Carnesville is a city in Franklin County,

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. The population was 741 at the 2020 census.

History

Carnesville was founded in 1805 as the seat of Franklin County. It was incorporated as a town in 1819 and as a city in 1901. The town is named after Judge Thomas P. Carnes, a lawyer and congressman of the Revolutionary War era. In the 1850 census, the area around Carnesville had a free population of 9,131, and a slave population of 2,382.

Geography

Carnesville is located in the center of Franklin County in northeastern Georgia.

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passes northwest of the city, with access from Exits 164 and 166. I-85 leads southwest to

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and northeast to Greenville, South Carolina. According to the

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, Carnesville has a total area of , of which , or 0.86%, is water. Carnesville is situated in the watershed of the Broad River, a tributary of the Savannah River.

Demographics

At the 2000

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, there were 541 people, 197 households and 131 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 222 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 73.01%

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, 24.95%

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, 0.55% Asian, and 1.48% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population. There were 197 households, of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were

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living together, 18.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.05. 22.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males. The

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was $36,719 and the median family income was $42,188. Males had a median income of $32,500 compared with $20,500 for females. The

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for the city was $14,016. About 13.8% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the

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, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Franklin County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of four elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. The district has 232 full-time teachers and over 2,732 students. *Carnesville Elementary School *Central Franklin Elementary School *Lavonia Elementary School *Royston Elementary School *Franklin County Middle School * Franklin County High School

Recreation

* Carnesville is home to the Georgia Karting Komplex, a 1/4 mile clay oval

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track. * The Victoria Bryant State Park and Tugaloo State Park are located near Carnesville.

In the media

In April 2013, Mayor Harris Little expressed concern over the number of American turkey vultures in Carnesville, and how the U.S. Migratory Bird Act prevented locals from killing them.

Notable people

* "Spud" Chandler; Spurgeon Ferdinand Chandler,

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MVP 1943 * Sebastian Greco, actor on The Detour. * Bill Kennedy, pitcher for the Cleveland Indians (1948), St. Louis Browns (1948–1951), Chicago White Sox (1952), Boston Red Sox (1953) and Cincinnati Redlegs (1956–1957) *

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, and a champion of causes such as preservation of the environment and civil rights * William Oscar Payne, professor of history and athletic director at the University of Georgia * John M. Sandidge,

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, member of the 62nd U.S. Congress * Pup Phillips, All-American center for

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, member of 1917 national championship team * Kyle Myers, YouTuber and host of FPSRussia channel, co-host of Painkiller Already podcast

References

External links

City of Carnesville

State tourist site for Carnesville

Franklin County Schools

Carroll's Methodist Church
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