North High Shoals, Georgia

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Coordinates: 33°50′3″N 83°30′4″W / 33.83417, -83.50111
North High Shoals, Georgia
Location in Oconee County and the state of Georgia
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 (2000)
- Total	439
- Density	175.6/sq mi (67.5/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	13-56308^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1699883^[2]

North High Shoals is a town in Oconee County, Georgia, United States. The population was 439 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Government
3 Demographics
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

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

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.

[edit] Government

The town's current government consists of a Mayor and 5 Council Members. As of January 2008 these were: Mayor - Jeff Thomas, Councilmembers: Edgar Cape, Violet Dawe, B.J. Ivie, Fred Johnson, Steve Holzman,

Meetings are held on the second Monday of the month at 7:30pm in the town hall.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 439 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/sq mi (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.

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.