North High Shoals, Georgia

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North High Shoals, Georgia
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Location in Oconee County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°49′44″N 83°29′38″W / 33.82889°N 83.49389°W / 33.82889; -83.49389Coordinates: 33°49′44″N 83°29′38″W / 33.82889°N 83.49389°W / 33.82889; -83.49389
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyOconee
Area
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Population
 (2020)
 • Total552
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Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30645[3]
FIPS code13-56308[4]
GNIS feature ID2407005[2]
Websitenorthhighshoals.org

North High Shoals is a town in Oconee County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, North High Shoals had a population of 552.[5]

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated North High Shoals as a town in 1933.[6] The community was named after shoals in the Apalachee River.[7]

Geography

North High Shoals is located at 33°50′3″N 83°30′4″W / 33.83417°N 83.50111°W / 33.83417; -83.50111 (33.834159, -83.501055).[8]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2), all land.

Government

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The town's government consists of a Town Council made up of a mayor and five council members. As of January 1, 2020, these were: Toby P. Bradberry, Mayor; Eric Carlson, Council Member, Post 1; Jason Presley, Council Member, Post 2; Ann Evans, Council Member, Post 3; Hilda Kurtz, Council Member, Post 4; and Violet Dawe, Council Member, Post 5.

Meetings are held on the third Monday of each month at 7:30 pm at the town hall, located at 260 Hillsboro Road.[citation needed]

Demographics

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North High Shoals racial composition as of 2020[9]
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 500 90.58%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 7 1.27%
Native American 3 0.54%
Asian 1 0.18%
Other/Mixed 19 3.44%
Hispanic or Latino 22 3.99%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 552 people, 148 households, and 131 families residing in the town.

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
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  3. "High Shoals ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  6. Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1933. p. 1041. North High Shoal, Incoroprated
  7. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 160. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  8. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  9. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 17, 2021.

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