White is a city in

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, United States. The population was 661 at the 2020 census. White is located along U.S. Highway 411, north of

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. It is a bedroom community of Cartersville which is located to the south, but they are connected by a chain of homes and retail shops.

History

A post office called White has been in operation since 1890. James Alexander White, the first postmaster, gave the city its name. The

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incorporated White as a town in 1919. In March 2016, the city's police chief, as well as its only full-time officer, were arrested on

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charges. The arrests left the city with no police department.City of White police chief, officer arrested by GBI
wsbtv.com. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2022. The city has a new mayor as of June 6, 2022, Perry Bell, who later passed away on September 25, 2022.

Geography

White is located at (34.280449, -84.746606). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 693 people, 258 households, and 197 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 274 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.81%

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, 2.89%

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, 0.29% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.87% from

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, and 1.01% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.60% of the population. There were 258 households, out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were

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living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.04. In the city, the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,458, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $30,500 versus $22,404 for females. The

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for the city was $14,665. About 13.8% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the

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, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 17.4% of those age 65 or over.

Points of Interest

* Old Car City USA is an old car junkyard on US 411/SR 61 with more than 4,000 old cars (1972 and older) in 34 acres, open to public with paid admissions. It attracts photographers from out of state & several countries
website

References

External links

City of White official website
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