Gilmer County (Georgia)
The Gilmer County is a county located in the state of Georgia in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Ellijay, named after a nearby Indian settlement or the Indian term for " Green Earth ".
Geography
The County is located in northern Georgia and is about 35 km from the southern border of Tennessee. It has an area of 1118 square kilometers, of which 13 square kilometers of water are bordered clockwise to the following counties: Fannin County, Dawson County, Pickens County and Murray County.
History
Gilmer County was formed on December 3, 1832 84 County of Georgia from parts of Cherokee County. It was named for George Rockingham Gilmer, a U.S. Congress Member and Governor of Georgia.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Gilmer County 23,456 people in 9,071 households and 6,694 families. The population density was 21 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 93.63 percent White, 0.27 percent African American, 0.46 percent Native American, 0.23 percent Asian, 0.26 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 3.76 percent from other races groups; 1.39 percent were descended from two or more races. 7.74 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 9,071 households out of which 30.9 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.1 percent were married couples living together, 8.4 percent were single mothers and 26.2 percent were non-families. 22.2 percent of all households and 8.6 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.96.
24.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.5 percent between 18 to 24, 28.5 percent between 25 and 44, 25.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.1 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 103.0 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.
The median income for a household was $ 35,140, and the median income for a family $ 38,863. Males had a median income of $ 29,198, women $ 21,070. The per capita income was $ 17,147. 9.3 percent of families and 12.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Landmarks in Gilmer County
- Ai
- Big Creek
- Burnett
- Cartecay
- Cherry Log
- Chopped Oak
- Diamond
- Dyke
- East Ellijay
- Elders
- Ella Gap
- Ellijay
- Flat Branch
- Goose Iceland
- Kiker
- Lucius
- Marion
- New Hope
- Northcutt
- Oak Hill
- Oakland
- Ollie
- Pisgah
- Pleasant Hill
- Quill
- Rolston
- Roosevelt
- Roundtop
- Santa Luca
- Tails Creek
- Talona
- Tickanetley
- Tioga
- White Path
- Whitestone
- Yukon