Tate City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Towns County, Georgia, United States.[3] It was founded as a mining and logging community. The community was named after one Mr. Tate, a businessperson in the local lumber industry.[4]

Tate City, Georgia
Tate City is located in Georgia
Tate City
Tate City
Tate City is located in the United States
Tate City
Tate City
Coordinates: 34°58′43.69″N 83°33′14.58″W / 34.9788028°N 83.5540500°W / 34.9788028; -83.5540500
Country United States
StateGeorgia
CountyTowns
Area
 • Total1.03 sq mi (2.7 km2)
 • Land1.051 sq mi (2.72 km2)
 • Water0.021 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation2,497 ft (761 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID2587049[2]
Antique shed, which used to be a pig pen, in Tate City, Georgia in Towns County, with sign stating Tate City Mall
View from Tate City looking toward the West

Tate City sits in a scenic valley along the upper Tallulah River, just south of the Georgia-North Carolina border. The community is flanked by various peaks of the Blue Ridge and Nantahala Mountains, including 4568-foot Hightower Bald, 4640-ft. Dicks Knob, and 5499-ft. Standing Indian Mountain.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
201016
202093481.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
2020[6]

Tate City first appeared as a CDP in the 2010 United States Census.

Tate City, Georgia CDP – Racial and ethnic composition
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 (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[7] Pop 2020[6] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 16 24 100.00% 88.89%
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) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 0 1 0.00% 3.70%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 2 0.00% 7.41%
Total 16 27 100.00% 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Tate City Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tate City, Georgia
  4. ^ Rivero, Nicolas (August 25, 2017). "The Smallest Town in Each of the 50 States". Mental Floss. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  5. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". US Census Bureau.
  6. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tate City CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tate City, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.

34°58′54″N 83°33′16″W / 34.98167°N 83.55444°W / 34.98167; -83.55444