Dawson County, Georgia places and people

Dawson County, Georgia Basics:

Dawson County Georgia - Government Site

Population: 22,395
Area: 211 square miles
County seat: Dawsonville
Area code(s) in use: 706
Time zone: EST
High school graduate or higher: 86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Median household income: $53,289
Persons in poverty: 13.7%
Home ownership rate: 76.4%
Mean travel time to work: 32.7 minutes

Adjacent counties:
Cherokee Fannin Forsyth Gilmer Hall Lumpkin Pickens

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Places in Dawson County, Georgia

Airports show all on map

Elliott Field Airport

Bridges show all on map

Nix Bridge Access Point, Toto Creek Bridge

Buildings show all on map

Big Canoe Fire Department Station 2, Dawson County Courthouse, Dawson County Detention Center, Dawson County Fire Department Station 1, Dawson County Fire Department Station 2, Dawson County Fire Department Station 3, Dawson County Fire Department Station 4, Dawson County Fire Department Station 5, Dawson County Sheriff's Office

Capes show all on map

Toto Creek Access Point

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Byrd Cemetery, High Shoals Cemetery, Martin Cemetery, Palmer Cemetery, Salem Church Cemetery, Spriggs Summerour Cemetery

Churches show all on map

Amicalola Church, Antioch Church, Bethel Church, Bethel Church, Church of God, Dawsonville Church of God, Goshen Church, Harmony Church, Kilough Church, Lebanon Church, Liberty Church, McKees Chapel, Mount Vernon Church, New Hope Church, Pleasant Grove Church, Pleasant Hill Church, Pleasant Union Church, Sweetwater Church, West Side Tabernacle

Dams show all on map

Amicalola Creek Watershed Dam Number Four, Amicalola Creek Watershed Dam Number Three, Amicalola Creek Watershed Dam Number Two, Amicalola Creek Watershed Structure Number One Dam, Amicalola Lake Dam, Etowah River Watershed Dam Number 10, Etowah River Watershed Dam Number 12, Etowah River Watershed Dam Number 13, Etowah River Watershed Dam Number 22, Etowah River Watershed Dam Number 23, Etowah River Watershed Dam Number 24, Etowah River Watershed Dam Number Nine, Etowah River Watershed Structure Number 12 Dam, Fausett Lake Dam, Sunset Hills Lake Dam, Thomas Lake Dam

Falls show all on map

Amicalola Falls, Cochrans Falls

Gaps show all on map

High Gap, Nimblewill Gap, Sconti Gap

Locales show all on map

Blacks Mill, Hightower State Nursery, Licklog, Lumpkin Campground, Thompson Creek Access Point, War Hill Park

Parks show all on map

Amicalola Falls State Park, Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area

Populated Places show all on map

Afton, Amicalola, Barrettsville, Dawsonville, Dougherty, Emma, Hubbardsville, Johntown (historical), Juno, Landrum, Lumpkin, McKee, Silver City

Reservoirs show all on map

Amicalola Lake, Brice Lake, Bruce Lake, Burt Lake, Fausett Lake, Girl Scout Camp Echo Lake, Head Lake, Kents Lake, Kincaid Lake, Lake Laurel, Overstreet Lake, Reece Lake, Rome Kraft Company Lake, Sunset Hills Lake, Thomas Lake, Vandiver Lake, Wehunt Lake

Ridges show all on map

Bethel Ridge, Pettit Ridge

Schools show all on map

Black's Mill Elementary School, Dawson County Crossroads School, Dawson County Elementary School, Dawson County High School, Dawson County Middle School, Forest School (historical), Kilough Elementary School, Pine Grove Montessori School, Riverview Middle School, Robinson Elementary School, War Hill Christian Academy, West Side School

Streams show all on map

Amicalola Creek, Beaverdam Creek, Black Mill Creek, Burt Creek, Calhoun Creek, Chestatee River, Clear Creek, Cochrans Creek, Fall Creek, Flat Creek, Holly Creek, Huckleberry Branch, Lilly Creek, Little Amicalola Creek, Long Branch, Mill Creek, Palmer Creek, Pigeon Creek, Proctor Creek, Russell Creek, Shoal Creek, Snow Creek, Sweetwater Creek, Thompson Creek, Toto Creek, Yellow Creek

Summits show all on map

Amicalola Mountain, Black Mountain, Frosty Mountain, Grogan Mountain, McElory Mountain, Sanderlin Mountain, Wet Mountain

Valleys show all on map

Dawson County, Georgia Population By Race (2012 estimate)
Race	Population
White	21,655
Mixed	313
Black	179
Asian	156
American Indian	89
Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	22

Additional population tables :
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Georgia population by county