Hiawassee, Georgia | |
|---|---|
 Towns County Courthouse in Hiawassee | |
 Location in Towns County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 34°56′58″N 83°45′18″W / 34.94944°N 83.75500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Towns |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.08 sq mi (5.38 km2) |
| • Land | 1.63 sq mi (4.22 km2) |
| • Water | 0.45 sq mi (1.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,969 ft (600 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 981 |
| • Density | 602.21/sq mi (232.46/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 30546 |
| Area code | 706 |
| FIPS code | 13-38124[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0328122[2] |
| Website | hiawasseega |
Hiawassee is the county seat of Towns County, Georgia, United States.[4] The community's population was 880 at the 2010 census. Its name is derived from the Cherokee—or perhaps Creek—word Ayuhwasi, which means meadow,[5] (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.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hiawassee, Georgia
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "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.