Sky Valley, Georgia

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Sky Valley is a town in Rabun County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 221.

It is home to Sky Valley Resort, which offers golfing in the summer. The resort used to have the only winter ski area in Georgia, but after changing ownership in 2004, the ski portion of the resort was closed permanently[1]. The only highway or other through-road is the Dillard/Highlands Road (Ga. Highway 246 and N.C. Highway 106) between Dillard, Georgia and Highlands, North Carolina . The northern city limit is the North Carolina state line, where the highway zigzags crossing in five different places (two of which are into and out of the city).

[edit] Geography

Sky Valley is located at 34°59′10″N, 83°19′29″W (34.986008, -83.324688)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.8 km² (3.0 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 221 people, 112 households, and 81 families residing in the city. The population density was 28.2/km² (72.9/mi²). There were 675 housing units at an average density of 86.0/km² (222.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.48% White, 4.07% African American, and 0.45% from two or more races.

There were 112 households out of which 11.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.30.

In the city the population was spread out with 9.5% under the age of 18, 2.3% from 18 to 24, 8.1% from 25 to 44, 34.4% from 45 to 64, and 45.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 64 years. For every 100 females there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $44,750, and the median income for a family was $57,500. Males had a median income of $41,875 versus $13,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $31,511. About 5.6% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 1.8% of those sixty five or over.