Nicholson, Georgia
{{distinguish|Georgia Nicolson}}
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|official_name = Nicholson, Georgia
|settlement_type = City
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|map_caption = Location in Jackson County and the state of Georgia
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|subdivision_name1 = Georgia
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|subdivision_name2 = Jackson
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|area_total_km2 = 10.29
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|area_total_sq_mi = 3.97
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|population_total = 1808
|population_density_km2 = 176.42
|population_density_sq_mi = 456.91
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|coordinates = {{coord|34|6|53|N|83|25|46|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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|elevation_m = 256
|elevation_ft = 840
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 30565
|area_code = 706
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|blank_info = 13-55468{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}
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|blank1_info = 0356429{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}}
|website = {{URL|nicholson-ga.com}}
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Nicholson is a city in Jackson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,696 at the 2010 census,{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1355468| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Nicholson city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=May 3, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213113402/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1355468| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}} up from 1,247 at the 2000 census.
Nicholson is known for its "Daisy Festival" and for several famous residents, including singer Kenny Rogers. Steve Nichols is the mayor of Nicholson.
History
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Nicholson as a town in 1907.{{cite book|title=Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LppCAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA845|year=1907|publisher=State printer|page=845}} It is unknown why the name "Nicholson" was applied to this community.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/n.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=159 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}
Geography
Nicholson is located in eastern Jackson County at {{Coord|34|6|53|N|83|25|46|W|type:city}} (34.114664, -83.429363).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} U.S. Route 441 runs through the center of the city, leading north {{convert|7|mi|0}} to Commerce and south {{convert|12|mi}} to Athens. Georgia State Route 335 leads west from Nicholson {{convert|9|mi|0}} to Jefferson, the county seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|10.4|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.04|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.43%, are water. The city is on the crest of a ridge which drains west and east to tributaries of the North Oconee River.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1910= 167
|1920= 250
|1930= 215
|1940= 212
|1950= 252
|1960= 359
|1970= 397
|1980= 491
|1990= 535
|2000= 1247
|2010= 1696
|2020= 1808
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}
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|+Nicholson racial composition as of 2020{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1355468&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-17|website=data.census.gov}} !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|1,333 |73.73% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|105 |5.81% |
| Asian
|11 |0.61% |
| Pacific Islander
|1 |0.06% |
| Other/Mixed
|111 |6.14% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|247 |13.66% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,808 people, 523 households, and 413 families residing in the city.
References
External links
- [http://www.nicholson-ga.com City of Nicholson official website]
- [http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/jackson/antioch-united-methodist-church Antioch United Methodist Church] historical marker
{{Jackson County, Georgia}}
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