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==Demographics== {{US Census population |1890= 264 |1900= 1148 |1910= 898 |1920= 904 |1930= 1190 |1940= 1362 |1950= 1718 |1960= 1406 |1970= 1602 |1980= 1376 |1990= 1336 |2000= 1210 |2010= 1290 |2020= 1253 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }} ===2020 census=== {| class="wikitable" |+Blue Ridge racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1308928&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-14|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> !Race !Num. !Perc. |- |[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic) |1,121 |89.47% |- |[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic) |9 |0.72% |- |[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] |4 |0.32% |- |[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] |13 |1.04% |- |[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] |36 |2.87% |- |[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] |70 |5.59% |} As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,253 people, 476 households, and 249 families residing in the city. ===2010 census=== As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 1,290 people residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 92.1% White, 1.2% Black, 0.2% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.7% from some other race and 0.9% from two or more races. 4.5% were Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,210 people, 553 households, and 319 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|557.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 631 housing units at an average density of {{convert|290.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.26% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.41% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.41% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.17% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.74% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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. ===LGBT community=== In the late 2000s and continuing through the 2010s, the city has seen a surge in new business, particularly from the [[LGBT]] community which constitutes a larger percentage of the population than is typical for a rural community and one of the highest in Georgia.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Willis |first=Regina |date=October 2, 2018 |title=Why this Georgia mountain town has become a gay-friendly hot spot |url=https://www.wsbtv.com/living/why-this-georgia-mountain-town-has-become-a-gayfriendly-hot-spot/847375503/ |access-date=December 14, 2024 |work=[[WSB-TV]]}}</ref>
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