Epworth, Georgia

Coordinates: 34°57′02″N 84°23′06″W / 34.950637°N 84.384923°W / 34.950637; -84.384923
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34°57′02″N 84°23′06″W / 34.950637°N 84.384923°W / 34.950637; -84.384923

Epworth is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fannin County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 480.[1] It lies at an elevation of 1,703 feet (519 m) in the north-central part of the county. A former name was Atalla.[2] The ZIP code is 30541.[3]

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[edit]

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.[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1906 as the "Town of Epworth".[5] The community was named after Epworth, in England.[6]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910218—
1920191−12.4%
193024126.2%
2010480—
202066839.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1850-1870[8] 1870-1880[9]
1890-1910[10] 1920-1930[11]
1940[12] 1950[13] 1960[14]
1970[15] 1980[16] 1990[17]
2000[18] 2010[19] 2020[20]

Epworth was first listed as a town in the 1910 U.S. Census;[10] and was listed as such in the 1920 U.S. Census and 1930 U.S. Census.[12] It no longer appeared in the 1940 U.S. Census.[12] It was relisted as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.[20]

2020 Census[edit]

Epworth, Georgia – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010[19] Pop 2020[20] % 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/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.[21]

Education[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Epworth, Georgia
  3. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  5. ^ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1906. p. 754.
  6. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 73. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  7. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". US Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1870.
  9. ^ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1880.
  10. ^ a b "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930.
  11. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930. p. 251-256.
  12. ^ a b c "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1940.
  13. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
  14. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1960.
  15. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1970.
  16. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
  17. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1990.
  18. ^ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000.
  19. ^ a b "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.
  20. ^ a b c "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.
  21. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
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