Raoul is a

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(CDP) in

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 2,558, up from 1,816 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Raoul is located in the southwest corner of Habersham County at (34.449668, -83.603337). It is bordered to the northeast by the town of

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and to the southeast by Banks County.

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(Gainesville Highway) forms the Banks County line at Raoul, and four-lane

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(Tommy Irwin Parkway) forms the northwest edge of the community. Cornelia is to the northeast, and Gainesville is to the southwest. According to the

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, the Raoul CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.33%, are water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 2,558 people, 348 households, and 262 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 405 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 66.8%

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, 24.6%

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, 0.4% Native American, 0.7%

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, 6.0% from

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, and 1.4% from two or more races.

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of any race were 10.2% of the population. There were 405 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were

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living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.36. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 13.1% under the age of 20, 8.83% from 20 to 24, 49.2% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 4.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.1 years. Raoul has the highest percentage of females found in any U.S. city. Females made up 80.6% of the population, and 86.9% of the population from ages 20 to 64 were female. This imbalance is caused by there being over a thousand women at

Lee Arrendale State Prison Lee Arrendale State Prison of the Georgia Department of Corrections is a women's prison located in Raoul, unincorporated Habersham County, Georgia, near Alto, and in proximity to Gainesville. It houses the state death row for women. It became ...

, an all women's prison (since 2005) whose address although listed as Alto, GA actually is within the limits of Raoul. As of the 2000 census, $35,192, and the median income for a family was $36,538. Males had a median income of $25,313 versus $18,750 for females. The

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for the CDP was $6,871. About 14.4% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the

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, including 25.3% of those under age 18 and 15.8% of those age 65 or over.

Government and infrastructure

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is in Raoul.

Education

All of Habersham County is served by the

Habersham County School District The Habersham County School District is a public school district in Habersham County, Georgia, United States, based in Clarkesville. It serves the communities of Alto, Baldwin, Clarkesville, Cornelia, Demorest, Mount Airy, Raoul, and Tallu ...

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