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Revision as of 18:40, 6 February 2007 by Bill Clark (talk | contribs) (LEAVING WIKIPEDIA)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Toccoa is a famous city in Stephens County, Georgia, United States. Toccoa is located approximately 50 miles from Athens and approximately 90 miles northeast of Atlanta. The population was 9,323 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Stephens CountyTemplate:GR.
Toccoa was the birthplace of singer Ida Cox and strongman and philanthropist Paul Edward Anderson.
The Toccoa Falls College is located here. On November 6, 1977 the Kelly Barnes Dam, located above the college, failed. The resulting flood killed 39.
Camp Toccoa, a World War II paratrooper training base, was located near here. It was the main training base for "Easy Company", 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, of the Army's 101st Airborne Division, whose experiences in the Second World War were the basis for the book and subsequent HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers". Toccoa is also home to the Travelers Rest.
Geography
Toccoa is located at 34°34′29″N 83°19′12″W / 34.57472°N 83.32000°W / 34.57472; -83.32000Invalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (34.574725, -83.319865)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.7 km² (8.4 mi²). 21.5 km² (8.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.60%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 9,323 people, 3,879 households, and 2,443 families residing in the city. The population density was 433.2/km² (1,121.3/mi²). There were 4,378 housing units at an average density of 203.4/km² (526.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 75.47% White, 21.46% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population.
There were 3,879 households out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 81.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,345, and the median income for a family was $31,912. Males had a median income of $28,004 versus $20,807 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,942. About 15.8% of families and 21.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.0% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
Amtrak's Crescent train connects Toccoa with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham, and New Orleans. The Amtrak station is situated at 47 North Alexander St.
Toccoa is also home to the Toccoa Airport.
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