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Leesburg, FL vs Ellijay, GA

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- Ellijay is 0% more densely populated than Leesburg.
- People are 5.6% less likely to be married in Ellijay.
- The Median Age is 0.9 years older in Ellijay.
 Leesburg, FLEllijay, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,935329,725,481
 Female Population53.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.838.4
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 Population - 201020,416  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,584285,036,114
 Population - 199014,903  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now61.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock546.093.4
 Land Area36.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Leesburg, FLEllijay, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Leesburg, FLEllijay, GAUnited States
 White50.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Leesburg, FLEllijay, GAUnited States
 Married Population45.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.1%50.2%
 Never Married33.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock18.0%10.8%
 Widowed8.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.172.60
 Households10,778  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock49980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock27.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,136  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Leesburg    4 Reviews

My city sits between Lakes Harris and Griffin as part of the St. John's river system it helped the city grow.Now we rest between the two top growing communitys in  More

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Due to poor wages for the working class most people have to work two jobs this includes both husband and wife therefore children lack supervision so the crime rate is  More

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Nice little town surrounded by lakes. Great if you are retired as the majority of the population is 60+. This is largely driven by The Villages (largest retirement  More

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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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