Editing Cleveland, Georgia

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'''Cleveland''' is a city in [[White County, Georgia]], located {{convert|90|mi}} northeast of [[Atlanta]] and {{convert|128|mi}} southeast of [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]]. Its population was 3,514 at the 2020 census.<ref name=2020Census>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Cleveland_city,_Georgia?g=160XX00US1316824|title=2020 Census Data|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2023-09-03}}</ref> It is the [[county seat]] of White County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref>

Cleveland is home to the North Georgia Zoo and Petting Farm,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.northgeorgiazoo.com/|title=North Georgia Wildlife & Safari Park! Care, Connect, Conserve! Known for it hands on animal experiences, working hands on farm and Wildlife Walk. A great place is visit in North Georgia.|website=North Georgia Wildlife Park}}</ref> Farmhouse Coffee,<ref name="GR10">{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecountynews.net/local-newsletter/savor-flavor-downtown |access-date=2021-04-08 |title=Savor The Flavor of Downtown |publisher=White County News }}</ref> and [[Babyland General Hospital]], the "birthplace" of [[Cabbage Patch Kids]] dolls, as well as an adoption center for the dolls.

==History==
Prior to 1883, Cleveland was named 'New Prospect', as far back as 1806 when Cleveland was first settled. After the formation of White County in 1857, it became the county seat for the county, being incorporated in 1870, before being renamed to Cleveland in 1883. The town was named after General Benjamin Cleveland, a War of 1812 figure and grandson of [[Benjamin Cleveland|Colonel Benjamin Cleveland]] a Revolutionary War figure. After the arrival of a railroad in 1888, the population of Cleveland began to grow, and it was incorporated as a city in 1949.<ref>{{cite book |author=Krakow, Kenneth K. |url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/c.pdf |title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins |publisher=Winship Press |year=1975 |isbn=0-915430-00-2 |location=Macon, GA |pages=45}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=topschoolsintheusa |title=Cleveland, Georgia History, Economy and Politics – Top Schools in the USA |url=https://www.topschoolsintheusa.com/cleveland-georgia-history-economy-and-politics/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Geography==
Cleveland is located at {{coord|34|35|47|N|83|45|50|W|type:city}} (34.596309, -83.763893).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], it has a total area of {{convert|3.2|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

===Climate===
{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Cleveland, Georgia, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1972&ndash;present

|Jan record high F = 76
|Feb record high F = 77
|Mar record high F = 86
|Apr record high F = 88
|May record high F = 91
|Jun record high F = 101
|Jul record high F = 102
|Aug record high F = 98
|Sep record high F = 94
|Oct record high F = 95
|Nov record high F = 83
|Dec record high F = 77

|Jan avg record high F = 68.0
|Feb avg record high F = 70.0
|Mar avg record high F = 79.2
|Apr avg record high F = 83.5
|May avg record high F = 88.0
|Jun avg record high F = 92.6
|Jul avg record high F = 92.4
|Aug avg record high F = 92.5
|Sep avg record high F = 89.2
|Oct avg record high F = 83.5
|Nov avg record high F = 76.2
|Dec avg record high F = 69.3
|year avg record high F = 94.4

<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =50.3
| Feb high F  =53.6
| Mar high F  =61.4
| Apr high F  =70.1
| May high F  =76.6
| Jun high F  =82.7
| Jul high F  =85.8
| Aug high F  =84.5
| Sep high F  =79.8
| Oct high F  =71.3
| Nov high F  =61.6
| Dec high F  =53.4
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =38.8
| Feb mean F  =41.7
| Mar mean F  =48.2
| Apr mean F  =56.2
| May mean F  =63.9
| Jun mean F  =71.3
| Jul mean F  =74.8
| Aug mean F  =73.8
| Sep mean F  =68.4
| Oct mean F  =58.1
| Nov mean F  =48.2
| Dec mean F  =41.3
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =27.4
| Feb low F  =29.8
| Mar low F  =35.1
| Apr low F  =42.3
| May low F  =51.2
| Jun low F  =59.8
| Jul low F  =63.7
| Aug low F  =63.1
| Sep low F  =57.0
| Oct low F  =44.9
| Nov low F  =34.7
| Dec low F  =29.3

|Jan avg record low F = 10.9
|Feb avg record low F = 15.7
|Mar avg record low F = 21.1
|Apr avg record low F = 28.5
|May avg record low F = 36.5
|Jun avg record low F = 50.9
|Jul avg record low F = 56.5
|Aug avg record low F = 56.5
|Sep avg record low F = 44.7
|Oct avg record low F = 30.4
|Nov avg record low F = 20.9
|Dec avg record low F = 17.1
|year avg record low F = 9.6

|Jan record low F = 0
|Feb record low F = 5
|Mar record low F = 9
|Apr record low F = 21
|May record low F = 30
|Jun record low F = 40
|Jul record low F = 50
|Aug record low F = 50
|Sep record low F = 37
|Oct record low F = 21
|Nov record low F = 11
|Dec record low F = 1

<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =6.04
| Feb precipitation inch  =5.65
| Mar precipitation inch  =5.95
| Apr precipitation inch  =5.20
| May precipitation inch  =4.75
| Jun precipitation inch  =5.09
| Jul precipitation inch  =4.76
| Aug precipitation inch  =6.04
| Sep precipitation inch  =4.69
| Oct precipitation inch  =5.39
| Nov precipitation inch  =5.15
| Dec precipitation inch  =6.46

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 11.6
|Feb precipitation days = 11.7
|Mar precipitation days = 11.9
|Apr precipitation days = 10.3
|May precipitation days = 11.7
|Jun precipitation days = 13.4
|Jul precipitation days = 13.2
|Aug precipitation days = 12.9
|Sep precipitation days = 9.2
|Oct precipitation days = 8.7
|Nov precipitation days = 9.7
|Dec precipitation days = 12.2

<!-- Snowfall -->
| Jan snow inch  =0.5
| Feb snow inch  =0.4
| Mar snow inch  =0.0
| Apr snow inch  =0.0
| May snow inch  =0.0
| Jun snow inch  =0.0
| Jul snow inch  =0.0
| Aug snow inch  =0.0
| Sep snow inch  =0.0
| Oct snow inch  =0.0
| Nov snow inch  =0.0
| Dec snow inch  =0.2

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.2
|Feb snow days = 0.1
|Mar snow days = 0.0
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.0

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00092006&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Cleveland, GA
|access-date = March 4, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 2006&ndash;2020)<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=ffc
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Atlanta
|access-date = March 4, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 145
|1880= 197
|1920= 339
|1930= 498
|1940= 471
|1950= 589
|1960= 657
|1970= 1353
|1980= 1578
|1990= 1653
|2000= 1907
|2010= 3410
|2020= 3514
|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>
}}

At the 2010 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> the population was 3,410.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,907 people, 729 households, and 468 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|602.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 808 housing units at an average density of {{convert|255.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 86.58% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 10.70% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.26% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.31% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.73% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.36% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.99% of the population.

There were 729 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 19.9% under the age of 18, 21.8% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,949, and the median income for a family was $37,417. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $21,676 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,801. About 12.4% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.6% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.

== Education ==

=== White County School District ===
The [[White County School District]] holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of four elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.white.k12.ga.us/board-of-education|title=Georgia Board of Education|access-date=March 15, 2022|archive-date=March 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329084454/https://www.white.k12.ga.us/board-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref> The district has 233 full-time teachers and over 3,758 students.<ref>{{Cite web |title=School Stats |url=http://www.school-stats.com/GA/WHITE/WHITE_COUNTY.html |access-date=June 30, 2010 |website=www.school-stats.com}}</ref>

===Truett McConnell University===
[[Truett McConnell University]] is a private, Christian, coeducational liberal arts college in Cleveland. It is affiliated with the [[Georgia Baptist Convention]], and controlled by a board of trustees elected by the convention. The college was named to honor [[George Washington Truett|George W. Truett]] and Fernando C. McConnell.

==Culture==
The town is home to two [[Jewish]] [[summer camp]]s, Camp Barney Medintz (under the auspices of the Marcus [[Jewish Community Center]] of Atlanta) and URJ Camp Coleman (under the auspices of the [[Union for Reform Judaism]]).

The town is also home to two [[Christianity|Christian]] [[summer camp]]s, Strong Rock Camp and Retreat and Woodlands Camp.

Travelers pass through the town on their way to other destinations just a few miles away, such as the Bavarian-themed town of [[Helen, Georgia|Helen]], [[Unicoi State Park]], the Smithgall Woods-Dukes Creek Conservation Area, and the [[Chattahoochee National Forest]], including [[Anna Ruby Falls]].

==Notable people==
*[[Alton Brown]], [[Food Network]] personality
*[[Billy Lothridge]], [[NFL]] player
*[[Xavier Roberts]], creator of [[Cabbage Patch Kids]]

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