North High Shoals, Georgia

North High Shoals, Georgia
Town
Location in Oconee County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Oconee
Area
• Total	2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2)
• Land	2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	640 ft (195 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	652
• Density	175.6/sq mi (67.5/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	13-56308
GNIS feature ID	1699883

North High Shoals is a town in Oconee County, Georgia, United States. The population was 652 at the 2010 census.

Geography

North High Shoals is located at (33.834159, -83.501055).

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

The Apalachee River borders North High Shoals and during December 2015 experienced high water levels and flooding in the area. Click for video of high water near North High Shoals (video by Wally Wilhoite, Mineral Bluff, GA)

Government

The town's government consists of a Town Council made up of a Mayor and 5 Council Members. As of January 1, 2017 these were: Toby P. Bradberry, Mayor; Eric Carlson, Council Member, Post 1; Jason Presley, Council Member, Post 2; Ann Evans, Council Member, Post 3; Paul Dotterweich, 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 108 Jefferson Road, High Shoals, Georgia.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1950	124		—
1960	122		−1.6%
1970	165		35.2%
1980	256		55.2%
1990	268		4.7%
2000	439		63.8%
2010	652		48.5%
Est. 2014	682		4.6%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2010, there were 652 people, 144 households, and 117 families residing in the town. The population density was 175.8 people per square mile (67.8/km²). There were 162 housing units at an average density of 64.9 per square mile (25.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.67% White, 1.59% African American, 0.46% Native American, 1.82% Asian, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.59% of the population.

At the time of the 2000 census there were 144 households out of which 51.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.2% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.1% were non-families. 13.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.42.

In the town the population was spread out with 34.6% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $60,208, and the median income for a family was $63,333. Males had a median income of $41,250 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,444. About 6.0% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 22.7% of those age 65 or over.

History

The area of High Shoals was originally populated by white settlers in the late eighteenth century, and a fort was built on a bluff overlooking the Apalachee river in or around the year 1794. At that time, the Apalachee marked the border between white civilization and Indian Territory. In the early 1800s, High Shoals was a stop on the young state of Georgia’s postal and stage coach routes. Although continually populated, the area didn’t really blossom until the mid-nineteenth century, when a textile mill was established on the western bank of the river. During the Civil War, the fabric for Confederate soldiers’ uniforms was manufactured there.

The town of High Shoals was incorporated as a municipality in the year 1902. Municipal officers of the town circa 1920-1923 (the earliest records available) were Mayor A. E. Horne and Council Members H. J. Horne, G. W. Allen, W. A. Connell, and L. A. Moser.

The New High Shoals Manufacturing Company mill, which had been the town’s lifeblood for nearly a century, was completely destroyed by fire in 1928. The population of the town – by some estimates, around 3,000 at that time – dwindled as residents moved away in search of work, and the town charter was allowed to lapse.

The charter was reestablished in 1968, altered to include only the portion of the town on the eastern bank of the river, and the town was rechristened North High Shoals.

External links

• Town's Website