Ellijay, Georgia Ellijay, Georgia Location in Gilmer County and the state of Georgia Location in Gilmer County and the state of Georgia State Georgia County Gilmer Ellijay is a town/city in Gilmer County, Georgia, United States.
The populace was 1,619 at the 2010 census. The town/city is the governmental center of county of Gilmer County. The town/city holds an annual Georgia Apple Festival in October, and Gilmer County is known as the "Apple Capital of Georgia".
5.2 Gilmer County School District Gilmer County was cut from Cherokee County in 1832, and Ellijay became the governmental center of county in 1834. Ellijay existed as a remote mountain improve until the Marietta and Northern Georgia Railroad (later the L & N) appeared in 1884.
This prompted something of a boom in the timber industry, but the region remained mostly isolated until the Zell Miller Mountain Parkway (Georgia 515, titled for Georgia governor and U.S.
Ellijay is positioned at the center of Gilmer County, at 34 41'41" north, 84 29'1" west (34.694656, -84.483566). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 3.6 square miles (9.2 km2), all land. It is situated at the confluence of the Ellijay and Cartecay rivers, forming the Coosawattee River, part of the Oostanaula/Coosa/Alabama River watershed.
It is bordered to the east and south by the town/city of East Ellijay.
Georgia State Route 52 (Chatsworth Highway) also leads 24 miles (39 km) to Chatsworth, taking a more northerly route over Cohutta Mountain.
Georgia State Route 515, the Zell Miller Mountain Parkway, leads northeast with US 76 to Blue Ridge and south 20 miles (32 km) to Jasper.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $22,120, and the median income for a family was $36,250.
Ellijay is governed by a five-member town/city council and a mayor.
Dalton State College Gilmer County Center Dalton State College - Gilmer County Center Gilmer County School District The Gilmer County School District holds pre-school to undertaking twelve, and consists of four elementary schools, two middle schools, and a high school. There is also Crossroads, which is the alternative school in Ellijay.
Ellijay Elementary School Oakland Elementary School (closed in 2011, due to county budget constraints) United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ellijay city, Georgia".
Dalton State - Extended Campus.
Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved June 9, 2010.
City of Ellijay official website Municipalities and communities of Gilmer County, Georgia, United States State of Georgia
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