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Notable location: Dawson County Courthouse (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Kangaroo Conservation Center (Museums; 222 Bailey Waters Road), Family Fun Centers Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 139B Hightower Parkway), Lanier Vending CO (Amusement & Theme Parks; Public Square), Amicalola Falls State Park (Amusement & Theme Parks; 240 Amicalola Falls Lodg).
Hotels: Comfort Inn Dawsonville (127 Beartooth Parkway), Amicalola Lodge (706 Highway 53 West), Exit Four Seasons Realty (671 Lumpkin Campground R), Best Western Dawson Village (76 North Georgia Avenue).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Dawsonville and their reported violations in the past:
ETOWAH (Population served: 12000, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-18-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-18-2000), St Public Notif received (FEB-07-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
DAWSONVILLE (Population served: 1342, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-01-2005 and AUG-02-2005, Contaminant: DBP Stage 1. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-16-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-02-2005)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1997 and AUG-21-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (FEB-16-2001), St Compliance achieved (AUG-21-2001)
PARADISE VALLEY RESORT (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-27-2006), St Public Notif requested (JAN-27-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-20-2006), St AO (w/penalty) issued (JUN-05-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-18-1998), St Public Notif received (SEP-01-1998), St Compliance achieved (SEP-01-1999)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-29-1998), St Public Notif received (AUG-07-1998), St Compliance achieved (SEP-01-1999)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-09-1998), St Public Notif received (AUG-07-1998), St Compliance achieved (SEP-01-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In MAY-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-18-1998), St Public Notif received (AUG-07-1998), St Compliance achieved (SEP-01-1999)
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
ATHENS BOAT CLUB (Population served: 54, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-09-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-09-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-16-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-16-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-05-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-05-2002)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-20-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2001), St Public Notif received (JAN-18-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In MAY-2006, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-27-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-27-2006)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-19-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-19-2004)
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
UNDER THE HEMLOCK (Population served: 26, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  11.9% | | Whole state: |  13.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 6.6% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Dawsonville compared to Georgia state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Dawsonville (2007 data):
- Appalachian Community Bank: Dawsonville Branch at 86 Highway 53 West, Suite 100, branch established on 2006-08-01; Dawson 400 Office at 258 Beartooth Parkway, Suite 120, branch established on 2007-01-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $757.7 mil, Deposits: $661.6 mil, headquarters in Ellijay, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Appalachian Bancshares, Inc.
- Chestatee State Bank: Downtown Dawsonville Branch at 86 Highway 53 West, branch established on 2000-10-20; at 6639 Highway 53 East, branch established on 1998-05-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $299.6 mil, Deposits: $263.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Chestatee Bancshares, Inc.
- United Community Bank: Ucb Dawson County Branch at 109 Highway 53 West, branch established on 1953-11-02; Georgia 400 Facility at 6372 Highway 53 East, branch established on 1985-03-28. Info updated 2006-12-12: Bank assets: $5,982.2 mil, Deposits: $4,814.7 mil, headquarters in Blairsville, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 73 total offices, Holding Company: United Community Banks, Inc.
- Mountain State Bank: at 6602 Highway 53 East, branch established on 2003-04-15. Info updated 2007-01-10: Bank assets: $213.5 mil, Deposits: $168.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Gb&T Bancshares, Inc.
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Dawsonville Main Branch at 136 Georgia Highway 400 South, branch established on 2001-11-13. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- Regions Bank: Dawsonville Branch at 6183 Hwy 53 West, branch established on 2005-01-13. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
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2004 Presidential Election results in Dawson County Georgia:
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $800 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,074 | $36,888 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $3,074 | $36,888 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $4,956 | $29,736 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $11,104 | $33,312 | 5 | $800 |
Dawsonville government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $149,000
All Other: $10,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $363,000
Sewerage: $242,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $282,000
Water Utilities: $157,000
Sewerage: $104,000
Regular Highways: $81,000
Police Protection: $31,000
General - Other: $28,000
Libraries: $8,000
Parks & Recreation: $5,000
Welfare - Other: $2,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $42,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $356,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $571,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $503,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,068,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $6,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $69,000
General Revenue, NEC: $8,000
Rents: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $175,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,507,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $224,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $138,000
- Tax - Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $47,000
Public Utilities: $40,000
Other Selective Sales: $24,000
NEC: $24,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $157,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $27,000
13.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($59,367 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 13.72% | | Georgia average: | 10.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
9.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,154 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.98% | | Georgia average: | 9.55% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Dawsonville:
- WDGR (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DAHLONEGA, GA; Owner: SMALL TOWN RADIO OF GEORGIA, INC.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
- WAZX (1550 AM; 50 kW; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: GA-MEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAOK (1380 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WLBA (1130 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA)
- WGKA (1190 AM; 25 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF GEORGIA, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Dawsonville:
- WWEV-FM (91.5 FM; CUMMING, GA; Owner: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION)
- WFOX (97.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WNGU (89.5 FM; DAHLONEGA, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WYAY (106.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WNGC (106.1 FM; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF PENSACOLA, INC)
- W221AW (92.1 FM; NORTH CANTON, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- W214AS (90.7 FM; WALESKA, GA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WKHC (104.3 FM; DAHLONEGA, GA; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WFSH-FM (104.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBCX (89.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: BRENAU COLLEGE)
- WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WCON-FM (99.3 FM; CORNELIA, GA; Owner: HABERSHAM BROADCASTING CO.)
- WLCL (105.7 FM; CANTON, GA; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WNSY (100.1 FM; TALKING ROCK, GA; Owner: CHARLES A. MCCLURE)
- WKHX-FM (101.5 FM; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- W265BD (100.9 FM; WOODSTOCK, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WWWQ (100.5 FM; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
- WABE (90.1 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: BOARD OF EDUCATION, CITY OF ATLANTA)
TV broadcast stations around Dawsonville:
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WUVG (Channel 34; ATHENS, GA; Owner: UNIVISION ATLANTA LLC)
- WAGA (Channel 5; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- WSKC-LP (Channel 59; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: KM LPTV OF ATLANTA, L.L.C.)
- WTBS (Channel 17; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: SUPERSTATION, INC.)
- WATL (Channel 36; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WATL, LLC)
- WGCL-TV (Channel 46; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- WPXA (Channel 14; ROME, GA; Owner: PAXSON ATLANTA LICENSE, INC.)
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