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Ellijay, GA vs Columbus, GA

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- Columbus is 0% more densely populated than Ellijay.
- People are 1.8% less likely to be married in Columbus.
- The Median Age is 9.2 years younger in Columbus.
 Ellijay, GAColumbus, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock204,366329,725,481
 Female Population49.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.638.4
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 Population - 20101,613  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock184,652285,036,114
 Population - 19901,178  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock6.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now46.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock944.293.4
 Land Area3.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock4.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Ellijay, GAColumbus, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 849.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Ellijay, GAColumbus, GAUnited States
 White64.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock45.4%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Ellijay, GAColumbus, GAUnited States
 Married Population42.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.9%50.2%
 Never Married28.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.5%10.8%
 Widowed11.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.522.60
 Households855  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock47,21680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children39.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households356  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.9%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 Columbus    9 Reviews

I have lived here for 6.5 years. In-town is cute with nice restaurants and sometimes music. It hasn’t realized it’s full potential though. Houses are still reasonably  More

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no,nonono NEVER MOVE HERE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. as someone who is almost out of highschool and i can finally go to my homecountry after 10 years of begging to move, never  More

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This once beautiful and safe town is now crime ridden and trashy courtesy of Theresa Tomlinson’s 2 terms as mayor. Even if you live in the north end you are no longer  More

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