Mineral Bluff, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
Church in Mineral Bluff
Church in Mineral Bluff
Mineral Bluff is located in Georgia
Mineral Bluff
Mineral
Bluff
Coordinates: 34°54′52″N 84°16′36″W / 34.91444°N 84.27667°W / 34.91444; -84.27667
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyFannin
Area
[1]
 • Total1.42 sq mi (3.67 km2)
 • Land1.41 sq mi (3.65 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,572 ft (479 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total223
 • Density158.27/sq mi (61.11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30559[3]
Area code(s)706/762
GNIS feature ID332400[2]

Mineral Bluff is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Fannin County in the U.S. state of Georgia.[2] Its population was 223 as of the 2020 census. The community is situated 6 miles (10 km) northeast of the city of Blue Ridge, the county seat, 80 miles (130 km) east of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and 100 miles (160 km) north of Atlanta.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
189075—
1900158110.7%
1910338113.9%
1920226−33.1%
19302291.3%
1940181−21.0%
195020915.5%
1960149−28.7%
1970119−20.1%
19801309.2%
199016325.4%
2010150—
202022348.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
1850-1870[6] 1870-1880[7]
1890-1910[8] 1920-1930[9]
1940[10] 1950[11]
1960[12] 1970[13] 1980[14]
1990[15] 2000[16]
2010[17] 2020[18]

Mineral Bluff first appeared as a town in the 1890 U.S. Census.[7][8] It was disincorporated prior to the 2000 U.S. Census[16] and reappeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.[17]

2020 Census

Mineral Bluff, 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[17] Pop 2020[18] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 148 195 98.67% 87.44%
Black or African American alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 1 1 0.67% 0.45%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 3 0.00% 1.35%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 1 23 0.67% 10.31%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 1 0.00% 0.45%
Total 150 223 100.00% 100.00%

History

Prior to European colonization, the area that is now Mineral Bluff was inhabited by the Cherokee people and other Indigenous peoples for thousands of years.

Mineral Bluff was originally called "Douglas", and under the latter name settlement was made in the 1830s.[19] The present name of "Mineral Bluff" was adopted in 1885.[19]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Mineral Bluff as a town in 1889.[20]

The community's historic train station, the Mineral Bluff Depot,[21] is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mineral Bluff
  3. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. ^ Google Maps: road distances
  5. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". US Census Bureau.
  6. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1870.
  7. ^ a b "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1880.
  8. ^ a b "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930.
  9. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930. p. 251-256.
  10. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1940.
  11. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
  12. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1960.
  13. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1970.
  14. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
  15. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1990.
  16. ^ a b "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000.
  17. ^ a b c "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Mineral Bluff CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  18. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Mineral Bluff CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  19. ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 149. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  20. ^ Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1889. p. 836.
  21. ^ RailGA - Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage
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