Young Harris is a city in Towns County,

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, United States. The population was 1,098 at the 2020 census. Young Harris is home to

Young Harris College Young Harris College is a Private college, private Methodist-affiliated Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Young Harris, Georgia, United States. History Origins The school was founded in 1886 by Artemas Le ...

, after which it was named.

History

Young Harris was originally named "McTyeire", after Bishop Holland McTyeire. It was later renamed to honor Judge Young Harris, the benefactor of McTyeire Institute (which was also renamed

). The college was founded in 1886. Sharp Memorial United Methodist Church on Main Street at the entrance to the college was built on January 9, 1949, as a new home for the congregation that had occupied Susan B. Harris Chapel, built in 1892. Main Street through Young Harris to Hiawassee and Blairsville was paved in 1927. Blue Ridge Mountain EMC, located in Young Harris, was founded in 1937 to provide electric service to Fannin, Towns, and Union counties in Georgia and

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and

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counties in

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. Its headquarters west of downtown was constructed in 1955. BRMEMC began offering internet service in 2002 and moved into a newly built $33 million headquarters on a 49-acre campus east of downtown in 2012. As of 2024, the EMC has more than 200 employees and 50,000 customers. The $27 million

Brasstown Valley Resort Brasstown Valley Resort & Spa is a 134 room resort on just north of Young Harris, Georgia, surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains at elevation. The resort was built and opened in April 1995. It was a $27 million project which is privately ope ...

was constructed on 503 acres north of Young Harris in 1995. In 2012, the

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'' was partially filmed in Young Harris. A moon tree was planted in Young Harris in 2024.

Geography

Young Harris is located at (34.934233, -83.847681). The city is located at the junction of

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(Zell Miller Mountain Parkway) and

Georgia State Route 66 State Route 66 (SR 66) is a state highway that is located completely within Towns County in the extreme northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. Route description SR 66 begins at an intersection with US 76/ SR 2 ...

. U.S. 76/GA-515 run through the center of town from west to east, with GA-515 splitting off to the north in the eastern part of the city from U.S. 76. U.S. 76 leads east to Hiawassee, the Towns County seat, and southwest (with GA-515) to Blairsville. GA-66 leads northwest from Young Harris to its end at the Georgia-

state line. According to the

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, the city has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km), all land.

Adjacent cities

These are cities within an approximate 15 mile radius of Young Harris.

Demographics

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 899 people living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 90.9% White, 2.6% Black, 0.4% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.1% from some other race and 0.8% from two or more races. 4.0% were Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of the

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of 2000, there were 604 people, 112 households, and 74 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 134 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.52%

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, 1.66%

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, 0.33% Native American, 0.50% Asian, and 0.99% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.83% of the population. There were 112 households, out of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.74. In the city the population was spread out, with 8.6% under the age of 18, 62.6% from 18 to 24, 8.9% from 25 to 44, 11.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females, there were 69.69 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 67.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $38,250, and the median income for a family was $46,071. Males had a median income of $35,313 versus $40,625 for females. The

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for the city was $12,533. About 6.3% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the

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, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 18.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Former Georgia governor and U.S. Senator

Zell Miller Zell Bryan Miller (February 24, 1932 – March 23, 2018) was an American politician who served as the 79th governor of Georgia from 1991 to 1999 and as a United States senator representing the state from 2000 to 2005. He was a member of the Dem ...

(1932–2018) was born in and died in Young Harris. He was mayor of the small town from 1959 to 1960.Biographical Directory of the United States Congress-Zell Miller
/ref> Former Member of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia's 9th District Ed Jenkins (1933–2012) was born in Young Harris.

References

External links

*http://www.youngharrisga.net/ {{authority control Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Towns County, Georgia