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Hiawassee

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Also known as Hiawassee, Georgia, Hiawassee, GA

human settlement in Towns County, Georgia, United States of America

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Place details

Locality
Hiawassee
Region
Georgia
Country
United States
Population
906
Timezone
America/New_York

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Key facts

Country
United States
State
Georgia
County
Towns
Incorporated
May 17, 1956
Mayor
Liz Ordiales
Total
2.077 sq mi (5.379 km )
Land
1.629 sq mi (4.220 km )
Water
0.448 sq mi (1.160 km )
Elevation
2,000 ft (600 m)
Estimate 2023
1,002
Density
615/sq mi (237.4/km )
Time zone
UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst
UTC−4 (EDT)
Area codes
706 and 762
Fips code
13-38124
Gnis feature id
0328122
Sales tax
8.0%
Website
hiawasseega.gov

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Hiawassee
Located in
Towns County
Population
981
Area
5.445522
Elevation
601
Capital of
Towns County
Image
Hiawassee, Georgia viewed from Brasstown Bald.jpg
Households
561
Dialing code
706
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Commons category
Hiawassee, Georgia
postal code
30546
water as percent of area
21.0764
per capita income
31288
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Encyclopedic overview

Hiawassee is the county seat of Towns County, Georgia, United States. The population was 981 at the 2020 census. Its name is derived from the Cherokee—or perhaps Creek—word Ayuhwasi, which means meadow, (A variant spelling, "Hiwassee," is used for the local river and some other Appalachian place names.) Hiawassee is also known in the novel "Restart" by Gordon Korman.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hiawassee” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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