Talking Rock, Georgia
Template:Redirect Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Talking Rock is a town in Pickens County, Georgia, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 91.
History
[edit]Talking Rock had its start in the early 1880s when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The community takes its name from nearby Talking Rock Creek. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Talking Rock as a town in 1883.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Geography
[edit]Talking Rock is located at Template:Coord (34.509557, -84.505175).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>
Georgia State Route 136 is the main route through the town, and leads east 30 mi (48 km) to Georgia State Route 9 north of Dawsonville, and west 31 mi (50 km) to Resaca along Interstate 75. Georgia State Routes 5 and 515 (Zell Miller Mountain Parkway) pass to the west of the city as a four-lane highway, leading north 15 mi (24 km) to Ellijay and southeast 6 mi (10 km) to Jasper, the Pickens County seat. Atlanta is 66 mi (106 km) south via GA-5/515 to Interstate 575 and Interstate 75.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Template:Convert, all of it land.
Demographics
[edit]At the 2000 census,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 49 people, 19 households and 14 families residing in the town. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 23 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White. By the 2020 census, there were 91 people residing in the town.
Notable people
[edit]Chandler Smith (born 2002), professional racing driver
References
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