Editing Young Harris, Georgia

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'''Young Harris''' is a city in [[Towns County, Georgia|Towns County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 1,098 at the 2020 census. Young Harris is home to [[Young Harris College]], after which it was named.

== History ==
[[File:Georgia State Route 2 in Young Harris, Georgia.JPG|thumb|Georgia State Route 2 in Young Harris]]
Young Harris was originally named "McTyeire", after [[Holland Nimmons McTyeire|Bishop Holland McTyeire]]. It was later renamed to honor Judge [[Young L. G. Harris|Young Harris]], the benefactor of McTyeire Institute (which was also renamed [[Young Harris College]]).<ref>[https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/artic;es/counties-cities-neighborhoods/towns-county New Georgia Encyclopedia-Towns County]</ref>

The college was founded in 1886.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.yhc.edu/about/yhc-history/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Young Harris College |language=en-US}}</ref> Sharp Memorial United Methodist Church on Main Street at the entrance to the college was built on January 9, 1949, as a new home for the congregation that had occupied Susan B. Harris Chapel, built in 1892.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Volk |first=Jackie |date=2024-04-11 |title=Sharp United Methodist Church celebrates 75th anniversary |work=[[Clay County Progress]] |publisher=[[Community Newspapers Inc.]] |location=Hayesville, NC |page=A7}}</ref>

Main Street through Young Harris to [[Hiawassee, Georgia|Hiawassee]] and [[Blairsville, Georgia|Blairsville]] was paved in 1927.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1927-09-02 |title=Hiawassee, Ga., Locals |url=https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn93064795/1927-09-02/ed-1/seq-8/#words=Young+Harris |access-date=2024-04-12 |work=The Clay County News |location=Hayesville, NC |page=8}}</ref>

Blue Ridge Mountain EMC, located in Young Harris, was founded in 1937 to provide electric service to [[Fannin County, Georgia|Fannin]], Towns, and [[Union County, Georgia|Union]] counties in Georgia and [[Cherokee County, North Carolina|Cherokee]] and [[Clay County, North Carolina|Clay]] counties in [[North Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Economic Development – Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation |url=https://www.brmemc.com/my-cooperative/economic-development/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=www.brmemc.com}}</ref> Its headquarters west of downtown was constructed in 1955. BRMEMC began offering internet service in 2002<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clouatre |first=Mitchell |date=2016-03-15 |title=NGN Partner Spotlight: Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation (BRMEMC) |url=http://ngn.coop/2016/ngn-partner-spotlight-blue-ridge-mountain-electric-membership-corporation-brmemc/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=North Georgia Network |language=en}}</ref> and moved into a newly built $33 million headquarters on a 49-acre campus east of downtown in 2012.<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=New Headquarters Project Summary |date=2016-01-14 |work=Blue Ridge Mountain EMC |url=https://dashboard.brmemc.com/PDFs/Information/EMC_HQ_Fact_Sheet_2015_revised2.pdf |place=Young Harris, Georgia |publisher=BRMEMC}}</ref> As of 2024, the EMC has more than 200 employees and 50,000 customers.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation |url=https://www.tva.com/energy/public-power-partnerships/local-power-companies/blue-ridge-mountain-electric-membership-corporation |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=TVA.com |publisher=[[Tennessee Valley Authority]]}}</ref>

The $27 million [[Brasstown Valley Resort]] was constructed on 503 acres north of Young Harris in 1995.<ref>{{cite web |title=About & History |url=https://coralcollection.com/bvr-home/bvr-about-history/#:~:text=Brasstown%20Valley%20Resort%20was%20founded,daily%20Resource%20Components%20Protection%20Plan. |accessdate=2023-08-23 |work=CoralCollection.com |publisher=Coral Collection}}</ref> In 2012, the [[Clint Eastwood]] film ''[[Trouble with the Curve]]'' was partially filmed in Young Harris.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hatley |first=Ali Neese |title=Fifteen Minutes of Fame |url=https://issuu.com/youngharriscollege/docs/echoes-fall-winter-2012/30 |access-date=2025-01-06 |work=Echoes Magazine |publisher=Young Harris College |pages=30–31 |issue=Fall/Winter 2012}}</ref> A [[moon tree]] was planted in Young Harris in 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-11-13 |title='Moon Tree' planted on campus |work=[[Cherokee Scout]] |publisher=[[Community Newspapers Inc.]] |location=Murphy, NC |page=8B}}</ref>

==Geography==
Young Harris is located at {{coord|34|56|3|N|83|50|52|W|type:city}} (34.934233, -83.847681).<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>

The city is located at the junction of [[U.S. Route 76 in Georgia|U.S. Route 76]]/[[Georgia State Route 515]] (Zell Miller Mountain Parkway) and [[Georgia State Route 66]]. U.S. 76/GA-515 run through the center of town from west to east, with GA-515 splitting off to the north in the eastern part of the city from U.S. 76. U.S. 76 leads east {{convert|8|mi}} to [[Hiawassee, Georgia|Hiawassee]], the Towns County seat, and southwest (with GA-515) {{convert|9|mi}} to [[Blairsville, Georgia|Blairsville]]. GA-66 leads northwest from Young Harris {{convert|5|mi}} to its end at the Georgia-[[North Carolina]] state line.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 1.0&nbsp;square mile (2.6&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), all land.

===Adjacent cities===
These are cities within an approximate 15 mile radius of Young Harris.
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{{Image label|x=0.5|y=0.5|scale=400|text=[[File:Map pointer black.svg|20px]]'''Young Harris'''}}

{{Image label|x=0.28|y=.25|scale=400|text=[[File:Small-city-symbol.svg|8px]] <small>[[Brasstown, North Carolina (Unincorporated Community)|Brasstown]] (9.2 mi)</small>}}

{{Image label|x=0.5806|y=.235|scale=400|text=[[File:Small-city-symbol.svg|8px]] <small>[[Hayesville, North Carolina|Hayesville]] (7.6 mi)</small>}}

{{Image label|x=0.28|y=.625|scale=400|text=[[File:Small-city-symbol.svg|8px]] <small>[[Blairsville, Georgia|Blairsville]] (7.5 mi)</small>}}

{{Image label|x=0.405|y=.375|scale=400|text=[[File:Small-city-symbol.svg|8px]] <small>[[Warne, North Carolina|Warne]] (4.8 mi)</small>}}

{{Image label|x=0.115|y=.2075|scale=400|text=[[File:Small-city-symbol.svg|8px]] <small>[[Murphy, North Carolina|Murphy]] (14 mi)</small>}}

{{Image label|x=0.625|y=.4674|scale=400|text=[[File:Small-city-symbol.svg|8px]] <small>[[Hiawassee, Georgia|Hiawassee]] (5 mi)</small>}}

{{Image label|x=0.635|y=.525|scale=400|text=[[File:Small-city-symbol.svg|8px]] <small>[[Macedonia, Towns County, Georgia|Macedonia]] (7 mi)</small>}}

{{Image label|x=0.356|y=.005|scale=400|text=[[File:Small-city-symbol.svg|8px]] <small>[[Marble, North Carolina|Marble]] (16 mi)</small>}}

{{Image label|x=0.155|y=0.4674|scale=400|text=[[File:Small-city-symbol.svg|8px]] <small>[[Ivy Log, Georgia|Ivy Log]] (12 mi)</small>}}

{{Image label|x=0.78|y=0.3125|scale=400|text=[[File:Small-city-symbol.svg|8px]] <small>[[Shooting Creek, North Carolina|Shooting Creek]] (11.9 mi)</small>}}

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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 342
|1910= 283
|1920= 281
|1930= 316
|1940= 258
|1950= 450
|1960= 743
|1970= 544
|1980= 687
|1990= 604
|2000= 604
|2010= 899
|2020= 1098
| estyear=2023
| estimate=804
| estref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-13.xlsx |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Georgia: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=April 14, 2024}}</ref>
|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>
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As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 899 people living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 90.9% White, 2.6% Black, 0.4% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.1% from some other race and 0.8% from two or more races. 4.0% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 604 people, 112 households, and 74 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|591.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 134 housing units at an average density of {{convert|131.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.52% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.66% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.33% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.50% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.99% 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 112 households, out of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.74.

In the city the population was spread out, with 8.6% under the age of 18, 62.6% from 18 to 24, 8.9% from 25 to 44, 11.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females, there were 69.69 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 67.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,250, and the median income for a family was $46,071. Males had a median income of $35,313 versus $40,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,533. About 6.3% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 18.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
Former Georgia governor and U.S. Senator [[Zell Miller]] (1932–2018) was born in and died in Young Harris. He was mayor of the small town from 1959 to 1960.<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=m001141 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress-Zell Miller]</ref>
Former Member of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia's 9th District [[Ed Jenkins (politician)|Ed Jenkins]] (1933–2012) was born in Young Harris.

==See also==
*[[Brasstown Valley Resort]]

==References==
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==External links==
*http://www.youngharrisga.net/

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