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Churches in Hiawassee include: McConnell Church (A), Hiawassee Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Osborn Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Hog Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Brasstown Bald Visitors Center (Brasstown Bald).
Hotels: Boundary Waters Resort & Marina (528 Sunnyside Road), Fieldstone Inn (3499 Highway 76 East), Deer Lodge Dining Room & Cabins (Hiawassee Riv), Enota Mountain Retreat Conference Center Bed and Breakfast (1000 Highway 180).
Courts: Towns County Government - Clerk of Superior Court (48 River Street), Towns County Government - Judge of Superior Court (48 River Street).
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Towns County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Hiawassee and their reported violations in the past:
HIAWASSEE MOUNTAIN VILLAGE (Population served: 88, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
- 3 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.9%
(9.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 42.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 37.8% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  1.9 people | | Georgia: |  2.6 people |
| This town: | 57.2% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
| This town: | 2.8% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hiawassee, GA
112 people in nursing homes
36 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Hiawassee compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Hiawassee (2011 data):
- SCBT National Association: Hiawassee Banking Center Branch at 232 B Chatuge Way, branch established on 07/23/2007. Info updated 02/01/2010: Bank assets: $3,610.6 mil, Deposits: $3,021.6 mil, headquarters in Orangeburg, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 86 total offices, Holding Company: Scbt Financial Corporation
- United Community Bank: Ucb Towns County Branch at 214 North Main Street, branch established on 03/28/1986. Info updated 06/23/2009: Bank assets: $6,998.8 mil, Deposits: $6,018.5 mil, headquarters in Blairsville, GA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 107 total offices, Holding Company: United Community Banks, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Hiawassee, Georgia:
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 300 Big Sky Dr, Hiawassee, GA 30546
 , Phone: (706) 896-8884, Fax: (706) 896-8894
- Ramada, The Lodge On Lake Chatuge, 653 Hwy 76 W, Hiawassee, GA 30546 , Phone: (800) 613-4349, Fax: (706) 896-2876
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Hiawassee, Georgia
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (55%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Wood (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Towns County Georgia:
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Religion statistics for Hiawassee:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 52.08%
| Here | | 52.1% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | LDS (Mormon) Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 69.5% | 14.3% | 8.2% | 5.1% | 2.9% |
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| Congregations | 60.9% | 13.0% | 8.7% | 4.3% | 13.0% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 3 | Towns County: | 2.76 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Towns County: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11 | Towns County: | 10.12 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 21 | Here: | 19.32 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 12.0% | | Georgia: | 10.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | Towns County: | 25.9% | | Georgia: | 27.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.8% | | State: | 14.6% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $1,964 | $23,568 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $13,617 | $54,468 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $11,305 | $33,915 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $5,670 | $34,020 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
6 | $17,901 | $35,802 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
16 | $50,457 | $37,843 | 0 | $0 |
Hiawassee government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $349,000 ($410.11)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $15,000 ($17.63)
Sewerage: $10,000 ($11.75)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $355,000 ($417.16)
Sewerage: $236,000 ($277.32)
Central Staff Services: $172,000 ($202.12)
Police Protection: $165,000 ($193.89)
General - Other: $44,000 ($51.70)
Judicial and Legal Services: $18,000 ($21.15)
Regular Highways: $18,000 ($21.15)
Solid Waste Management: $1,000 ($1.18)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $27,000 ($31.73)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $109,000 ($128.08)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $3,076,000 ($3614.57)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $3,025,000 ($3554.64)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $51,000 ($59.93)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $47,000 ($55.23)
General Revenue, NEC: $20,000 ($23.50)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $28,000 ($32.90)
Sewerage: $19,000 ($22.33)
Central Staff: $7,000 ($8.23)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,354,000 ($1591.07)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $523,000 ($614.57)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $255,000 ($299.65)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,000 ($9.40)
- Tax - Property: $118,000 ($138.66)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $88,000 ($103.41)
Other Selective Sales: $57,000 ($66.98)
NEC: $33,000 ($38.78)
Public Utilities: $30,000 ($35.25)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $413,000 ($485.31)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $140,000 ($164.51)
10.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($65,937 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.38% | | 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:
7.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($50,594 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.44% | | 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 Hiawassee:
- WZCM (770 AM; daytime; 1 kW; YOUNG HARRIS, GA; Owner: YOUNG HARRIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKRK (1320 AM; 5 kW; MURPHY, NC; Owner: RADFORD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WDGR (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DAHLONEGA, GA; Owner: SMALL TOWN RADIO OF GEORGIA, INC.)
- WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WCVP (600 AM; 1 kW; MURPHY, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Hiawassee:
- WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WRBN (104.1 FM; CLAYTON, GA; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTFH (89.9 FM; HELEN, GA; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
- WHEL (105.1 FM; HELEN, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WNCC-FM (96.7 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
- W269AY (101.7 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- W277AL (103.3 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORPORATION)
- WHLC (104.5 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORP.)
- WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNGC (106.1 FM; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF PENSACOLA, INC)
- WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCON-FM (99.3 FM; CORNELIA, GA; Owner: HABERSHAM BROADCASTING CO.)
- WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WCNG (102.7 FM; MURPHY, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WPPR (88.3 FM; DEMOREST, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WAZX-FM (101.9 FM; CLEVELAND, GA; Owner: WAZX-FM, INC)
TV broadcast stations around Hiawassee:
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- W07BB (Channel 7; HIAWASSEE, ETC., GA; Owner: TRI-COUNTY TV BOOSTER CLUB,INC)
- W10AM (Channel 10; HIAWASSEE, ETC., GA; Owner: TRI-COUNTY TV BOOSTER CLUB,INC)
- W13AX (Channel 13; HIAWASSEE, ETC., GA; Owner: TRI-COUNTY TV BOOSTER CLUB, INC)
- W42AT (Channel 42; HAYESVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W04BJ (Channel 4; YOUNG HARRIS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
Hiawassee fatal accident list:
Apr 2, 1992 04:08 AM, Sr2, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jul 24, 1981 07:50 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Nov 14, 1980 11:58 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 5, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Hiawassee)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 24 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Hiawassee, GA)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 6 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - HIAWASSEE, Highway 17-75-76 (Lat: 34.951472 Lon: -83.758222), Overall height: 11.3 m, Call Sign: WSL89, Licensee ID: L00018312
Assigned Frequencies: 10775.0 MHz
Grant Date: 03/13/1991, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancellation Date: 05/06/2001
Registrant: Standard Telephone Company, 2000 Industrial Blvd, Cornelia, GA 30531 - BRASSTOWN, 6.1 Miles Sw Of (Lat: 34.874250 Lon: -83.811000), Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WSL90, Licensee ID: L00018312
Assigned Frequencies: 11305.0 MHz, 11505.0 MHz
Grant Date: 03/13/1991, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancellation Date: 05/06/2001
Registrant: Standard Telephone Company, 2000 Industrial Blvd, Cornelia, GA 30531
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 51 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Hiawassee)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 10 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Hiawassee)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Hiawassee
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| Most common first names in Hiawassee, GA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| James | 62 | 74.8 years |
| William | 58 | 77.4 years |
| John | 53 | 76.6 years |
| Mary | 39 | 81.3 years |
| Robert | 30 | 74.7 years |
| Frank | 21 | 78.3 years |
| Charles | 21 | 70.5 years |
| Ruth | 17 | 87.1 years |
| George | 16 | 78.4 years |
| Thomas | 15 | 73.2 years |
| Most common last names in Hiawassee, GA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Garrett | 45 | 78.8 years |
| Nicholson | 35 | 77.7 years |
| Ledford | 34 | 76.4 years |
| Shook | 28 | 76.2 years |
| Taylor | 28 | 78.5 years |
| Eller | 27 | 81.8 years |
| Rogers | 26 | 75.4 years |
| Burch | 24 | 77.8 years |
| Arrowood | 23 | 76.3 years |
| Brown | 23 | 80.8 years |
| Businesses in Hiawassee, GA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| FedEx | 2 | | Ramada | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Rite Aid | 1 |
| Hardee's | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | UPS | 3 |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | | | |
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Book stores and news dealers"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in nursing homes"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Financial specialists:"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most users submitting photos to our site per 10,000 residents"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Personal care and service occupations:"
- #98 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers:"
- #98 on the list of "Top 101 cities with most building permits per 1,000 residents in 2004-2006"
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