Editing Nelson, Georgia

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'''Nelson''' is a city in [[Pickens County, Georgia|Pickens]] and [[Cherokee County, Georgia|Cherokee]] Counties, [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 1,145. It is part of the [[Atlanta metropolitan area]].

==History==
The city is named for John Nelson, an early landowner, farmer, and [[rifle]] maker.<ref>{{gnis|319244}}</ref> The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated Nelson as a town in 1891.<ref>{{cite book|title=Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mRE4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA742|year=1892|publisher=J. Johnston|page=742}}</ref>

The area possesses substantial deposits of marble. The railway construction in 1883 made the development of large-scale quarries possible. The quality of the marble has made it favored for federal monuments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nelsongeorgia.com/about-nelson|title=About Nelson - Welcome to Nelson, Georgia|website=www.nelsongeorgia.com|access-date=2017-03-17}}</ref>

On April 1, 2013, the city council unanimously approved the "Family Protection Ordinance". Every [[head of household]] must own a gun and ammunition to "provide for the emergency management of the city" and to "provide for and protect the safety, security, and general welfare of the city and its inhabitants." Residents are not required to buy one if they do not have one, and the ordinance does not penalize anyone who does not comply. Convicted felons are exempt.<ref>{{cite web| title=GA. City Council Votes to Require Gun Ownership| url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ga-city-looks-make-gun-ownership-mandatory-0| publisher=AP| accessdate=2 April 2013}}</ref>

==Geography==
Nelson is located on the border of Pickens and Cherokee Counties at {{coord|34|22|54|N|84|22|17|W|type:city}} (34.381562, -84.371303).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The original city center is located in Pickens County, but the city limits have recently expanded southward so that more of the city is now located in Cherokee County.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.8|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqkm|disp=flip|3}}, or 0.56%, is covered by water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1354572| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212182507/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1354572| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Nelson city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=July 24, 2014}}</ref>

Nelson is served through its downtown by the [[Georgia Northeastern Railroad]], and by Canton Road, the town's main street and the former route of [[Georgia State Route 5]]. South on old 5 is [[Ball Ground, Georgia|Ball Ground]], and north is [[Tate, Georgia|Tate]]. The north end of [[Interstate 575]] and south end of [[Georgia State Route 515|State Route 515]] are at the county line just to the west of Nelson. I-575 leads south {{convert|52|mi}} to [[Atlanta]], and SR 515 leads north {{convert|26|mi}} to [[Ellijay, Georgia|Ellijay]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 266
|1900= 254
|1910= 550
|1920= 511
|1930= 798
|1940= 679
|1950= 645
|1960= 658
|1970= 613
|1980= 562
|1990= 486
|2000= 626
|2010= 1314
|2020= 1145
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|+Nelson racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1354572&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-14|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,018
|88.91%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|28
|2.45%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|3
|0.26%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|2
|0.17%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|46
|4.02%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|48
|4.19%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,145 people, 523 households, and 383 families residing in the city.

==Notable person==
*[[Claude Akins]], actor

==References==
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{{Cherokee County, Georgia}}
{{Pickens County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Cities in Pickens County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Cities in Cherokee County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]