Historic Dawson County Courthouse Historic Dawson County Courthouse Location in Dawson County and the state of Georgia Location in Dawson County and the state of Georgia County Dawson Dawsonville is a town/city in Dawson County, Georgia, United States.

The town/city is the governmental center of county of Dawson County. 5.1 Dawson County School District Dawsonville was established in 1857 as seat of the newly formed Dawson County.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 8.2 square miles (21.3 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2), or 0.26%, is water. SR 9 leads northeast 14 miles (23 km) to Dahlonega and south 17 miles (27 km) to Cumming, while SR 53 leads southeast 6 miles (10 km) to U.S.

Amicalola Falls, 15 miles (24 km) north of the center of Dawsonville, is one of the seven natural wonders of Georgia.

The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.58% White, 0.16% Native American, 0.97% from other competitions, and 0.65% from two or more competitions.

In the city, the populace was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older.

The city's improve is known in auto racing circles for its long tradition of involvement in the sport; many racing skills originally advanced as a consequence of moonshine activeness in the area.

Dawsonville is the home of retired NASCAR driver Bill Elliott, who won the Winston Cup championship in 1988 and was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2015, and his son Chase Elliott, who presently competitions in the Sprint Cup Series.

Bill Elliott's nickname is "Awesome Bill from Dawsonville". The town/city hall has a racing infamous as well.

After a momentous racing accomplishment happened from Bill or happens from Chase, such as a win, the Dawsonville siren goes off to let the town know.

Dawson County School District The Dawson County School District holds pre-school to undertaking twelve, and consists of three elementary schools, two middle schools, and a high school. The precinct has 219 full-time teachers and 3,036 students. Dawson County Middle school Dawson County Junior High School Dawson County High School The Dawson County School System is a charter system.

The only high school in Dawsonville, Dawson County High School, won the honor of being a part of the Blue Ribbon Schools Program.

Riverview Middle School won the governor's Gold Award for student achievement in the 2008 2009 school year. Bill Elliott, "Awesome Bill from Dawsonville", stock car driver Chase Elliott, stock car driver and son of Bill Elliott Roy Hall, moonshine runner and early stock car racing driver, cousin of Lloyd Seay Lloyd Seay, moonshine runner and early stock car racing driver, cousin of Roy Hall a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Dawsonville city, Georgia".

School Stats, Retrieved June 8, 2010.

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