Editing Union County, Georgia

{{Short description|County in Georgia, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Union County
 | state                = Georgia 
 | seal                 = Seal of Union County, Georgia.png
 | seal size            = 90px
 | founded year         = {{start date and age|December 3, 1832}}
 | founded date         = 
 | seat wl              = Blairsville
 | largest city wl      = Blairsville
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 329
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 322
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 7.1
 | area percentage      = 2.2
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 24632
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 27124 {{gain}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | time zone            = Eastern
 | footnotes            = 
 | website              = {{URL|https://www.unioncountyga.gov/|unioncountyga.gov}}
 | ex image             = Union County Georgia Courthouse.jpg
 | ex image cap         = [[Old Union County Courthouse (Blairsville, Georgia)|Old Union County Courthouse]] in Blairsville
 | district             = 9th }}

'''Union County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[Northeast Georgia|Northeast]] region of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 24,632.<ref>{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Union County, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Union_County,_Georgia?g=0500000US13291|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 29, 2022}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Blairsville, Georgia|Blairsville]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> 
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==History==
Union County was originally a core part of the homeland of the native Cherokee tribe. Mountainous and formerly one of the most remote and inaccessible parts of Georgia, the area became the object of desire for white settlers with the discovery of gold in the 1820s. While the gold rush didn't last long, a land lottery system opened up the area for settlement in the 1830s and Union County was formed in 1832, carved from part of Cherokee County.<ref name="genealogytrails.com">{{Cite web|title=History of Union County, Georgia|url=http://genealogytrails.com/geo/union/history.html|access-date=June 4, 2021|website=genealogytrails.com}}</ref> The newcomers formed political groups to force the Cherokee off their land, part of the removal of most of the southeastern native tribes in what is known as the [[Trail of Tears]]. The part that was [[Cherokee removal|Cherokee Removal]] occurred between 1836 and 1839. The Cherokee nation and roughly 1,600 of their black slaves were forced west to the Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma) in the then Western United States. The resultant deaths along the way and at the end of the movement of an estimated 4,000 Cherokee. The Union Party was a political group that supported removing the Indians and opening the area to white settlers, and is the probable reason for the county's name.<ref name="unioncountyga.gov">{{Cite web|title=History|url=http://www.unioncountyga.gov/visitors/history/|access-date=June 4, 2021|website=Union County Government|language=en-US}}</ref> The western part of Union County was annexed by [[Fannin County, Georgia|Fannin County]] on January 12, 1854, and in 1856 the southern tip was given to Gilmer County and an eastern section went to Towns County. Many of the early white settlers of the area were Virginians or North Carolianians who came via various frontier roads.<ref name="georgiaencyclopedia.org">{{Cite web|title=Union County|url=https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/union-county|access-date=June 4, 2021|website=New Georgia Encyclopedia|language=en}}</ref> As a mountainous region not suited to plantation farming and settled by hardscrabble, independent farmers, Union County had relatively few slaves compared to other areas of Georgia.<ref name="genealogytrails.com"/> In the 1850 census, just 61 slave owners were listed, with a total of 278 enslaved people.

The white population of Union County residents were largely pro-Union in the years prior to the Civil War, with sentiments against the plantation-owning aristocratic elites in the lowland sections of the state, as was true of much of Georgia's mountainous north and the Appalachian region in general. When the state seceded and when Lincoln raised a Union army to suppress the rebellion, most Union County residents supported the Confederacy and most of the soldiers from the county fought on the Confederate side either as enlistees or, after the [[Confederate Conscription Acts 1862–1864|Confederate draft of 1862]], as draftees.<ref name="unioncountyga.gov"/> [[Joseph E. Brown]], the wartime governor of Georgia, was a resident of Union County, having moved there from western South Carolina.<ref name="georgiaencyclopedia.org"/> Brown was an ardent secessionist and a defender of slavery, but was a controversial southern governor, a north Georgian never fully accepted by the plantation class but still popular with the common white Georgians, whom he championed. Brown vehemently opposed the Confederate draft and was a constant thorn in the side of the central Confederate government which he saw as usurping increasing power from the states.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joseph E. Brown (1821-1894)|url=https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/joseph-e-brown-1821-1894|access-date=June 4, 2021|website=New Georgia Encyclopedia|language=en}}</ref> Despite general support for the Confederacy, a smaller number of Union sympathizers remained in Union County, which was one of the few Georgia counties to provide men for a Union Army unit, company A of the [[1st Georgia Infantry Battalion (Union)|1st Georgia Infantry Battalion]], in which 6 men were killed.

After the war, railroad lines were built that linked Union County to other areas, including Gainesville and Culberson, North Carolina, giving farmers expanded distribution. The first paved road in Union County was completed in 1926 and ran from Cleveland to the North Carolina border. Tourism increased when the federal government acquired 31,000 acres of forest in the area, spread across Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, and Union counties, and created the Chattahoochee National Forest in 1937.<ref name="georgiaencyclopedia.org"/>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|329|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|322|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|7.1|sqmi}} (2.2%) is water.<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[Brasstown Bald]], the highest mountain in Georgia, rises in southeast Union County, straddling the [[Towns County, Georgia|Towns County]] line. The central and northern portion of Union County is located in the [[Hiwassee River]] sub-basin of the [[Tennessee River|Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee]] basin, while the southwestern portion of the county is located in the [[Ocoee River]] sub-basin of the same larger watershed. A very small portion of the county's southeastern corner is located in the Upper [[Chattahoochee River]] sub-basin of the [[ACF River Basin]] (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, also listed as simply the Apalachicola Basin by [[USGS]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |title=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience |publisher=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission |access-date=November 17, 2015}}</ref> This is also where the [[headwater|source]] of the Chattahoochee is found. The [[Appalachian Trail]] winds through southern Union County.

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Cherokee County, North Carolina|Cherokee County]], [[North Carolina]] (north)
* [[Clay County, North Carolina|Clay County]], [[North Carolina]] (northeast)
* [[Towns County, Georgia|Towns County]] (east)
* [[White County, Georgia|White County]] (southeast)
* [[Lumpkin County, Georgia|Lumpkin County]] (south)
* [[Fannin County, Georgia|Fannin County]] (west)

===National protected area===
* [[Appalachian Trail]] (part)
* [[Chattahoochee National Forest]] (part)

==Transportation==

===Major highways===
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* [[File:US 19.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 19 in Georgia|U.S. Route 19]]
* [[File:US 76.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 76 in Georgia|U.S. Route 76]]
* [[File:US 129.svg|23px]] [[U.S. Route 129 in Georgia|U.S. Route 129]]
* [[File:Georgia 2.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 2|State Route 2]]
* [[File:Georgia 11.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 11|State Route 11]]
* [[File:Georgia 60.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 60|State Route 60]]
* [[File:Georgia 180.svg|23px]] [[Georgia State Route 180|State Route 180]]
* [[File:Georgia 325.svg|23px]] [[Georgia State Route 325|State Route 325]]
* [[File:Georgia 348.svg|23px]] [[Georgia State Route 348|State Route 348]]
* [[File:Georgia 515.svg|23px]] [[Georgia State Route 515|State Route 515]]
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===Other roads===
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* [[Blue Ridge Highway]] (Old US&nbsp;76/Old SR&nbsp;2)
* [[Skeenah Gap Road]]
* [[Town Creek School Road]]
* [[Mulky Gap Road]]
* [[Owltown Road]]
* [[Spiva Bridge Way]]
* [[Gumlog Road]]
* [[Loving Road]]
* [[Pat Haralson Memorial Drive]]
* [[Trackrock Gap Road]]
{{div col end}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 3152
|1850= 7234
|1860= 4413
|1870= 5267
|1880= 6431
|1890= 7749
|1900= 8481
|1910= 6918
|1920= 6455
|1930= 6340
|1940= 7680
|1950= 7318
|1960= 6510
|1970= 6811
|1980= 9390
|1990= 11993
|2000= 17289
|2010= 21356
|2020= 24632
|estyear=2023
|estimate=27124
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 31, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref><br>1790-1880<ref name=1880CensusGACty>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800 |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-08.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1930-1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1940-1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia - |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960-1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1980-2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13291.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 18, 2014|archive-date=February 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228201414/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13291.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Union County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US13291&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 14, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|22,646
|91.94%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|126
|0.51%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|74
|0.3%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|100
|0.41%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|870
|3.53%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|816
|3.31%
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 24,632 people, 9,743 households, and 6,957 families residing in the county.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 21,356&nbsp;people, 9,116&nbsp;households, and 6,382&nbsp;families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US13291
  |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
  |access-date=December 30, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213034923/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US13291
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|66.3|PD/sqmi}}. There were 14,052 housing units at an average density of {{convert|43.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US13291
  |access-date=December 30, 2015
  |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213162258/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US13291
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 96.8% white, 0.5% black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 0.9% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.4% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 16.0% were [[English people|English]], 15.8% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 15.0% were [[Americans|"American"]], and 13.2% were [[Germans|German]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US13291
  |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=December 30, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213032117/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US13291
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

Of the 9,116&nbsp;households, 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.0% were non-families, and 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.75. The median age was 50.7 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $41,298 and the median income for a family was $50,772. Males had a median income of $42,330 versus $29,176 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,182. About 9.5% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US13291
  |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=December 30, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213013620/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US13291
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 17,289 people, 7,159 households, and 5,211 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|54|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 10,001 housing units at an average density of {{convert|31|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 97.94% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.58% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.25% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.24% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.74% from two or more races. 0.88% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. Union County was mentioned as an "Extreme Whitopia", a place with a high concentration of white residents, in [[Rich Benjamin]]'s book, ''[[Searching for Whitopia]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.richbenjamin.com/whitopia.html |title=Searching for Whitopia ~ By Rich Benjamin |publisher=Richbenjamin.com |date=September 15, 2002 |access-date=November 28, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201063555/http://www.richbenjamin.com/whitopia.html |archive-date=December 1, 2012 }}</ref> (Because American Indians were forced out, and black slavery was virtually nonexistent in this part of the Georgia mountains, the county has had a minuscule nonwhite population for almost 200 years.)

There were 7,159 households, out of which 24.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.90% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% were non-families. 24.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 20.00% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 23.60% from 25 to 44, 28.20% from 45 to 64, and 21.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,893, and the median income for a family was $39,776. Males had a median income of $29,127 versus $20,871 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $18,845. About 9.30% of families and 12.50% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.10% of those under age 18 and 15.90% of those age 65 or over.

== Media ==
The ''[[North Georgia News]]'' has been published weekly in Blairsville since 1909. Since 2012, it has been the only newspaper serving Union County.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The North Georgia News (Blairsville, Ga.) 1909-Current |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/sn89053348/ |access-date=January 26, 2024 |website=Directory of U.S. Newspapers in American Libraries |publisher=[[The Library of Congress]]}}</ref>

==Communities==
===City===
* [[Blairsville, Georgia|Blairsville]]

===Unincorporated communities===
* [[Choestoe, Georgia|Choestoe]]
* [[Ivy Log, Georgia|Ivy Log]]
* [[Suches, Georgia|Suches]]

==Government and politics==
The county's [[Sole Commissioner]] is Lamar Paris, who has served since 2001.<ref>[http://www.georgiatrend.com/our-state/200701-blairsville-union.shtml Blairsville-Union County: Guiding Growth] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927212843/http://www.georgiatrend.com/our-state/200701-blairsville-union.shtml |date=September 27, 2011 }}, ''Georgia Trend'', January 2007.</ref>
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{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,154|2,795|0|Georgia}}
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{{PresRow|1968|Republican|1,221|974|906|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,473|2,135|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|1,537|1,185|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|1,360|1,386|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|1,330|1,360|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,274|1,420|82|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|760|1,288|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|557|950|2|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|783|1,148|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|810|1,344|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|2,873|623|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|719|793|55|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|562|469|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|523|532|0|Georgia}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|88|319|250|Georgia}}

==See also==
{{Portal|State of Georgia}}
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, Georgia]]
*[[List of counties in Georgia]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.unioncountyga.gov/  Union County Government Website]
* [http://www.blairsville-ga.gov/  City of Blairsville Government Website]
* [http://www.blairsville.com/  Blairsville and Union County Website]
* [http://www.blairsvillechamber.com/  Blairsville-Union County Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/Counties/Union.html Documents from Union County in the Digital Library of Georgia]
* [http://www.nganews.com/ North Georgia News (county legal organ) Website]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Union County, Georgia
|North     = [[Cherokee County, North Carolina]]
|Northeast = [[Clay County, North Carolina]]
|East      = [[Towns County, Georgia|Towns County]]
|Southeast = [[White County, Georgia|White County]]
|South     = [[Lumpkin County, Georgia|Lumpkin County]]
|Southwest =
|West      = [[Fannin County, Georgia|Fannin County]]
|Northwest =
}}
{{Union County, Georgia}}
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