Talking Rock is a town in Pickens County, Georgia, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 91.
Talking Rock, Georgia | |
|---|---|
 Town hall | |
 Location in Pickens County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 34°30′34″N 84°30′19″W / 34.50944°N 84.50528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Pickens |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.09 sq mi (5.41 km2) |
| • Land | 2.06 sq mi (5.34 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,093 ft (333 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 91 |
| • Density | 44.09/sq mi (17.03/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 30175 |
| Area code | 706 |
| FIPS code | 13-75272[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0356579[3] |
| Website | talkingrockga |
History
editTalking Rock had its start in the early 1880s when the railroad was extended to that point.[4] The community takes its name from nearby Talking Rock Creek. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Talking Rock as a town in 1883.[5]
Geography
editTalking Rock is located at 34°30′34″N 84°30′19″W / 34.50944°N 84.50528°W (34.509557, -84.505175).[6]
Georgia State Route 136 is the main route through the town, and leads east 30 mi (48 km) to Georgia State Route 9 north of Dawsonville, and west 31 mi (50 km) to Resaca along Interstate 75. Georgia State Routes 5 and 515 (Zell Miller Mountain Parkway) pass to the west of the city as a four-lane highway, leading north 15 mi (24 km) to Ellijay and southeast 6 mi (10 km) to Jasper, the Pickens County seat. Atlanta is 66 mi (106 km) south via GA-5/515 to Interstate 575 and Interstate 75.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.49 square miles (3.9 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 141 | — | |
| 1900 | 102 | −27.7% | |
| 1910 | 108 | 5.9% | |
| 1920 | 95 | −12.0% | |
| 1930 | 110 | 15.8% | |
| 1940 | 103 | −6.4% | |
| 1950 | 94 | −8.7% | |
| 1960 | 84 | −10.6% | |
| 1970 | 76 | −9.5% | |
| 1980 | 72 | −5.3% | |
| 1990 | 62 | −13.9% | |
| 2000 | 49 | −21.0% | |
| 2010 | 64 | 30.6% | |
| 2020 | 91 | 42.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
At the 2000 census,[2] there were 49 people, 19 households and 14 families residing in the town. The population density was 255.5 inhabitants per square mile (98.6/km2). There were 23 housing units at an average density of 119.9 per square mile (46.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White. By the 2020 census, there were 91 people residing in the town.
Notable people
editChandler Smith (born 2002), professional racing driver
References
edit- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Talking Rock". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
- ^ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1883. p. 420.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.