – February 15, 1990) was an American venture capitalist and entrepreneur who owned Kentucky Fried Chicken, co-founded the Hospital Corporation of America, and owned one of the largest franchisees of Wendy's. He was the first American businessman to take three different companies public. Born in Tennille.

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Jesup, Georgia

Jesup is a city in Wayne County, Georgia, United States. The population was 9,809 at the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Wayne County.

History
By February 1869, Willis Clary had begun building a two-story hotel near the junction of Macon and Brunswick Railroad and the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad and four stores had sprung up in the area. Clary became a driving force for the establishment of what would become Jesup and was its first mayor.

By September 1869, the town included five stores, a sawmill, and a railroad eating house in addition to Clary's hotel. By December 1869 the community had become known as Jesup.

Jesup was named for Thomas Jesup, a general during the Second Seminole War.

The area was then part of Appling County, Georgia. On August 27, 1872, eastern sections of Appling land districts 3 and 4 were added to Wayne County. In 1873, the seat of Wayne County was transferred to Jesup from Waynesville.

In 2021, Rose Marcus made history by becoming the first African American City Manager and first African American female City Manager for the City of Jesup in Jesup, GA.

Geography
Jesup is located at 31.60194°N, -81.885°W (31.601866, -81.885070).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.6 sqmi, of which, 16.5 sqmi of it is land and 0.1 sqmi of it (0.30%) is water. It is 35 miles west of Hinesville and 12 miles southwest of Ludowici, Georgia.

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,809 people, 3,754 households, and 2,365 families residing in the city.

Government and infrastructure
The Federal Bureau of Prisons operates the Federal Correctional Institution in Jesup. The United States Postal Service operates the Jesup Post Office.

Education
The Wayne County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of a pre-K center, five elementary schools, two middle schools, a high school, and an academy school. The district has 320 full-time teachers and over 5,256 students.

Jesup is home to Coastal Pines Technical College as well as one high school, Wayne County High School, which is located within the city limits. This complex replaced the original Wayne County High School on Orange Street, and was completed in 2002. In 2014, the county school system took bids for asbestos removal and the demolition of buildings belonging to the old high school. Until its demolition, the original facility was still providing usefulness, housing the Jesup Police, the Boys and Girls Club of Wayne County, and the Three Rivers Regional Library System's Regional Office. The Jesup Police Department is now located in the facilities previously housing Jesup Elementary, at 642 E. Plum Street. All sporting events except basketball and tennis and track including football, baseball, soccer, and softball, are held at the original Wayne County High School complex.

The Wayne County Library borders the sports complex.

Transportation
Amtrak's Silver Meteor passenger train stops at the Jesup Amtrak Station.

United States highways that pass through Jesup are U.S. Highway 25, U.S. Highway 84, U.S. Highway 301, and U.S. Highway 341.

Jesup-Wayne County Airport, also known as William A. Zorn Airport (FAA location identifier: JES), is located south of town.

Notable people

 * Ed Bacon - progressive Episcopal priest and author of 8 Habits of Love: Open Your Heart, Open Your Mind
 * Randall Bramblett - musician
 * Tasha Cobbs - Grammy-winning gospel singer
 * Len Hauss - former NFL football player
 * Tre' Jackson - current NFL football player
 * Greyson Lambert- former University of Georgia quarterback
 * David Larson- Olympian Gold medalist in the 1984 Summer Olympics
 * T. Y. McGill - current NFL football player
 * Lindsay Scott - former NFL football player
 * Erwin C. Surrency - legal historian, author, professor
 * John Warren - former NFL player
 * Drew Worsham - musician

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Odum, Georgia

Odum is a town in Wayne County, Georgia, United States. The population was 463 at the 2020 census.

History
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Odum as a town in 1907. The community was named after Godfrey Odum, an early settler. The first Mayor was Dr. J. T. Colvin. J. A. Odum was an early councilman.

The Ritch–Carter–Martin House in Odum was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Geography
Odum is located at 31.66611°N, -82.02861°W (31.666072, -82.028622).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km$2$), all land.

Demographics
At the 2000 census, there were 414 people, 163 households and 119 families residing in the town. By the 2020 census, its population grew to 463.

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Screven, Georgia

Screven is a city in Wayne County, Georgia, United States. The population was 769 in 2020. Although it was a railroad town as early as 1847, it was not officially chartered until August 19, 1907.

History
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Screven as a town in 1907.

Geography
Screven is located at 31.485°N, -82.01639°W (31.485008, −82.016305).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 sqmi, all of it land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 702 people, 291 households, and 196 families residing in the city. By the 2020 census, its population was 769.

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Preston, Georgia

Preston is an unincorporated community in Webster County, Georgia, United States, located seventeen miles west of Americus. The population was 453 at the 2000 census. From 1857 to 2009, Preston was an incorporated municipality. The community is the county seat of Webster County.

History
Preston was founded in 1856 as the seat of Webster County. It was incorporated as a town in 1857 and as a city in 1977. In 2009, the city was disincorporated and became part of the Unified Government of Webster County.

Geography
Preston is located at 32.06083°N, -84.53833°W (32.060789, -84.538287).

U.S. Route 280, as well as Georgia State Routes 41 and 153, are the main highways through the community. U.S. Route 280 runs from east to west as Hamilton Street, leading east 9 mi to Plains and west 9 mi to Richland. GA-41 runs from south to north through the community and is briefly concurrent with U.S. 280 through the downtown area, leading north 19 mi to Buena Vista and southwest 9 mi to Weston. GA-153 begins just north of the community and leads northeast 20 mi to Ellaville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.5 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 453 people, 190 households, and 129 families residing in the town. The population density was 100.1 PD/sqmi. There were 205 housing units at an average density of 45.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 67.77% White, 28.26% African American, 0.22% Native American, 3.53% from other races, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.75% of the population.

There were 190 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the town the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $29,750, and the median income for a family was $37,083. Males had a median income of $25,313 versus $19,464 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,779. About 19.6% of families and 24.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.3% of those under age 18 and 32.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education
The Webster County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary-middle school and one high school. The district has 23 full-time teachers and over 405 students.
 * Webster County Elementary/Middle School
 * Webster County High School

Notable person

 * Walter F. George - 91st President pro tempore of the United States Senate, born on a nearby farm.

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Weston, Georgia

Weston is an unincorporated community in Webster County, Georgia, United States. The population was 75 at the 2000 census. In 2009, the former town was disincorporated and consolidated with the Unified Government of Webster County.

History
Some say the town's name honors Joseph L. Weston, an early town elder, while others believe the town site's location in the western portion of the county caused its name to be selected.

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Weston as a town in 1911. The town's municipal charter was dissolved in 2009.

Geography
Weston is located in west central Georgia along Georgia State Route 520 (South Georgia Parkway), which leads northwest 9 mi (15 km) to Richland and southeast 18 mi (29 km) to Dawson. The community is also roughly the halfway point on the highway between Columbus, 45 mi (72 km) to the northwest, and Albany, 42 mi (68 km) to the southeast. Georgia State Route 41 also runs through the community, leading 8 mi (13 km) north to the Webster County seat of Preston and 18 mi (29 km) south to Shellman.

Weston is located at 31.97778°N, -84.61556°W (31.977666, -84.615451).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 75 people, 29 households, and 20 families residing in the town. The population density was 79.5 PD/sqmi. There were 42 housing units at an average density of 44.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 81.33% White and 18.67% African American.

There were 29 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the town the population was spread out, with 21.3% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $41,000, and the median income for a family was $41,875. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,275. There were no families and 3.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 66.7% of those over 64.

Education
Webster County School District operates public schools serving the community.

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Alamo, Georgia

Alamo is a town in Wheeler County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 771. The town is the county seat of Wheeler County.

History
Alamo was founded in 1890 as a stop on the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. It was named for the Alamo Mission in San Antonio, Texas. Alamo was chartered in 1909.

Alamo's courthouse was built in 1917 and is on the National Register of Historical Places. The Lamplighter Little Theatre dates back to 1919.

Geography
Alamo is located at 32.14833°N, -82.77861°W.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 sqmi, of which, 1.9 sqmi is land and 0.52% is water.

The main soil in and around Alamo is Tifton loamy sand.

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 771 people, 760 households, and 492 families residing in the town.

Wheeler County School District
The Wheeler County School District holds grades pre-school to grade 12, and consists of one elementary school and a middle-high school. The district has 82 full-time teachers and over 1,150 students.
 * Wheeler County Elementary School
 * Wheeler County High School

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Glenwood, Georgia

Glenwood is a city in Wheeler County, Georgia, United States. The population was 850 in 2020.

Geography
Glenwood is located at 32.18111°N, -82.67278°W (32.181165, -82.672806).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.2 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 884 people, 354 households, and 210 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population declined to 850.

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Cleveland, Georgia

Cleveland is a city in White County, Georgia, located 90 mi northeast of Atlanta and 128 mi southeast of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Its population was 3,514 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of White County.

Cleveland is home to the North Georgia Zoo and Petting Farm, Farmhouse Coffee, and Babyland General Hospital, the "birthplace" of Cabbage Patch Kids dolls, as well as an adoption center for the dolls.

History
Prior to 1883, Cleveland was named 'New Prospect', as far back as 1806 when Cleveland was first settled. After the formation of White County in 1857, it became the county seat for the county, being incorporated in 1870, before being renamed to Cleveland in 1883. The town was named after General Benjamin Cleveland, a War of 1812 figure and grandson of Colonel Benjamin Cleveland a Revolutionary War figure. After the arrival of a railroad in 1888, the population of Cleveland began to grow, and it was incorporated as a city in 1949.

Geography
Cleveland is located at 34.59639°N, -83.76389°W (34.596309, -83.763893).

According to the United States Census Bureau, it has a total area of 3.2 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
At the 2010 census, the population was 3,410.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,907 people, 729 households, and 468 families residing in the city. The population density was 602.7 PD/sqmi. There were 808 housing units at an average density of 255.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 86.58% White, 10.70% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.73% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.99% of the population.

There were 729 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 19.9% under the age of 18, 21.8% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,949, and the median income for a family was $37,417. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $21,676 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,801. About 12.4% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.6% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.

White County School District
The White County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of four elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. The district has 233 full-time teachers and over 3,758 students.

Truett McConnell University
Truett McConnell University is a private, Christian, coeducational liberal arts college in Cleveland. It is affiliated with the Georgia Baptist Convention, and controlled by a board of trustees elected by the Convention. The college was named to honor George W. Truett and Fernando C. McConnell.

Culture
The town is home to two Jewish summer camps, Camp Barney Medintz (under the auspices of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta) and URJ Camp Coleman (under the auspices of the Union for Reform Judaism).

The town is also home to two Christian summer camps, Strong Rock Camp and Retreat and Woodlands Camp.

Travelers pass through the town on their way to other destinations just a few miles away, such as the Bavarian-themed town of Helen, Unicoi State Park, the Smithgall Woods-Dukes Creek Conservation Area, and the Chattahoochee National Forest, including Anna Ruby Falls.

Notable people

 * Alton Brown, Food Network personality
 * Billy Lothridge, NFL player
 * Xavier Roberts, creator of Cabbage Patch Kids

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Helen, Georgia

Helen is a city in White County, Georgia, United States, located along the Chattahoochee River. The population was 531 at the 2020 census. The city has now been made over, as a tourist attraction, to look like an old-world Bavarian village. This idea was suggested by John Kollock, an Atlanta artist.

20th-century
Helen was laid out by John E. Mitchell of St. Louis during the years 1912 and 1913. When a name for the small settlement was being sought, a lumber official suggested the name of his daughter and there was little opposition. Called the "Star of the North," Helen was incorporated on August 18, 1913. Helen was built along the former route of the Unicoi Turnpike, a 1,000-year-old Native American trail connecting Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia.

Formerly a logging town in decline, Helen resurrected itself by becoming a replica of a Bavarian alpine town, in the Appalachians instead of the Alps. This design is mandated through zoning first adopted in 1969, so that the classic southern German style is present on every building, even on the small number of national franchisees present. In 1975, Documerica photographer Al Stephenson documented the life, recreation, and economy of the Helen area before and during the reconstruction of the settlement.

21st-century
Tourism is a key economic activity in Helen, catering mostly to weekend visitors from the Atlanta area and also motorcyclists who enjoy riding the roads in Helen and its surrounding areas. Helen can be crowded in late October, when autumn leaves typically peak. It also hosts its own Oktoberfest during September, October and November. Events and festivals are held throughout the year, including the "Southern Worthersee", which is a stateside Volkswagen and Audi event that pays tribute to the Worthersee Tour in Austria. An annual hot-air balloon race is also held here on the first weekend in June.

The main road through town is north–south Georgia 75. The Helen stream gauge (HDCG1) is located on its bridge over the Chattahoochee in the middle of downtown. A parallel route to the west is labeled Georgia 75 Alt to identify it as a bypass route around the town and its traffic jams in the autumn and on some weekends.

Unicoi State Park and Lodge, spanning 1,050 acre, is located immediately northeast of Helen on Georgia 356. The park encompasses Unicoi Lake, a 53 acre freshwater lake, offering outdoor activities for all seasons. Among these are a swimming beach, trout streams, wheelchair-accessible fishing docks, seasonal canoe, kayak and paddle boat rentals, seven picnic shelters with charcoal grills, three playgrounds for children, spots for birding, 7.5 mi of hiking within the park (with adjacent trails in the Chattahoochee National Forest), 8 mi of mountain biking trails within the park, and a number of places to enjoy the natural environment of the lake and park. Unicoi State Park also offers lodging in several forms. Access to Anna Ruby Falls, part of the Chattahoochee National Forest, is through the park.

Hardman Farm State Historic Site is located near Helen.

Geography
Helen is located at 34.7025°N, -83.7275°W (34.702396, -83.727508).

Georgia State Routes 17 and 75 are the main routes through the city, and run through the downtown area together as North Main Street. GA-17/75 lead north together 21 mi to Hiawassee. The two highways split south of the city, with GA-17 leading southeast 15 mi to Clarkesville and GA-75 leading south 9 mi to Cleveland, the White County seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.1 sqmi, all land.

Major roads

 * Georgia 17.svg State Route 17
 * Georgia 75.svg State Route 75
 * Georgia 356.svg State Route 356

Pedestrians and cycling

 * River Hiking Trail
 * Unicoi State Park Trail

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 531 people, 271 households, and 161 families residing in the city. The total population figure is disputed by city officials, as it is triple what it was a decade earlier. The discrepancy may be due changes in Census Bureau counting methodology.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 430 people, 208 households, and 112 families residing in the city. The population density was 203.8 PD/sqmi. There were 319 housing units at an average density of 151.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 82.56% White, 5.12% African American, 0.23% Native American, 10.93% Asian, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.02% of the population.

There were 208 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.0% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.7% were non-families. 42.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,917, and the median income for a family was $40,781. Males had a median income of $39,107 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,281. About 6.7% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

Sister city

 * 🇩🇪 Füssen, Bavaria

Education

 * Alpine Public Schools are part of the White County School District, which includes four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.
 * Dr. Laurie Burkett is the Superintendent of Schools (since 2018). The district has 233 full-time teachers and over 3,758 students.

Film and television
Smokey and the Bandit (1977) includes a scene filmed on Chimney Mountain Rd. just outside of Helen.

In the episode "Helen" from Season 2: Robbin' Season of the television series Atlanta, main characters Vanessa and Earn visit Helen for a Fastnacht celebration. The character Vanessa, played by Zazie Beetz, is fluent in German. The episode aired on March 22, 2018.

The Lifetime TV movie Christmas Love Letter was filmed in Helen and aired on December 21, 2019.

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Cohutta, Georgia

Cohutta is a town in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Dalton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 764 at the 2020 census.

History
The architecture of the small city gives the impression that it once displayed a vibrant downtown; this is perhaps due to the once-booming railroad system that still rumbles through Cohutta. Cohutta reflects the trajectory of many smaller towns in the United States. The town emerged as a stop on the railroad from Cleveland, Tennessee, to Dalton, Georgia, and served as a transportation and commercial center for the surrounding farming areas. According to local lore, the town was originally known as "Shakerag," from the rag would-be passengers would wave to stop trains passing through.

In the 1920s, the town had a bank and a hotel, as well a high school, and was frequented especially in summer by inhabitants of Chattanooga seeking cooler temperatures. The high school burned down in 1952 and was not rebuilt.

As recently as the late 1960s, Cohutta had a small supermarket, three smaller "sundry" stores, a feed and seed, and a hair salon. The improvement of roads and the ease of access to larger cities (in this case, Dalton) drew shoppers away, so that by the 1990s, Cohutta had no large businesses at all with the exception of a downtown hardware store, a general store near the main road leading downtown from SR-71, and two convenience stores located at each end of town on the state highway route. Over the last decade, the surrounding area has become something of a bedroom community for Dalton, with housing developments taking over many of the farms in the area. Regardless, Cohutta maintained all town services during this time as required by the charter to include town police, fire, and sanitation services to incorporated properties.

Town services are still fully maintained in 2022 with two town clerks, a staffed public works department, municipal court staff with judge and solicitor, an environmental court, and a full-service town police department which is available 24-7-365. In 2021-2022 the town has approximately 20+ employees in various roles and positions.

Geography
Cohutta is located at 34.95917°N, -84.95278°W (34.959202, -84.952908).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.5 sqmi, of which 2.5 sqmi is land and 0.04 sqmi (1.59%) is water. Cohutta also has 4.2 miles of state highway (SR-71 also known as Cleveland Highway), from the Tennessee state line to Bank of Dalton Drive in their jurisdiction, per Georgia state databases.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 661 people, 275 households, and 170 families residing in the town. The population density was 264.4 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 95.76% White, 2.27% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.61% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.97% of the population.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 63.7% between the ages of 18 and 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.1 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the town was $41,563, and the median income for a family was $44,444. Males had a median income of $30,592 versus $22,232 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,510. About 8.2% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

Culture
Cohutta prides itself on the Red Clay State Historic Park that serves as a national Native American meeting ground, Cherokee memorial with a museum, and outdoor park and recreation center for visitors. This part of the state is rich in Cherokee history as well as classic southern heritage.

The city is home to the Cohutta Fish Hatchery, formerly a part of the U.S. Game and Fish Department and is now operated by the University of Georgia. The hatchery has a small visitors' center and aquarium, open to the public.

Since 2019, the Town of Cohutta has begun a revitalization of the historic downtown district to include family-owned small businesses and restaurants that have been successful even through the COVID-19 pandemic. The Town of Cohutta community growth before and during COVID-19 has remained positive. Cohutta also prides itself with many annual events to include the hallmark Town of Cohutta Independence Day Celebration that sees upwards of 5000+ visitors to the town due to the event. Other annual community events include a street dance, Ruritan Club Chicken-Q and Christmas parade with annual caroling on the historic downtown Martin's Corner. Information regarding the Town of Cohutta, administration, community events, and much more may be located on the town's website, which is updated regularly per town administration.

Notable people

 * Mallary Hope, country and Christian singer-songwriter
 * Marla Maples, ex-wife of former President Donald Trump

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Dalton, Georgia

Dalton is a city and the county seat of Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. It is also the principal city of the Dalton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Murray and Whitfield counties.

As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 34,417 people; the city's metro area was 124,837. Dalton is located just off Interstate 75 in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in northwest Georgia and is the second-largest city in northwest Georgia, after Rome.

Dalton is home to many of the nation's floor-covering manufacturers, primarily those producing carpet, rugs, and vinyl flooring. It is home to the Dalton Convention Center, which showcases the Georgia Athletic Coaches' Hall of Fame and hosts a variety of events.

Geography

Dalton is located at (34.771088, -84.971553). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.8 sqmi, of which 19.8 sqmi is land and 0.04 sqmi (0.10%) is water.

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 34,417 people, 11,305 households, and 7,470 families residing in the city.

2010 census
According to the 2010 census Dalton had a population of 33,128 living in 11,337 households. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 42.4% non-Hispanic white, 22.6% Hispanic, 6.4% black, 0.6% Native American, 2.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% non-Hispanic reporting some other race, 22.2% Hispanic reporting some other race and 3.2% reporting two or more races. 48.0% of the population was Hispanic or Latino.

2000 census
According to the census estimate of 2006, there were 33,604 people, 10,689 households, and 8,511 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,408.3 PD/sqmi. There were 11,229 housing units at an average density of 516.0 /mi2. The racial makeup of the city was 20% White, 22% Black (U.S. Census), 1% Native American, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander, 21.15% from other races, and 6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 50% of the population.

There were 9,689 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81, and the average family size was 3.43.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,312, and the median income for a family was $41,111. Males had a median income of $28,158 versus $23,701 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,575. About 11.9% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those aged 65 or over. After the lay-offs companies like Mohawk Industries paid workers with twenty years seniority a "small severance package."

Mexican Americans
In the 1990s, Mexicans began to immigrate to Dalton to work at carpet factories. By 2010, 48% of Dalton's 33,000 residents were Latino, comprising a plurality of all residents. During the late 1980s economic boom – when demand for carpet mill laborers reached an all-time high – the 320 carpet mills aggressively recruited Latino workers. As of 2012, Hispanics constituted the plurality of students at Dalton High School.

Climate
Dalton has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa), with hot, humid summers, and mild to cool winters, and straddles the border between USDA Hardiness Zones 7B and 8A. The monthly daily mean temperature ranges from 41.0 °F in January to 79.1 °F in July; on average, there are 37.9 days of 90 °F+ highs, 2.0 days where the high fails to reach above freezing, and 62.6 nights where the low falls to or below 32 °F annually.

Soccer
In 2018, the USL League Two awarded a soccer franchise to Dalton. The Dalton Red Wolves SC's inaugural season was in 2019 and the club plays out of Lakeshore Park in Dalton.

Creative Arts Guild
The Creative Arts Guild is the oldest multi-disciplinary community arts center in the state of Georgia. Founded in 1963 by a group of civic leaders, the Creative Arts Guild began as a grass-roots community movement originally housed in the Old Firehouse on Pentz Street in historic Downtown Dalton. The Guild began offering art, music, dance and theatre classes as well as gallery shows and exhibitions. As programming and class attendance grew, plans for a larger facility were developed. In 1981, the Guild moved to its permanent home at 520 West Waugh Street. The vision of that small group of patrons has grown into an organization that now houses four educational departments (visual art, dance, gymnastics, and music) as well as the Arts in Education outreach programs, events, gallery exhibits, music and dance concerts and recitals and acts as a hub of culture for North West Georgia and South East Tennessee.

Artistic Civic Theatre
Artistic Civic Theatre has served the Northwest Georgia community for twenty-four years, and has reached thousands of citizens through major musical, comedy, and drama productions, ACT2 (the children's wing), student productions in cooperation with schools in Dalton, Whitfield, and Murray counties, touring productions of original adaptations of classic fairy tales, theatrical arts classes co-sponsored with the Creative Arts Guild, the annual Youth Theatre Camp, and the Studio Cabaret live music series. ACT's programs are funded through individual and family memberships, as well as corporate sponsorships and donations. Consider becoming a member or corporate sponsor and help us continue to provide theatrical arts opportunities, entertainment, and educational programs to the Northwest Georgia Community.

Dalton Little Theatre
Dalton Little Theatre held its first documented performance in 1869. The organization began as the Dalton Amateurs and continued as the Sophoclean Dramatic Club, and the Dalton Players, before becoming Dalton Little Theatre in 1955. The theatre has performed continuously except for breaks during World War I and World War II. The organization formally incorporated in 1958 and found its first home in 1981 when it converted the former firehouse built in 1888 into the Firehouse Theatre. The Firehouse Theatre is often referred to as the Old Dalton Firehouse, and it remains the home of Dalton Little Theatre to this day.

Other events
The Downtown Dalton Development Authority hosts a number of events throughout the year, including the Downtown Dalton Farmers Market (May–August), a Downtown Sampler, and an annual Beer Festival. The Dalton Area Convention & Visitors Bureau partners with the DDDA to host the Downtown Dalton Summer Concert Series, featuring local bands. The Young Professionals of Northwest Georgia host a monthly social event to connect and engage area young professionals

Pre-history
Woodland Indians and Creek Nation initially held the area of present-day Dalton, Georgia. The first recorded white man in the area was Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto (1540). By the mid-18th century, when the Cherokee forced the Creek Nation out of their homelands, to the west and south, the Cherokee Indians called the mountains of north Georgia their "Enchanted Land" until their own forced removal in 1838.

Industrialization
By the time the last Cherokees were removed from the land, work was underway for a railroad, the Western and Atlantic Railroad (W&A), to join the Tennessee River with the Georgia Railroad then under construction. In 1847, Dalton was defined as a mile radius from the city center, the Western and Atlantic Depot. The final segment of this pivotal railway was completed in Tunnel Hill, Whitfield County in 1850. A second railroad, East Tennessee and Georgia, was completed in 1852.

Catherine Evans Whitener's revitalization of the pre-Civil War-era craft of candlewicking gave rise to a cottage chenille bedspread industry. Homes along U.S. Highway 41 displayed brightly patterned homemade bedspreads on front yard clotheslines in hopes of luring tourists into a purchase. The stretch of highway passing through Whitfield County became known colloquially as "Peacock Alley" in reference to one of the most common patterns depicted on the bedspreads. The bedspread business boomed to a multimillion-dollar industry by the 1950s, and from this early origin, the carpet tufting industry grew in Dalton after Glenn Looper developed an adaptation that allowed the mechanism used to tuft yarn into muslin or cotton for bedspreads to tuft into jute, shifting the nation's carpet manufacturers from woven wool products in the northeast to tufted synthetic carpets in northwest Georgia. Today, carpet mills remain the region's major employers and economic drivers.

Dalton was named for Edward Dalton White.

Civil War
During the Civil War, the city of Dalton saw its first action during the Great Locomotive Chase, on April 12, 1862. More than a year later, on September 18–20, 1863, massive Union and Confederate forces battled a few miles west of Dalton at the Battle of Chickamauga, and later during the Chattanooga campaign. The war came to Whitfield County at the First Battle of Dalton, a series of skirmishes between February 22 and February 27, 1864, during which Union Major General George H. Thomas probed Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston's Army of Tennessee to determine if the loss of two full divisions to reinforce Confederate forces elsewhere had made the Army of Tennessee vulnerable to Union attack. Johnston's forces held and Thomas withdrew to Chattanooga. At the beginning of the Atlanta campaign, the Battle of Rocky Face Ridge and Dug Gap began on May 7, 1864, and ended when Johnston completed the withdrawal of his forces from Dalton on May 12. The Second Battle of Dalton occurred during the Atlanta campaign on August 14–15, 1864.

In John Bell Hood's Tennessee campaign, soldiers of Major General Samuel G. French's Division of Lieutenant General Alexander Stewart's Corps of the Confederate Army of Tennessee attacked a Union blockhouse in Tilton before passing through Dalton and heading west.

The U.S. government recently declared Dalton and Whitfield County to have more intact Civil War artifacts than any other place in the country. Also of interest is the site of the historic Western & Atlantic Railroad Station; one of the few still standing and restored to its original architectural state, this site used to be the location of the Dalton Depot Restaurant (closed since 2015). The steel center marker for the original surveying of the city of Dalton is still inside the depot.

Modern history
The A. D. Strickland Store was once a rural county store, built c. 1878, and is now part of the National Register of Historic Places.

The Bohannon Gang was arrested in Dalton on the 27th of August, 1897. The gang of "car thieves" were believed to have been robbing area cargo trains for about a decade before their capture, and were accused of over $100,000 in cargo theft. Led by Hiram Walter Bohannon, the gang's trial was quickly followed by the "merchant's trials" in which many Dalton area businessmen were accused and convicted of receiving stolen goods. The trial was widely publicized and even appeared in the October 24th, 1897 New York Times. The ring leaders were sentenced to the Cole City Convict Camp, in Cole City, Georgia. The last to be released was Hiram Walter Bohannon, in 1903, after receiving a pardon from Joseph M. Terrell.

Carpet industry
Dalton is often referred to as the "Carpet Capital of the World," home to over 150 carpet plants. The industry employs more than 30,000 people in the Whitfield County area. More than 90% of the functional carpet produced in the world today is made within a 65 mi radius of the city.

The agglomeration of the carpet industry in Dalton can be traced back to a wedding gift given in 1895 by a teenage girl, Catherine Evans Whitener, to her brother, Henry Alexander Evans, and his bride, Elizabeth Cramer. The gift was an unusual tufted bedspread. Copying a quilt pattern, she sewed thick cotton yarns with a running stitch into unbleached muslin, clipped the ends of the yarn so they would fluff out, and finally, washed the spread in hot water to hold the yarns by shrinking the fabric. Interest grew in young Catherine's bedspreads, and in 1900, she made the first sale of a spread for $2.50. Demand for the spreads became so great that by the 1930s, local women had "haulers," who would take the stamped sheeting and yarns to front porch workers. Often entire families worked to hand-tuft the spreads for 10 to 25 cents per spread. Nearly 10,000 area cottage "tufters," men, women, and children were involved in the industry. Income generated by the bedspreads was instrumental in helping many area families survive the Depression. Chenille bedspreads became popular all over the country and provided a new name for Dalton: the Bedspread Capital of the World.

When a form of mechanized carpet making was developed after World War II, Dalton became the center of the new industry because specialized tufting skills were required and the city had a ready pool of workers with those skills.

By the 1970s manufacturers had begun to develop techniques to move from plain tufted carpet to sculpted carpet. Improved patterning, stain and wear resistance, and colors have made the modern tufted carpet the choice for functional carpet for the vast majority of homes and moved woven carpet to a decorative role.

By the 1990s carpet scraps had made up 60% of the area's waste, and a balefill site called the Carpet Landfill was created to accommodate the unique issue. It currently stores over 500,000 tons of baled carpet.

From June 2011 to June 2012 as carpet mills that had employed thousands restructured, downsized, cut back productivity and closed, Dalton lost 4,600 jobs—according to the U.S. Labor Department—making it the city with the worst job loss in the United States.

The city's unemployment rate has since dipped to as low as 5.5%.

The solar industry
Dalton is poised for a remarkable transformation as it emerges as a leader in the solar industry. This shift began in 2019 when Hanwha Qcells, one of the world's largest solar panel manufacturers, opened a massive factory in Dalton, employing 750 people to produce an impressive 1.7 GW of solar panels. This facility stands as the largest solar manufacturing site in the Western Hemisphere.

The initial investment significantly boosted local employment, and subsequent expansion plans by Qcells have promised even more growth. On October 18, 2023, Qcells completed expansions that added an additional 2 GW of solar capacity, increasing the factory's total output to over 5.1 GW and creating 510 new jobs in solar manufacturing.

Today, Qcells’ Dalton factory operates as a powerhouse, producing nearly 30,000 solar panels daily and solidifying its position as the fourth-largest manufacturer in Dalton, trailing only three established flooring giants.

This growth has been supported by Sen. Jon Ossoff's Solar Energy Manufacturing for America Act, which was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on November 19, 2021. This legislation provides tax credits to American manufacturers across the entire solar supply chain, from polysilicon production to fully assembled solar modules. By encouraging local manufacturing in the solar sector, the act aims to strengthen Georgia's renewable energy infrastructure, reduce dependence on imports, create local jobs, and contribute to broader green economy goals in the United States.

The shift towards solar energy presents Dalton with an opportunity to diversify its economy, potentially cultivating a new generation of Daltonians employed in the clean energy sector.

Environmental problems
Dalton's carpet production has taken up to one-third of the Conasauga River summer water flow. The river and city water supply has been contaminated with perfluorinated compounds used to make carpets stain-resistant. Dalton Utilities' has processed wastewater using a land application system, that spread effluent on more than nine thousand forested acres in an area called Looper's Bend. Runoff was found to drip down into the river.

Public schools
The Dalton City School District, which covers the entire city of Dalton, holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of six elementary schools, a middle school, a high school, and an alternative school. The district has 366 full-time teachers and over 5,739 students. • Blue Ridge Elementary School

• Brookwood Elementary School

• City Park Elementary School

• Park Creek Elementary School

• Roan Elementary School

• Westwood Elementary School

• Hammond Creek Middle School

• Dalton Junior High School

• The Dalton Academy

• Dalton High School

• Morris Innovative High School

The Whitfield County School District serves areas outside of the Dalton city limits, even if they have "Dalton, GA" postal addresses. Coahulla Creek High School, Phoenix High School, and Southeast Whitfield High School have Dalton postal addresses but lie outside of the city limits and serve areas not in the city limits.

Charter schools
 * Whitfield County Career Academy

Alternative schools
 * Fort Hill Complex (Crossroads Academy)

Independent schools

 * Christian Heritage School

Higher education
• Dalton State College – Main Campus

• Georgia Northwestern Technical College (Whitfield/Murray Campus)

Air
Dalton Municipal Airport, a general aviation airport, lacking scheduled commercial flights, is southeast of the city. International airports are in Chattanooga to the north and Atlanta to the south.

Rail
The Southern Railway had two Cincinnati to Florida named trains, Ponce de Leon (Cincinnati to Florida via Lexington, Chattanooga and Atlanta) and Royal Palm (Cincinnati to Florida via Lexington, Chattanooga and Atlanta) that made stops in the town into the 1960s. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad's Dixie Flagler (Chicago and St. Louis to Florida), Dixie Flyer (Chicago and St. Louis to Florida) and Georgian (Chicago and St. Louis to Atlanta) also made stops in Dalton. The last train was an unnamed L&N Evansville, Indiana - Atlanta, Georgia remnant of the Georgian, ending service on April 30, 1971.

Roads
Interstate 75 runs a short distance west of the city. The modern U.S. Route 41 and U.S. Route 76 circumvent Dalton, but historically they ran through the city. Georgia State Route 52 runs through the city's downtown.

Notable people

 * Morris Almond, professional basketball player
 * Jim Arnold, former NFL punter
 * Mitchell Boggs, former professional baseball player
 * Lane Davies, American actor
 * Susan Dennard, author of The Witchlands series
 * Eddie Dwight, baseball player in the Negro leagues
 * Jahmyr Gibbs, NFL running back for the Detroit Lions
 * Bobby Gill, NASCAR driver
 * Stephen E. Gordy, Virginia politician
 * Andy Foster, California State Athletic Commissioner
 * Will N. Harben, Author
 * John Junkins, professor and former interim president of Texas A&M University
 * Tammy Jo Kirk, NASCAR driver
 * Robert Loveman, poet
 * Marla Maples, actress and former wife of Donald Trump (native of nearby Cohutta)
 * Harlan Erwin Mitchell, United States representative from Georgia
 * Deborah Norville, television anchor and journalist
 * Steve Prohm, head men's basketball coach at Iowa State University
 * Harry Leon "Suitcase" Simpson, African American major league baseball player
 * Dale Singleton, motorcycle racer
 * Linda Vaughn, Miss Hurst Shifter

Sister cities

 * Dilbeek, Belgium

title: Dalton, Georgia


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Tunnel Hill, Georgia

Tunnel Hill is a city in northwest Whitfield County and southern Catoosa County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Dalton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 963 at the 2020 census. The city is named for the Chetoogeta Mountain Tunnel, a 1497 ft railroad tunnel built in the late 1840s.

History
The community was first known as Doe Run. It was incorporated on March 4, 1848, as Tunnelsville, and changed its name in 1856 to Tunnel Hill. Both names refer to the nearby 1497 ft Chetoogeta Mountain Tunnel railroad tunnel cut through Chetoogeta Mountain, officially dedicated on October 31, 1849 by Etowah steel-maker Mark A. Cooper on behalf of the state-owned Western & Atlantic Railroad.

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Tunnel Hill as a town in 1856.

Throughout the American Civil War, the homes around Tunnel Hill were used as part of a major hospital system. The Clisby Austin House also served as the headquarters for Union Gen. William T. Sherman while he made his plans for attacks against nearby Dalton and Resaca, which became the opening battles of what would later be known as the Atlanta Campaign. The area hosted many engagements and camps throughout the course of the war. These are remembered through an annual Battle Reenactment held in September.

The dates of the actual military engagements were September 11, 1863; February 23, 24-25 1864; May 5–7, 1864; and March 3, 1865.

Geography
Tunnel Hill is located at 34.84583°N, -85.04306°W (34.845934, -85.042955). The town is situated in a rugged area along the western base of Chetoogeta Mountain (listed as "Tunnel Hill Ridge" on USGS maps). The Tennessee Valley Divide crosses the top of the ridge, dividing the watersheds of the Tennessee River and the Conasauga River. U.S. Route 41 connects Tunnel Hill to Ringgold to the northwest and Dalton to the southeast. Georgia State Route 201 connects the town with Varnell to the northeast.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km$2$), all land.

Demographics
As of 2010 Tunnel Hill had a population of 856. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 93.5% white, 3.7% black or African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 1.5% from some other race and 0.4% from two or more race. 3.5% of the population was Hispanic or Latino, with 2.0% of the population being Mexican.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,209 people, 451 households, and 359 families residing in the city. The population density was 794.7 PD/sqmi. There were 474 housing units at an average density of 311.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 94.46% White, 2.56% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 1.57% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.97% of the population.

There were 451 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $43,438, and the median income for a family was $49,531. Males had a median income of $31,974 versus $25,078 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,382. About 8.8% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.

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Varnell, Georgia

Varnell is a city in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Dalton, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,179 at the 2020 census.

History
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Varnell in 1968. The community was named after M.P. Varnell, a railroad official.

Geography
Varnell is located at 34.89944°N, -84.96444°W (34.899367, -84.964573).

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

Demographics
''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

2010 Census
As of the 2010 Census Varnell had a population of 1,744. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 83.0% white (74.8% non-Hispanic white), 4.3% black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 1.5% Vietnamese, 1.3% other Asian, 8.0% some other race (0.3% non-Hispanic of some other race) and 1.4% from two or more races. 17.3% of the population was Hispanic or Latino, with the largest portion of that being the 14.0% of the population that was Mexican.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,491 people, 510 households, and 421 families residing in the city. The population density was 606.9 PD/sqmi. There were 526 housing units at an average density of 214.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 88.73% White, 4.76% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 3.55% from other races, and 2.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.23% of the population.

There were 510 households, out of which 43.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.3% were non-families. 12.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.2% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $46,875, and the median income for a family was $48,674. Males had a median income of $34,000 versus $25,216 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,214. About 5.8% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Varnell is in the Whitfield County School District.

Area schools include:
 * Varnell Elementary School
 * New Hope Elementary School
 * New Hope Middle School

title: Varnell, Georgia


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Pineview, Georgia

Pineview is a town in Wilcox County, Georgia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 454.

History
A post office called Pineview was established in 1900. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Pineview as a town in 1902. The community was named for the pine trees which are abundant in the area.

Geography
Pineview is located at 32.11°N, -83.50056°W (32.110021, -83.500645).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.0 sqmi, all land.

Education
The Wilcox County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. The district has 90 full-time teachers and over 1,439 students.

The schools, located in Rochelle, are:
 * Wilcox County Elementary School
 * Wilcox County Middle School
 * Wilcox County High School

Notable person

 * Nick Marshall, Auburn University quarterback

title: Pineview, Georgia


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Pitts, Georgia

Pitts is a city in Wilcox County, Georgia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 252.

Geography
Pitts is located at 31.94528°N, -83.54°W (31.945270, -83.540004).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 sqmi, all land.

History
The community which later became Pitts began as a settlement in the area of the home of Lyston Clyde Peebles, Sr., two miles east of the Alapaha River. Brock Owens and Ashley J. Pitts operated the first store there in the mid-1880s. Pitts was called Kings' Crossing at the time. When application was made for a post office, the Postmaster General preferred a shorter name. J.A. King suggested the name Pitts, in honor of his son-in-law, Ashley J. Pitts. The name was accepted, and the post office was established on 1 November 1888 with Pitts as postmaster.

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Pitts as a town in 1905.

On April 20, 1921, various people throughout southwest and south-central Georgia observed a meteor trail across the sky which culminated in an explosion and impact at a minimum of four spots slightly north of Pitts. Three fragments of the meteorite were recovered, one falling within a few feet of a child playing outside. It was classified as an iron meteorite. The largest recovered fragment weighed 3.76 kilograms and is currently housed in the Smithsonian Institution Collection. The other fragments remain in private collections. Local accounts and fragments were collected and documented in the Geological Survey of Georgia Bulletin, Issue 29.

Demographics
In 2020, the population was 252, down from 320 in 2010.

Education
The Wilcox County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. The district has 90 full-time teachers and over 1,439 students.

The schools, located in Rochelle, are:
 * Wilcox County Elementary School
 * Wilcox County Middle School
 * Wilcox County High School

title: Pitts, Georgia


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Rochelle, Georgia

Rochelle is a city in Wilcox County, Georgia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,167.

History
The community was named after La Rochelle, in France. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Rochelle as a town in 1888.

Geography
Rochelle is located at 31.94889°N, -83.45389°W (31.948993, -83.453875).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
In 2020, the city's population was 1,167, down from 1,174 in 2010.

Education
The Wilcox County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. The district has 90 full-time teachers and over 1,439 students.

The schools, located in Rochelle, are:
 * Wilcox County Elementary School
 * Wilcox County Middle School
 * Wilcox County High School

Higher education

 * Wiregrass Georgia Technical College - Wilcox Learning Center

Notable people

 * John Bahnsen - United States Army brigadier general and decorated veteran of the Vietnam War
 * Alfonzo Dennard - NFL free agent
 * Nick Marshall - NFL cornerback for Jacksonville Jaguars, quarterback for Auburn Tigers
 * Bug Howard - NFL tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

title: Rochelle, Georgia


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Rayle, Georgia

Rayle is a town in Wilkes County, Georgia, United States. The population was 158 in 2020.

Geography
Rayle is located at 33.79028°N, -82.89667°W (33.790184, -82.896599). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 139 people, 54 households, and 38 families living in the town. By 2020, its population was 158.

title: Rayle, Georgia


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Tignall, Georgia

Tignall is a town in Wilkes County, Georgia, United States. The population was 485 in 2020.

History
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Tignall as a town in 1907. It was named for Tignall Livingston Moss, a lieutenant in the Confederate army who was killed in battle in 1862.

Geography
Tignall is located at 33.86694°N, -82.74111°W (33.866861, -82.741195). The town lies along Georgia State Route 17 south of Elberton and north of Washington, and a few miles west of the Georgia-South Carolina state line. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.9 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 615 people, 279 households, and 179 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population was 485.

Notable person

 * James E. Boyd, scientist and educator

Region

 * Central Savannah River Area

title: Tignall, Georgia


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Washington, Georgia

Washington is the county seat of Wilkes County, Georgia, United States. Under its original name, Heard's Fort, it was for a brief time during the American Revolutionary War the Georgia state capital. It is noteworthy as the place where the Confederacy voted to dissolve itself, effectively ending the American Civil War.

The population was 4,134 as of the 2010 census. The city is often referred to as Washington-Wilkes, to distinguish it from other places named Washington.

History
Heard's Fort was established in 1774 by colonist Stephen Heard. The settlement served as the temporary capital of the new state of Georgia from February 3, 1780, until early 1781.

American Revolutionary War
The Battle of Kettle Creek, one of the most important battles of the American Revolutionary War to be fought in Georgia, was fought on February 14, 1779, in Wilkes County, about eleven miles (17.7 km) from present-day Washington. The American Patriots were victorious, taking 75 prisoners and killing roughly 70 Loyalists, while losing 32 of their own men.

American Civil War
As a child, Alexander H. Stephens had studied at the school in Washington presided over by Presbyterian minister Alexander Hamilton Webster. He later became a politician and was elected as Vice-President of the Confederacy.

No major battles of the Civil War were fought in or near Washington, but the city is notable as the site where Confederate President Jefferson Davis held his last meeting with his cabinet. On April 3, 1865, with Union troops under General Ulysses S. Grant poised to capture the capital at Richmond, Virginia, Davis escaped for Danville, together with the Confederate cabinet.

After leaving Danville, and continuing south, Davis met with his Cabinet for the last time on May 5, 1865, in Washington, along with a hand-picked escort led by Given Campbell, including his personal body guard, Sgt. Joseph A Higgenbotham, Jr., of Amherst/Nelson County, Virginia. The meeting took place at the Heard house (now used as the Georgia Branch Bank Building), with fourteen officials present.

Historic sites
Several historic sites in Washington are on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Wilkes County Courthouse, the Robert Toombs House State Historic Site, the Washington-Wilkes Historical Museum, the Mary Willis Public Library, Cherry Grove Baptist Church Schoolhouse, and the recently restored historic Fitzpatrick Hotel, built in 1898.

Geography
Washington is located at 33.73528°N, -82.74139°W (33.735394, −82.741420).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.9 sqmi, of which 7.8 sqmi is land and 0.04 sqmi (0.25%) is water.

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,754 people, 1,646 households, and 904 families residing in the city.

Education
The Wilkes County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one primary school, one elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. The district has 116 full-time teachers and over 1,858 students.
 * Washington-Wilkes Elementary School
 * Washington-Wilkes Primary School
 * Washington-Wilkes Middle School
 * Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School

Dr. Rosemary Caddell is the Superintendent of Schools.

In popular culture
One of Washington's most lingering mysteries is that of the lost Confederate gold. As the last recorded location of the remaining Confederate gold, the Washington area is thought to be the site where it is buried. Worth roughly $100,000 when it disappeared in 1865, at 2016 prices its value would be around $3.6 million. The cable television channel A&E produced a documentary focusing on this legend.

Notable people

 * Edward Porter Alexander – officer in the U.S. Army, Confederate general in the American Civil War, railroad executive
 * James Osgood Andrew – bishop
 * Edward McKendree Bounds – clergyman and author
 * Lloyd D. Brown – United States Army major general who commanded the 28th Infantry Division in World War II
 * Ernie Harwell – broadcaster for Major League Baseball, "The Voice of the Tigers"
 * Hillary Lindsey – Grammy Award–winning songwriter
 * Tom Nash – professional football and baseball player
 * Robert Toombs – first Secretary of State of the Confederacy, slaveholder, Confederate general in the Civil War
 * William Henry Pope – Texas politician
 * Fred Thomas– guitarist for James Brown

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Gordon, Georgia

Gordon is a city in Wilkinson County, Georgia, United States. As of 2020, its population was 1,783.

History
Gordon was founded as a depot on the Central of Georgia Railway. The city was named after William Washington Gordon, a railroad official.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.5 sqmi, of which 5.4 sqmi is land and 0.1 sqmi (1.10%) is water.

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,783 people across 714 households and 410 families residing in the city.

Notable people

 * Jim Williams, preservationist

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Irwinton, Georgia

Irwinton is a city in Wilkinson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 531 in 2020. The city is the county seat of Wilkinson County.

History
Irwinton was founded in 1811 as the seat of Wilkinson County. The community was named for Governor Jared Irwin. Irwinton was incorporated as a town in 1816 and as a city in 1904.

Geography
Irwinton is located at 32.81194°N, -83.17667°W (32.812075, -83.176800). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.15 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 531 people, 166 households, and 113 families residing in the city.

Wilkinson County School District
The Wilkinson County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. The district has 117 full-time teachers and over 1,737 students.
 * Wilkinson County Elementary School
 * Wilkinson County Primary School
 * Wilkinson County Middle School
 * Wilkinson County High School

Notable people

 * G. Harrold Carswell, unsuccessful nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States
 * Bud Dupree, outside linebacker for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers
 * Tylan Grable, New NFL player offensive tackle
 * LaRoche Jackson, former defensive back player
 * Travis Jones, former assistant Coach of NFL, former football player
 * Julian Robert Lindsey, United States Army Major General

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Ivey, Georgia

Ivey is a town in Wilkinson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,037 in 2020.

History
The community was named after James Ivey. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Ivey in 1950.

Geography
Ivey is located at 32.90917°N, -83.30083°W (32.909078, -83.300808). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.0 sqmi, of which 2.6 sqmi is land and 0.4 sqmi (14.09%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,100 people, 434 households, and 314 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population was 1,037.

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McIntyre, Georgia

McIntyre is a town in Wilkinson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 575 in 2020.

History
McIntyre was founded as a depot on the Central of Georgia Railway. The community was named after Thomas McIntyre, a railroad official. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated McIntyre as a town in 1910.

Geography
McIntyre is located at 32.84717°N, -83.20206°W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.4 sqmi, of which 5.2 sqmi is land and 0.2 sqmi (2.99%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 718 people, 253 households, and 180 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population was 575.

Notable people

 * Kevin Brown, baseball pitcher
 * Travis Jones, assistant defensive line coach for the Atlanta Falcons
 * Shannon family, Reality television personalities from the TLC reality show Here Comes Honey Boo Boo

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Toomsboro, Georgia

Toomsboro is a town in Wilkinson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 383 in 2020.

History
Toomsboro was founded when the Central of Georgia Railway was extended to that point. Its railroad terminal was built in 1869.

On August 30, 1871, Matthew Deason, a white man, and an African American woman who was possibly his wife, Serena Dul Cat C. Johnson (Georgia Marriages 1699–1944 in Wilkinson County Georgia) were lynched in Toomsboro by members of the Ku Klux Klan. Deason, a former Confederate soldier, was the elected sheriff of Wilkinson County. It was the first documented lynching of a black woman in Georgia after the Civil War.

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Toomsboro as a town in 1904. The community is named for 18th-century Georgia politician Robert Toombs.

Freedom, Georgia
David Bumgardner, a developer who bought properties at auction, intended to turn the property he owned into a quaint tourist destination. In April 2012, Bumgardner and Bill Lucado, who also owned property, announced they were seeking a buyer for the properties by advertising "Toomsboro for sale" although the existing community of Toomsboro maintains its own identity. They suggested a movie production company might be interested in using Toomsboro as a film set. In September 2018, 36 pieces of property over 40 acres went up for sale for an asking price of $1.7 million, with an eye toward a preservation-minded buyer "who appreciates its history". In the aftermath of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery in 2020, 19 families cooperatively bought 96.71 acres of land in Toomsboro to establish a Black community "where all Black people feel safe without fear of being murdered for who they are". The Freedom Georgia Initiative promotes the new community as Freedom, Georgia.

Geography
Toomsboro is located at 32.82556°N, -83.08333°W (32.825423, -83.083196). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 622 people, 209 households, and 146 families residing in the town. In 2020, its population was 383.

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Poulan, Georgia

Poulan is a city in Worth County, Georgia, United States. The population was 780 in 2020.

Poulan is part of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan statistical area.

Poulan is notable for its police department's speed trap tactics from 2006 to 2012. In 2009 Poulan's small police force generated nearly $900,000 from fines and fees, a number comparable to a city 30 times its size and due to the charges and fees being more than most cities. The per capita revenue from fines and fees is $1,019.15.

History
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Poulan as a town in 1889. The city was named for Judge W.A. Poulan.

Geography
Poulan is located at 31.51361°N, -83.79111°W (31.513739, -83.791041). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.3 km$2$), all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 946 people, 365 households, and 273 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population declined to 760.

Notable people

 * Howell T. Heflin, who became a U.S. Senator from Alabama, was born in Poulan in 1921. At that time Heflin's father was serving as a Methodist minister in Poulan. The Heflin family remained there for only a short time before returning to their native Alabama.
 * Chase Osborn was Governor of Michigan from 1911 to 1913. He resided at Possum Poke in Poulan and died there in 1949.

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Sumner, Georgia

Sumner is a town in Worth County, Georgia, United States. The population was 445 in 2020, up from 427 in 2010. It is part of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan statistical area. Sumner High School is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography
Sumner is located at 31.51111°N, -83.73833°W (31.510979, -83.738315). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km$2$), all land.

History
The community was named after John C. "Jack" Sumner, the original owner of the town site. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sumner as a town in 1883.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 309 people, 110 households, and 87 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population grew to 445.

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Sylvester, Georgia

Sylvester is the county seat of Worth County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,644 in 2020. The city is the county seat and business center of Worth County and is claimed to be the Peanut Capital of the World due to its peanut production.

History
Sylvester was platted in 1893. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sylvester as a town in 1898.

Geography
Sylvester is located at 31.53139°N, -83.83611°W (31.531425, -83.836233). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.7 sqmi, of which 5.7 sqmi is land and 0.04 sqmi (0.52%) is water.

Sylvester is located on U.S. Highway 82 at the junction of  Georgia State Route 33. Georgia State Route 256 enters into southeast Sylvester, where it is co-designated Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,644 people, 2,346 households, and 1,709 families residing in the city.

Education
The Worth County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. The district has 296 full-time teachers and over 4,354 students.
 * Worth County Elementary School
 * Worth County Primary School
 * Worth County Middle School
 * Worth County High School

Notable people

 * Marion Butts - NFL running back who played for the San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots, and Houston Oilers; born in Sylvester.
 * Rickey Claitt - NFL running back who played for the Washington Redskins; born in Sylvester.
 * Meshak Williams - NFL defensive end who played for the Baltimore Ravens; born in Sylvester.
 * Mary Hood - award-winning author of How Far She Went, And Venus Is Blue and Familiar Heat. Graduated from Worth County High School.
 * Ray Jenkins - Newspaper editor and deputy press secretary to President Jimmy Carter; born in Sylvester.
 * Sue Monk Kidd - author of the New York Times bestseller, The Secret Life of Bees and The Mermaid Chair. Born in Sylvester.
 * Frank Park - Congressman (1913–1935)
 * Bob Sikes - U.S. Representative for Florida, born in Isabella.
 * Sonny Skinner - PGA golf pro.
 * Michael Carter - Musician, Songwriter, Producer (Lead guitarist for Luke Bryan), graduated from Worth County High School.

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Warwick, Georgia

Warwick is a city in Worth County, Georgia, United States. The population was 423 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan statistical area.

Geography
Warwick is located at 31.83028°N, -83.92083°W (31.830351, -83.920705). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 504 people, 215 households, and 132 families residing in the city.

National Grits Festival
The National Grits Festival began around 1999 and took a 4-year hiatus that ended in 2017. At that time, Mayor Juanita Kinchen, city councilors, and local citizens restarted the festival. The first year back from hiatus enjoyed approximately 3,000 attendees. The Grits Festival committee helped fund the expansion of electricity to another portion of the city square and doubled the size of the festival in 2018.

Notable person

 * Bert J. Harris Jr., Florida state legislator and citrus farmer

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ʻĀinaloa

Āinaloa or Ainaloa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States, and is located in the District of Puna. The population was 3,609 at the 2020 census. The population had decreased to 2,965 at the 2010 census.

Geography
ʻĀinaloa is located on the eastern side of the island of Hawaiʻi at 19.52583°N, -154.99389°W (19.525819, -154.994022). It is bordered to the west by Hawaiian Acres, to the north by Orchidlands Estates, and to the northeast by Hawaiian Paradise Park. It is 15 mi south of Hilo.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.1 km2, all of it land.

Demographics
At the 2010 census there were 2,965 people in 1,005 occupied households residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,647.2 /sqmi. There were 1,165 housing units at an average density of 647.2 /sqmi. The racial make-up was 28.8% White, 0.6% African American, 0.5% Native American & Alaska Native, 14.4% Asian, 14.7% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races and 39.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.0%.

Of the 1,005 households, 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them. The average household size was 2.95.

The age distribution was 30.6% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 16.0% from 25 to 34, 19.3% 35 to 49, 17.2% from 50 to 64 and 8.1% 65 or older. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males.

In 2000, the median household income was $25,698 and the median family income was $37,647. Males had a median income of $26,855 and females $26,518. The per capita income was $11,109. About 27.2% of families and 36.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.9% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.

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Captain Cook, Hawaii

Captain Cook is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, in the United States, located in the District of South Kona. The community, within the land division of Kealakekua, is so named because the post office for the area was located in the Captain Cook Coffee Co. during the early 1900s. As of the 2010 census the CDP population was 3,429, up from 3,206 at the 2000 census. As of March 2022, a resolution was under consideration to rename the town to "Kaʻawaloa", meaning "long landing place".

Geography
Captain Cook is located on the west side of the island of Hawaii at 19.49833°N, -155.90417°W (19.498211, -155.904275). It is bordered to the north by Kealakekua and to the south by Honaunau-Napoopoo. Hawaii Route 11, part of the Hawaii Belt Road, passes through the community, leading north 12 mi to Kailua-Kona and south 47 mi to Naalehu. Hawaii Route 160 diverges from Route 11 in Captain Cook, leading south by a winding road 4 mi to Napoopoo on Kealakekua Bay.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Captain Cook CDP has a total area of 33.3 km2, all of it land.

Most of Captain Cook lies between the 800 ft and 2000 ft elevation, which makes it ideal as a coffee-growing region. It sits on the top of an ancient fault which created the famous Kealakekua Bay. Prior to the 1960s, most of Captain Cook was part of the vast Kealakekua Ranch, founded in the 1850s by English immigrant Henry Nicholas Greenwell.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,429 people in 1,258 households residing in the CDP. The population density was 281.1 PD/sqmi. There were 1,386 housing units at an average density of 113.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 31.44% White, 0.67% African American, 0.38% American Indian & Alaska Native, 27.65% Asian, 10.67% Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander, 2.16% from other races, and 27.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.51% of the population.

There were 1,258 households, out of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them. The average household size was 2.73.

In the Captain Cook CDP the population was spread out, with 20.6% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 11.6% from 25 to 34, 15.4% from 35 to 49, 28.3% from 50 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males. For every 100 males there were 98.9 females.

For the period 2011–2015, the median estimated annual income for a household in the CDP was $66,276, and the median income for a family was $73,661. Male full-time workers had a median income of $35,833 versus $42,344 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $38,885. About 10.2% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

Lava zones, redlining, and insurance issues
Captain Cook shares much in common with the District of Puna. Both districts are situated on active volcanoes and contain large sections of land that are in Lava Flow Hazard Zone 2. Additionally, new lava hazard zones 11, 12, and 13 are being established to account for current flow activity to reduce redlining.

Points of interest

 * Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden
 * Koa Coffee Plantation
 * Kona Coffee Living History Farm
 * Rodney J. T. Yano Memorial Hall

Education
Hawaii Department of Education operates Konawaena Elementary School in the CDP.

Two schools, Konawaena Middle School and Konawaena High School, are on a campus partially in Captain Cook CDP and partially in Kealakekua CDP.

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Eden Roc, Hawaii

Eden Roc is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, located in the District of Puna. The population was 942 at the 2010 census, up from 451 at the 2000 census.

Geography
Eden Roc is located on the eastern side of the island of Hawaii at 19.49444°N, -155.10556°W (19.494564, -155.105427). It is bordered to the east by Fern Acres, to the north by Mountain View, and to the west by Fern Forest. It is 3 mi south of Hawaii Route 11 at a point 16 mi south of Hilo and 13 mi northeast of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Eden Roc CDP has a total area of 16.6 km2, all of it land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 942 people in 394 households residing in the CDP. The population density was 134.6 PD/sqmi. There were 485 housing units at an average density of 69.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 46.18% White, 0.42% African American, 0.53% American Indian & Alaska Native, 4.46% Asian, 9.98% Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander, 0.42% from other races, and 38.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.24% of the population.

There were 394 households, out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them. The average household size was 2.39.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 12.6% from 25 to 34, 19.7% from 35 to 49, 29.5% from 50 to 64, and 4.6% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 134.9 males. For every 100 females, there were 74.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP at 2000 was $15,658, and the median income for a family at 2000 was $38,229. In the 2000 census, males had a median income of $21,146 versus $19,464 for females. The per capita income for the CDP in 2000 was $9,902. About 16.9% of families and 34.9% of the population were below the poverty line in the 2000 census, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

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Fern Acres, Hawaii

Fern Acres is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, located in the District of Puna. The population was 1,504 at the 2010 census, up from 756 at the 2000 census.

Geography
Fern Acres is located on the eastern side of the island of Hawaii at 19.51194°N, -155.09°W (19.511846, -155.089878). It is bordered to the east by Hawaiian Acres, to the north by Mountain View, and to the west by Eden Roc. To the south is the Puna Forest Reserve. The community is 17 mi south of Hilo and 16 mi east of the entrance to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 17.6 km2, all of it land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,504 people in 594 households residing in the CDP. The population density was 238.7 PD/sqmi. There were 704 housing units at an average density of 111.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 39.30% White, 0.60% African American, 0.40% American Indian & Alaska Native, 6.58% Asian, 11.70% Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander, 0.73% from other races, and 40.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.76% of the population.

There were 594 households, out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them. The average household size was 2.53.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 12.0% from 25 to 34, 21.5% from 35 to 49, 25.3% from 50 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 105.7 males. For every 100 males there were 94.6 females.

The median income for a household in the CDP at the 2000 census was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $32,981. Males had a median income at the 2000 census of $20,417 versus $23,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP at the 2000 census was $11,876. About 10.9% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the poverty line at the 2000 census, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

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Fern Forest, Hawaii

Fern Forest is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, located in the District of Puna. The population was 1,150 at the 2020 census. The population increased by 94.0% to 931 at the 2010 census.

Geography
Fern Forest is located at 19.47222°N, -155.13°W (19.472132, -155.130135).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.5 sqmi, all of it land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 931 people and 399 households residing in the CDP. The population density was 74.5 PD/sqmi. There were 460 housing units at an average density of 23.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 49.30% White, 0.75% African American, 0.86% American Indian & Alaska Native, 7.84% Asian, 10.63% Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 29.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.53% of the population.

There were 399 households, out of which 20.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them. The average household size was 2.33.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 11.6% from 25 to 34, 19.4% from 35 to 49, 31.5% from 50–64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 117.5 males. For every 100 males there were 85.1 females.

The median income for a household in the CDP at the 2000 census was $24,519, and the median income for a family in 2000 was $33,125. Males had a median income of $40,125 versus $28,333 for females in 2000. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,958 in 2000. About 18.3% of families and 25.5% of the population were below the poverty line in 2000, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 36.8% of those age 65 or over.

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Halaula, Hawaii

Halaula (Halaula) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 773 at the 2020 census.

Geography
Halaula is in the North Kohala region and peninsula, on the northern side of the island of Hawaii. It is bordered to the west by Kapaau. Hawaii Route 270 is the main road through the community, leading west then south 22 mi to Hawaii Route 19 at Waikui and east 4 mi to its terminus at an overlook of the Pololū Valley.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.6 km2, of which 6.9 km2 are land and 0.8 km2, or 9.96%, are water, as the CDP limits extend into the Pacific Ocean.

History
Halaula is within the Bond District, a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. It includes the 19th century Bond House, also named Iole after its location and a part of the homestead of missionaries Ellen and Reverend Elias Bond. The nucleus of this rambling New England dwelling was built in 1840 by the Rev. Isaac Bliss who was assisted by a carpenter from Honolulu. First occupied in January 1841, it was of "native wood and plaster on stone foundation with a good cellar."

Assigned to the Kohala Station in June 1841, Rev. and Mrs. Elias Bond moved into the thatched mission house. Mr. Bond described the first addition in 1842: "Our dwelling house is 40 feet long by 36 feet wide. The study and native room are 21 feet by 24 feet."

Through the years the home was expanded and modified to accommodate several generations who lived under its roof. Lived in until 1930, it is now kept as a family retreat with all its old furnishings. Surrounded by the original outbuildings, the Bond House remains the last mission complex still intact in Hawaii.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 495 people, 149 households, and 113 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 185.1 PD/sqmi. There were 158 housing units at an average density of 59.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 17.98% White, 0.20% Native American, 33.33% Asian, 10.51% Pacific Islander, 1.01% from other races, and 36.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.22% of the population.

There were 149 households, out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 21.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.32 and the average family size was 3.76.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,250, and the median income for a family was $50,179. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $28,056 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,882. About 16.5% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.3% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.

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Hawaiian Acres, Hawaii

Hawaiian Acres is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States located in the District of Puna. The population was 2,700 at the 2010 census, up from 1,776 at the 2000 census.

Geography
Hawaiian Acres is located on the eastern side of the island of Hawaii at 19.54889°N, -155.05583°W (19.548868, -155.055861). It is bordered to the east by Ainaloa and Orchidlands Estates, to the north by Kurtistown, to the northwest by Mountain View, and to the west by Fern Acres. To the south is the Puna Forest Reserve. The community is 15 mi south of Hilo.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 50.3 km2, all of it land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,776 people, 698 households, and 423 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 92.3 PD/sqmi. There were 843 housing units at an average density of 43.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 51.01% White, 1.41% African American, 0.62% Native American, 9.85% Asian, 8.67% Pacific Islander, 1.35% from other races, and 27.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.85% of the population.

There were 698 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,039, and the median income for a family was $35,726. Males had a median income of $30,385 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,242. About 22.5% of families and 28.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.0% of those under age 18 and 22.0% of those age 65 or over.

title: Hawaiian Acres, Hawaii


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Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii

Hawaiian Beaches is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States located in the District of Puna. The population was 4,280 at the 2010 census, up from 3,709 at the 2000 census.

Geography
Hawaiian Beaches is located on the east side of the island of Hawaii at 19.54917°N, -154.9075°W (19.549247, -154.907587). It is bordered to the north by Hawaiian Paradise Park, to the south by Pahoa and Nanawale Estates, and to the east by the Pacific Ocean. Hawaii Route 130 forms the western border of the community and leads north 18 mi to Hilo.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 64.5 km2, of which 63.5 km2 are land and 1.0 km2, or 1.50%, are water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,709 people, 1,192 households, and 923 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 145.8 PD/sqmi. There were 1,383 housing units at an average density of 54.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 27.99% White, 0.65% African American, 0.49% Native American, 16.69% Asian, 15.45% Pacific Islander, 1.05% from other races, and 37.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.64% of the population.

There were 1,192 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.49.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 31.7% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,467, and the median income for a family was $30,104. Males had a median income of $30,037 versus $21,886 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,267. About 23.8% of families and 28.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.3% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.

title: Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii