Blue Ridge, Georgia

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Blue Ridge is a city in Fannin County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,210 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Fannin County^GR6.

1 Geography
2 Attractions
3 Demographics
4 Photos
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Blue Ridge is located at 34°52′6″N, 84°19′16″W (34.868344, -84.320991)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.6 km² (2.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Attractions

Blue Ridge is the home of Blue Ridge Scenic Railway, a tourist train operating between Blue Ridge and McCaysville, Georgia and Copperhill, Tennessee.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,210 people, 553 households, and 319 families residing in the city. The population density was 215.3/km² (557.2/mi²). There were 631 housing units at an average density of 112.3/km² (290.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.26% White, 0.41% African American, 0.41% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.83% of the population.

There were 553 households out of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.9% were married couples living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.3% were non-families. 38.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,214, and the median income for a family was $35,259. Males had a median income of $25,859 versus $17,941 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,149. About 13.7% of families and 17.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.9% of those under age 18 and 16.6% of those age 65 or over.