Hiawassee, Georgia | |
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Hiawassee on Chatuge Lake Towns County Courthouse in Hiawassee | |
 Location in Towns County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 34°56′58″N 83°45′27″W / 34.94944°N 83.75750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Towns |
| Settled | 1856 |
| Incorporated | May 17, 1956 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Liz Ordiales |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.077 sq mi (5.379 km2) |
| • Land | 1.629 sq mi (4.220 km2) |
| • Water | 0.448 sq mi (1.160 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,969 ft (600 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 981 |
| • Estimate (2023)[4] | 1,002 |
| • Density | 615.0/sq mi (237.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 30546 |
| Area code(s) | 706 and 762 |
| FIPS code | 13-38124 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0328122[2] |
| Sales tax | 8.0% |
| Website | hiawasseega.gov |
Hiawassee is the county seat of Towns County, Georgia, United States.[5] The population was 981 at the 2020 census.[3] Its name is derived from the Cherokee—or perhaps Creek—word Ayuhwasi, which means meadow,[6] (A variant spelling, "Hiwassee," is used for the local river and some other Appalachian place names.) Hiawassee is also known in the novel "Restart" by Gordon Korman.
- ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hiawassee, Georgia
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2023was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "The Names Stayed". Calhoun Times and Gordon County News. August 29, 1990. p. 64. Retrieved April 29, 2015.