Epworth, Georgia
Epworth is located on Georgia State Route 5 between Blue Ridge (the county seat to the south) and McCaysville (on the Tennessee state line to the north).
History
Prior to European colonization, the area that is now Epworth was inhabited by the Cherokee people and other Indigenous peoples for thousands of years.
A post office called Epworth has been in operation since 1901. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1906 as the "Town of Epworth". The community was named after Epworth, in England.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1910 | 218 | — | |
1920 | 191 | −12.4% | |
1930 | 241 | 26.2% | |
2010 | 480 | — | |
2020 | 668 | 39.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1850-1870 1870-1880 1890-1910 1920-1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 |
Epworth was first listed as a town in the 1910 U.S. Census; and was listed as such in the 1920 U.S. Census and 1930 U.S. Census. It no longer appeared in the 1940 U.S. Census. It was relisted as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.
2020 Census
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|
White alone (NH) | 472 | 582 | 98.33% | 87.13% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 0 | 4 | 0.00% | 0.60% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 0.30% |
Asian alone (NH) | 2 | 10 | 0.42% | 1.50% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 4 | 36 | 0.83% | 5.39% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2 | 34 | 0.42% | 5.09% |
Total | 480 | 668 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 668 people living In Epworth.
Education
Epworth is also the location of an Appalachian Technical College campus which closed, and was later slated to reopen as a campus of North Georgia Technical College.
References
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Epworth CDP, Georgia". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Epworth, Georgia
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1906. p. 754.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 73. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". US Census Bureau.
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- ^ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1880.
- ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930.
- ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930. p. 251-256.
- ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1940.
- ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
- ^ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1960.
- ^ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1970.
- ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
- ^ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1990.
- ^ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000.
- ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Epworth CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Epworth CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved November 26, 2023.