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Dawsonville, GA vs Clayton, GA

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- Clayton is 0% more densely populated than Dawsonville.
- People are 27.0% less likely to be married in Clayton.
- The Median Age is 11.4 years older in Clayton.
 Dawsonville, GAClayton, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,157329,725,481
 Female Population45.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population54.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.438.4
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 Population - 20102,448  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,019285,036,114
 Population - 1990467  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock4.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now642.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock636.993.4
 Land Area8.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Dawsonville, GAClayton, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 410.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Dawsonville, GAClayton, GAUnited States
 White85.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian4.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Dawsonville, GAClayton, GAUnited States
 Married Population56.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.5%50.2%
 Never Married26.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock17.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.852.60
 Households1,176  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock48980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children43.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households368  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Dawsonville    3 Reviews

After living here for over twelve years, I am qualified to offer unbiased information about life in Dawsonville. For the most part, this is not a place for just anyone  More

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Am interested in learning about politics, cost of living, climate, quality of life of other locations within and beyond  More

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Over 15 years ago

The town of Dawsonville is small in my eyes but it is slowly growing.  More

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Reviews for Clayton    3 Reviews

Clayton is the largest town in mountainous Rabun County, the most northeastern part of Georgia before crossing into North Carolina. It is less than 2 hrs from Atlanta.  More

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With about 66% of the land being national forest, Rabun County is blessed to retain a small town atmosphere and not worry about being over developed. Beautiful  More

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We have lived full time in Rabun County for 12 years and part time for 31 years. It is an absolutely beautful county but it is governed by the locals and it is hard to  More

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