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Ellijay, GA vs Carthage, TN

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- Carthage is 0% more densely populated than Ellijay.
- People are 8.9% less likely to be married in Carthage.
- The Median Age is 6.3 years younger in Carthage.
 Ellijay, GACarthage, TNUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,529329,725,481
 Female Population49.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.538.4
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 Population - 20101,613  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,251285,036,114
 Population - 19901,178  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now46.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock871.593.4
 Land Area3.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Ellijay, GACarthage, TNUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 849.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Ellijay, GACarthage, TNUnited States
 White64.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.3%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Ellijay, GACarthage, TNUnited States
 Married Population42.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.9%50.2%
 Never Married28.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock22.6%10.8%
 Widowed11.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.442.60
 Households855  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock55580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children39.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households356  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock28.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Ellijay    5 Reviews

I retired after 35 years offshore from Commercial Fishing the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and Atlantic in 2009. Moved to Woodstock GA to assist my father in his latter  More

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I have lived here for over 22 years. Moved up from West Palm Beach, lived in Detroit and Chicago. The people here are peaceful and would do anything for you if you  More

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Over 7 years ago

I went to look at land in Ellijay today and notice i did not see not one person that look like me I must admit this my be stupid of me to say but my family and I was  More

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Reviews for Carthage    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Smith County has been my home for 48 years. It is a delight to be from here. We have rivers, lakes, parks, good churches, good people, good schools. It is just an all  More

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Over 18 years ago

carthage Tn has been a wonderful surprise to us after re locating from "up north". I had been reading blogs before coming down here and at least half said that if they  More

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