Georgia's Congressional districts: First [-Tenth] Congressional District: facts at a glance, 1985?

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Georgia's Congressional
Districts: Ninth Congressional District
Facts At A Glance
Prepared by '!he Georgia IepartJrent of eonmunity Affairs
Intergovernmental Assistance Division
40 Ma.rietta Street, N. \~., Eighth Floor Atlanta, Georgia 30303
An Equal Opportunity Employer

Table of Contents

Introouction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Congressional Districts, Counties and Selected Places
Units 0 f Governrrent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Counties and Municipalities in Georgia
Population Characteristics..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Counties by Population Size Groups Rural curl Urban Populaticn by County Counties Experiencing Population Olanges Racial Composition Black Population Distribution Black Population by County Population by Age categories Years of School Catpleted Family Type by Presence of 0Nn Orildren Military and Veteran Status Population Disability Status
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Incidence of Poverty by County ~an Family Incare Ranking Median Per capita Incorre Ranking Household Incare Family Incorre by Race
Employment and Labor Force Characteristics....................
Labor Force Status
Labor Force Status by sex
Class of Workers W::>rkers in Family Occupations Enployment by Industry
Housing Characteristics............................... . . . . . . . .
Housing Inventory by Type Median Value of ONner-Occupied Housing Median Cost of Renter-Occupied Housing Characteristics of Year-Round Housing Water Sources for Year-Round Housing Haste Disposal for Year-Round Housing
Appendices
A - Area Planning and ~veloprent B - Job Training Program C - District Nine Grant Awards

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Introduction
This report is one of a series that describes the ten u. S. Congres-
sional Districts in Georgia. Data that Ii'ay be of interest to the Georgia rrernbers of the U. S. House of Fepresentatives a.rrl their staff rrembers are provided. '!he Congressional Districts described are those established by the Georgia General Assembly in sPeCial session in August of 1982, arrl which are currently in effect.
Statistics, !TapS, and graphs are used to illustrate the characteristics of the population in each District, and to slx:M carparisons with characteristics of Georgia's poPUlation, statewide. Major problems and issues that have been identified by the Area Planning and Developrrent Corrrnissions are listed in ApPendix A. Also included in ApPendix B* and C are descriptions of programs offered by the Georgia Depart::rrent of Cortmunity Affairs (OCA) to local governrrents in each District, and grants awarded by OCA within each District.
* '!he Job Training Program described in Apperrlix B will be ITOved to tre
Georgia DePartJnel1t. of Labor in 1985.
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Congressional Districts, Counties, and Selected Places

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CONGP.[~SIONAl DISTRICTS OF THE 98TH CONGRESS

Units of Governrrent The Ninth Congressional District includes all or parts of 21 counties and 101 municipalities. The part of CMinnett County that is in the District has the largest mnnber of residents with 77,674. Dawson has the smallest FOpulation of the District's cot.n1ties, with 4,774. The nroian county .population of the Ninth District is 16,885, slightly higher than the nedian population of 15,255 for all counties in the state. Dalton is the largest city in the District with 20,548 residents. Sky Valley is the smallest incorporated municipality with 65 full-tirre residents. Sixty three of the District I s municipalities have fe~ than l, 000 residents. Following is a list of units of local governrrent in the Ninth Congressional District.
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COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES IN GEORGIA'S NINTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

POPULATION

ESTIMATED

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BANKS COUNTY

l~~Q
8702

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9231

ALTO CITY

618

647

BALDWIN CITY

1080

1254

GILLSVILLE CITY

142

139

HOMER CITY

734

798

LULA CITY MAYSVILLE CITY

857 619

842 651

CHEROKEE COUNTY

51699 56970

BALL GROUND CITY

640

669

CANTON CI fY

3601

3766

HOLLY SPRINGS CITY 687

734

MOUNTAIN PARI< CITY 378

426

NELSON CITY

562

600

WALESKA CITY

450

484

WOODSTOCK CITY

2699

3143

DAWSON COUNTY

4774

5186

DAWSONVILLE CITY

342

396

FANNIN COUNTY

14748 15029

BLUE RIDGE CITY

1376

1319

t1CCAYSV ILLE CI TY

1219

1231

MINERAL BLUFF CITY 130

144

MORGANTON CITY

263

294

FORSYTH COUNTY

27958 30151

CUMNING CITY

2094

2258

FRANKLIN COUNTY

15185 15434

CANON CITY

704

723

CARNESVILLE CITY

465

480

FRANKLIN SPRINGS CITY

797

856

LAVONIA CITY

2024

2073

MARTIN CITY

305

337

ROYSTON CITY

2404

2568

GILMER COUNTY

11110 11466

EAST ELLIJAY CIry

469

533

ELLIJAY CITY

1507

1509

GORDON COUNTY

30700 30656

CALHOUN CITY

5563

5902

FAIRMOUNT CITY

842

905

INDUSTRIAL CITY CITY

1054

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OAKMAN CITY

150

NA

PLAINVILLE CITY

281

271

RANGER CITY

171

NA

RESACA CITY

348

352

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SECOND SATURDAY, JULY FIRST WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER FIRST TUESDAY, NOVEMBER FIRST SATURDAY, DECEMBER SECOND SATURDAY, NOVEMBER FIRST SATURDAY, DECEMBER THIRD SATURDAY, AUGUST FIRST SATURDAY, DECENBER FIRST MONDAY, NOVEMBER FIRST TUESDAY, DECEMBER FIRST TUESDAY, NOVEMBER FIRST SATURDAY, DECEMBER FIRST TUESDAY, NOVEMBER SECOND SATURDAY, DECEMBER SECOND SATURDAY, DECEMBER FIRST SATURDAY, JANUARY FIRST MONDAY, NOVEMBER FIRST TUESDAY, NOVEMBER FIRST TUESDAY, DECEMBER FIRST TUESDAY, NOVEMBER FIRST WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER SECOND WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER

SECOND TUESDAY, DECEMBER FIRST WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER SECOND MONDAY, OCTOBER FIRST WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER FIRST TUESDAY, AUGUST FIRST SATURDAY, DECEMBER SECOND MONDAY, DECEMBER FIRST TUESDAY, NOVEMBER THIRD WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER FIRST MONDAY, DECEMBER

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GWINNETT COUNTY

166903

BERKELEY LAKE CITY 503

BUFORD CITY

6578

DACULA CITY

1577

DULUTH CITY

2956

GRAYSON CITY

464

LAWRENCEVILLE CITY 8928

LOGANVILLE CI1Y

1841

REST HAVEN CITY

231

SNELLVILLE CITY

8514

SUGAR HILL CITY

2473

SUWANEE CITY

1026

HABERSHAM COUNTY

25020

ALTO CITY

618

BALDWIN CITY

1080

CLARKESVILLE CITY 1348

CORNELIA CITY

3203

DEMOREST CITY

1130

MOUNT AIRY CITY

670

TALLULAH FALLS CITY 162

HALL COUNTY

75649

BUFORD CITY

6578

GILLSVILLE CITY

142

CLERMONT CITY

300

FLOWERY BRANCH CITY 755

GAINESVILLE CITY 15280

LULA CITY

857

OAKWOOD CITY

723

R~ST HAVEN CITY

231

HART COUNTY

18585

BOWERSVILLE CITY

318

CANON CITY

704

HARTWELL CITY

4855

ROYSTON CIl Y

2404

JACKSON COUNTY

25343

ARCADE CITY

223

BRASELTON CITY

308

CENTER CITY

330

COMMERCE CITY

4092

HOSCHTON CITY

490

.JEFFERSON CITY

1820

MAYSVILLE CIT

619

NICHOLSON CITY

491

PENDERGRASS CITY

302

LUMPKIN COUNTY

10762

DAHLONEGA CITY

2844

COLBERT CITY

498

192160 626
7097 1599 3451
551 9964 1857
263 9458 2743 1261 26073
647 1254 1288 3299 1138
701 161 78120 7097 139 329 753 15165 842 727 263 18956 289 723 4978 2568 26286 232 336
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MURRAY COUNTY

19685

CHATSWORTH CITY

2493

ETON CITY

301

INDUSTRIAL CITY CITY

1054

SPRING PLACE CITY

246

PICKENS COUNTY

11652

JASPER CITY

1556

NELSON CITY

562

TALKING ROCK CITY

72

RABUN COUNTY

10466

CLAYTON CITY

1838

DILL lARD CITY

238

t-lOUNTAIN CITY CITY

701

SKY VALLEY CITY

65

TALLULAH FALLS CITY 162

TIGER CITY

299

STEPHENS COUNTY

21763

AVALON CITY

200

MARTIN CITY

305

TOCCOA CITY

9104

TOWNS COUNTY

5638

HIAWASSEE CITY

491

YOUNG HARRIS CITY 687

UNION COUNTY

9390

BLAIRSVILLE CITY

530

WHITE COUNTY

10120

CLEVELAND CITY

1578

HELEN CITY

265

WHITFIELD COUNTY

65789

COHUTTA CITY

407

DALTON CITY

20548

INDUSTRIAL CITY CITY

1054

TUNNELL HILL CITY

936

VARNELL CITY

282

20706 2656 285
NA NA 12165 1601 600 74 10613 1741 215
722 59
161 336 21972 201 .337 8815 6088 501 708 9865 597 10675 1589 306 65833 397 20183
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Population Characteristics
'Ihis section of the report describes the derrographic characteristics of the people who live in the Ninth Congressional District. I t shows where they live, hCJV.l they compare to people in the rest of the state, and changes \vhich are taking place in the District.
'!he characteristics of the people thar. live in the Ninth Congressional District are substantially different fran those of the rest of the State of Georgia. '!he differences in racial ccraposition, education, arrl incane are the rrost pronounced. Differences can also be observed in rred.ian age, occupation and tyPe of industry.
'Ihe follCJV.ling ITap shCJV.lS the population distribution of the District:
Counties by Population Size Groups, 1980

Population Size Groups

! ! 100,000 and above
m 50,000 - 99,999

t!Zl 25,000 - 49,999



15,000 - 24,999

(IJJ 10,000 - 14,999

0 less than 10,000

Source: Georgia County & hJnicipal Population Rankings, 1980 (Revised) Table V, Page 9
Less than one-quarter of the District's population lives in urban areas. A portion of G.Yinnett County, which includes lawrenceville,has nearly 15 'Percent of the District's population. '!he follCMing chart shows the population of each county in the District.
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Rural and Urban Population by County, 1980

County Banks Cherokee Dawson Farmin Forsyth Franklin

Total (Rural/Urban)

Population

~8,702(8, 702/0)

District Total:

t PUl\illllllllllll1111I51,699 (36,533/15,166)



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Rural:

Uffill4,774 (4,774/0)

t=J Urban:

mrrrnrrrnrrrrrn 14,748(14,748/0)

551,782 (429,207/ /U2,620)

nIIiillIIIIIIIlldillm. 27,958 (27,958/0)

[lTII II 1\1HI I1\1ill II 15 ,185 (15,185/0)

Gilrrer GJrdon

mrrrnnmnmll,110(11,110/0)
Ulldlllllll\\l1l1ll1ll1l 11I111t1 III I 30,070 (24,507/5,563)

CMinnett (Part) tiIIIIIIIIillllTIillIDJUl.i1lUl.III!ll.\1\l!.lJllIWJlIIJJJ,I\IIWJIlI.UlJl!~lllLWIIIIllI.III

~l 77 , 674 (40 , 234/37 , 440)

Habersham Hall

ITllllllltlllll\tUlllulWlII1 \25,020 (21, 817/3,203)
n111111 IiOI\lII!lIIIIIITIlIITi1\11iI\I 111m1ffillIIIIIIID1IL--_---11 75 , 649 (57 , 591/18 , 058)

Hart Jackson Lumpkin

\IlliIllllllllllllllllil J18,585(13,730/4,855)
IDlIlIlIlIllllllIlll!lIllllmlD 25,343 (21,251/4,092) llllllllllD 110,762 (7,918/2,844)

Murray

1I111l11IIllIIlIlHlhI1l1lIlO 19,685 (19,685/0)

Pickens Rabun Stephens

UJUllilllffil11, 652 (11,652/0)
illTIllmillllU 10,466(10,466/0)
UITI I1111 lllllilll J 21, 763 (12,659/9,104)

IDmD5,638 (5,638/0)

Union Wlite

nrnmTITIm9,390(9,390/0)
mlllllllllIID 10,120 (10,120/0)

Wlitfield

lIDI1I1t1llIllUlIlIIUIIII1lI1II11I1I11lli1IIITIllTIiI.w1ll1.\.lo1ll

......I\65, 789 (44,850/20,939)

Source: 1980 Census of Population, General Social and Econanic O1aracteristice, Georgia, Table 188, Page 12-757

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Population Growth Between 1970 and 1980, the Ninth Congressional District gained 143,277
in rx>pulation - an increase of 35 percent. O1erokee, Forsyth and the rx>rtion of <Minnett County in the District experienced. the c;rreatest increase. No counties in the District lost rx>pulation. Dlring this period, Georgia's overall rx>PUlation increased by 19 percent. '!he folloo.ng rrap sh:Jws those counties experiencing rx>PUlation changes:
Counties Experiencing Population O1anges, 1970 - 1980 Population Changes Increase (10% or more or 10,000 people or more)
o Littie or no Increase (less than 10% increase)
I I Decrease
1980 District 9 Population: 551,782 1970 District 9 Population: 408,505 1970 - 1980 Population O1ange: 143,277 Source: Georgia County and Municipal Population Rankings - 1980 (revised Edition) Table II, Page 3
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Race
'The Ninth Congressional District has the lowest percentages of black and other non-white PJPulations of all dLstricts in the State
of Georgia. 'The L~1l~~.;\3 figures shaH the pro?Ortion and distribution
of the District's and state's PJPUlation.

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Racial Comnosition, 1980
Race
\\'hite Black Other

0.7%
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- District 9

State

Source: 1980 Census of Population ~~n.cl Housl"nr~r, C~ngressional nistricts, 98th Congress, Table 2, Page 12-7 . Black Population Distribution, 1980

Percent of County Population
tmm 50% or rrore
~ 40 - 49%
rm 30 - 39%
20 - 29%
[II 10 - 19"
0 less than 10%

Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, CongressionaJ Districts, 98th Congress, Table 2, Page 12-7
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Black Population by County, 1980

County Banks Cherokee Dawson Fannin

U l 450
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00
136

Population District Total: 551,782
1, 041 1 onmn Black: 28,607

Forsyth Franklin Gil.rrer

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I 1,529

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Gordon

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Q.Jinnett (Part) lilY

11,185

p,029

Habersham Hall Hart Jackson
IJ..lmpkin

II
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11,266

IlmUIL

I 4,126

IIUI!

I 2,739

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I 222

16,762

Murray Pickens

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136

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I 292

Rabun Stephens Towns

0 80
In CJo

I 2,646

Union
~'Jhite

0

g

1401

~'Jhitfie1d

m=2,529

Source: 1980 census of Papulation, GE>nera1 Social and Econanic Characteristics, Table 58, Page 12-31

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District Nine has the second oldest ITahan age of the ten Congressional Districts in the state. It has a higher percent of residents in all age groups fran 35 years old arrl older than does the state as a whole. '!he age group where the largest difference occurs behYeen the District and the state is the 15 to 24 years old group which contains 17.4 percent of the District's residents,whereas, overall, 19.2 percent of the state's.residents are in this age group. '!he follCMing figure shCMS the District's population categorized in age groups:
Population By Age categories, 1980

PoPUlation Age Group

Over

8 5D0r

0.8 0.7

75 - 84 W: lIIlI\IIgglT)22..97

65

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Population
o District Percent in Age Group
~ State Percent in Age Group

District Median Age: 29.9

State Median Age:

28.7

55 - 64 ~lLUI\lII'II\\l\\\\IlIl\Immillilli~57

45

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54

lIi=llII=lIllI:DMII\I\=I\I=IIl1=ll=llli:ll:li:llJ

9. 9 9.7

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25-34=6.6 _17.0

1 5 _ 2 4 .17 . 4 .19.2

5 - 14 hiIITillltUllIllIll\lllIiulllh

l~ ~ ~ 2

Under 5~I\llllllliilIDNiIlHIllm~: ~

Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts of the 98th Congress, Table 1, Page 12-3

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District 9

Years of SClnJl Calpleted, 1980
(Percent of Perscns 25 Years an::l Over)
('Ibtal in this category: 319,7(8)
Education
Crnpleted elerrentary Corrpleted high sdnol Crnpleted 4 or !TOre
years of college Other education

State

Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 4, Page 12-9

Family Type by Presen:e of 0Nn OUldren, 1980 (Percent of Families)
(Total in this category: 154,686

District 9

Family 'Iype
r::J Married-couple families
ESS3 Female-headed families
III other related

State

80.4%

Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 3, Page 12-8
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Milital:)' arrl Veteran Status, 1980 (Percent of Persons 16 Years arrl Over)
(Total in this category: 405,091)

District 9

Status
~ In military service
~ Military veterans

State

Source: Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th
Congress, Table 4, Page 12-9
Population Disability Status, 1980 (Percent of NJn-institutional persons 16-64 Years)
(Total in this category: 347,600)

District 9

Status
Disabled:
~ with limited v.Drk ability
Prevented fran v.Drk

State

Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housinq, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 4, Page 12-9
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Incorre

The level of per capita incorre in the Ninth Congressional District is slightly bela.v the average for the state ($6, lOB carpared to $6,402). The
average family incorre in the District is also slightly la.ver than for the state,
($19,727 carrpared to $20,713). en the other harrl, the percent of families
Wl.th incare bela.v the p:>verty level in 1979 was la.-.rer ( 11 percent cortp3.rd to 13 percent). 'The following nap shows counties wi thin the District with rroderate arrl severe incidences of p:>verty:

Incidence of Poverty by County, 1979

Incidence of Poverty

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Severe (25% or rrore of households) t-bderate (15-25% of households) lJ::M (less than 15% of households)

Number of persons li1 District bela,,, IX'\"ert':" 1c':el: Nurnber of families in District be1a.v ~\"erty 1c'.:e1:
with children ~er 13 years: \vi th fermle head .md c.~ldrcn
under 18:

71,253 16,841 10,237
3,303

Source: 1980 census of PoouL~tion and Eousin(1, Conqressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 6, Page 12-11

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~dian f3Jlllly Income Ranking, 1979

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r District 1

2

District 7 L

) $2<1,538 I$20,296

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District 6

District 10

;;19,410
1 $17,935

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State

1\I\i11i nllHlIn\llll\lillllUhlulllllulHlIlIUlliijilillllllllllUq m!lllll11alUll $17,414

5

District 9

1516,943

6

District 3 [

1$16,069

7

District 5 [

}$15,431

8

District 1

1$15,112

9

District 8

10

r Distri t .-,

\$15,075 ] $14,440

Source: 1980 Census of Popu1::ltion ~i l!ousin_, Con~ression:l1 Distr'cts, 98th Com~rcss, Table 6, Page 12-11

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edi~ Per Capita Income Ranking, 1979

1 District 4

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District 7

1 $9,212
1$7,370

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District 5

r$6,637

District 6 1

1$6,622

~f

State

till\l\\I1i1\\Il1I\ IllInlUml $6,402

5 District 10

I$6,269

6

District 9 f

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District :)

$6,105
\S5,708

8

District 1 1

] $5,618

9 District 3

10

nistrict .-.,

$5,294 $5,190

Source: 1930 Census of P0pul:lt ion:U1 HOllS in~, CC:1~rcssional Districts, 93th Congress, Table 6, Page 12-11

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Household Incorre, 1979
Incorre Distribution
D Percent of District Households
o Percent of State Households

Household Incorre Less than $5,000

iIDnm1ll1111111111lITIliIiImiiidm

14.9% 19.6%

$5,000 - $9,999

$10,000 - $14,999 fu[lllllllllUlHlI\llIUrH
= $15,000 - $24,999 _

17.5% 17.2%

28.3% 24.1%

$25,000 - $34,999 _U]illlllllllllllli

13.5%

11.1%

~ $35,000 or rrore

m1I1llilllf\llIii1?

8.4% 7.8%

Source: 1980 Census of P:>pulation and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 6, Page 12-11

District Family Income by Race, 1979

Family Incorre Less then $5,000 $5,000 - $9,999

White 12,058 23, 089 ~

'Number of Families
I

Black 914
1,425

$10,000 - $14,999

2G,783

1,378

$25,000 - $34,999

23,575

1,654 650

$35,000 or rrore

14,727

169

Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 7, Page 12-12

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Ernployrrent and Labor Force Olaracteristics

In 1980, over three-fourths of the Ninth District's population 16 years and older was in the lal:x>r force: sore 259,000 workers. r~ outnumbered waren in the District's lal:x:>r force by a substantial rrargin (57 percent to
43 oercent). Of the people included in the civilian lalx:>r force, 5.1 percent ~re ill1employed. The largest category of workers was in operators, fabricators and laborers occupations (74,336), follONed by the category of technical, sales, and administrative supp:>rt occupations. FollONing
are depictions of the laror force, occupational categories, and the nurrber of workers in the Congressional District errployed in each type of industry:

District

Labor Force~tatus, 1980 -(Percent of Persons 16 Years and Over)
(Total in this category: 405,091)
9

State

Status
o Ernployed
rzn Unenployed
3 Not in Labor
force
*includes rnilitary
and civilian labor force

Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 5, Page 12-10

Labor Force Status by sex, 1980
(Percent of Persons 16 Years and Over) (Total in this category: 405,091)
District 9

State

Status
o H3.1es in lator force
o Ferrales in lator force
Hales not in
force
B Females not in lator force

Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts. 98th Congress, Table 5, Page 12-10

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Class of Vbrkers, 1980
(Percent of Thployed Persons 16 Years and over)
(Total in this category: 245,301)

District 9

Class of h'orker
O Private wage ard salary ~ Covernrrent ~ Self-employed ~ and family

State

Source: 1980 Ce."1SUS of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 5, Page 12-10

District 9 59.1%

Workers in Family, 1979 (Percent of Families)
(Total in this category: 154,(86)

Nt.rrrber of h'orkers
o No \vorkers
fILj 1 \vorker
2 or rrore

State 56.1%

Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Conoress, Table 5, Page 12-10
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CCcupation (Percent of Einployed Persons 16 Years and Over)
(Total in this category: 245,301)

CCC'..lpation
M3.nagerial and Profcs-sional specialty

District c::=:J

State

=..

_

IiIIIiilli
(16.6%) (20. 1~;)

(Percent)

Temchinniiscbal:,atsivaelessUPfaXn'rdtmBahld\-ll~l\mll\\jllllllll!lIInlllU\ljJiii1lIillllmtIlIlUl~ ll:UOl];~lH(l2m4.8(%29). 5~1

Service (Household and ~(9.6%)

Protective)

I



(12.1'1;)

Farming, forestry and fishing

(3.5%)
(2.9%)

Precision, production, crafts and repair

(30.4%)

Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 5, Page 12-10

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Drployrrent by IndUSW, 1980 (Number of fl'tployed Persons lYears and Over)
(Total in tius category: 245,301)

. Eh.Plovrrent cateqory

Agriculture, forest-

ry, fishing, and

mining

1

Construction

[

(Number of Workers) 10,151
l18,645

M:lnufac turing

I

92,638

J

Transportation, ccmnunication and utilities

114 ,247

Wholesale and retail trade

I 42,127

Finance, i.nsurance

and real estate

I

] 9,999

Business, repair

services, personal

entertairurent, .and

recreation ser-

vices

t

I 15,042

Professional and related services

r

I 33,734

Public administriltion

r [

8,718

Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 5, Page 12-10

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Housing Characteristics '!he housing characteristics of the Ninth Congressional District reflect the increasing population,but still relatively low incame,of this scenic, rrountainous District. 'Ihe District has the highest proportion of rrobile h<Jrres of any Congressional District in the state. '!he following charts indicate the nUITber and characteristics of housing units in the Ninth Congressional District:
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Housing Inventory by 'I}Ipe, 1980

Housing Type

District 9 Banks C1erokee Dawson rannin Forsyth Franklin Gilrrer Gordon

e:3 r-bbile harres

nmn M..11ti-family attached housing

Tota.l HOLlsing Ul1its: 208,946 t:::l Single-family detached housing
&::J 3,281

E:g=:;g$~=.ILIU!lRL--_-

-_:J 17,894

u=::J 2,401

B

I 6,730

MIl

110,969

Fill

] 6,188

EJ
~lmlll

I 4,424

110,935

GNirmett (Part) t$\:w.UlIuulll.IJ.LI1II1LWIlIl.U1Il1l,WdlL--

Habersham
Hall

~I

==:J 8,930

r

UIIIIIIIIlI!llIUI

Hart

mbg

I 7,527

Jackson

.E3IlJ

I 9,105

LuIrpkin

81

13,835

Mllrray Pickens Rabun

E$$IlU
me
i3r

J6,942
] 4,834
I 6,162

Stephens Towns Union

IIIlW

W_I~] 3,415

em

] 4,389

ID...__1 4,091

I 8,571

Whitfield

~-----

]26, 525 J 27,956
J 23,842

Source: 1980 Census of Housing, Detailed Housing C1aracteristics - Georgia, Table 93, Page 12-149

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Median Value of OWner - OCcupied Housing, 1980

State District 9 Banks
Dawson
Fannin Forsyth Franklin

lRliUlllllUlIIullllhlmUWllUllBllII_lDlUlmUllIIlIIlIlaWUII $36, 900
Ef~~~~~~~~~~34$36,400 I:...--------~$23,600
$42,900
[--------------,1 $29,900

.[...

-----...1] $22,000

L..[

----------------J $44,800

1-[

---J.l $27,100

L-.

::1 $26,600

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _--')$27,900

r - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - : ] ! $37,700

Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 2, Page 12-7
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M::rlian Cost of Renter - CX::cupied Housing, 1980

State District 9 Banks Olerokee Dawson Fannin

DntlVlIIIIIlKIIII[llIIlIlU"!11I1\\U11\\\ln\\l\lllm\\\\\l"mUllinmmlluhQII $153
r
[
[

l..[

----'

Forsyth

Franklin

L

..

Gilrrer

(

-'

<nrdon

1..[

---1

ONinnett (Part),L.C

--"

Habersham Hall
Hart
Jackson

L--

----oJ $100

r - - - - - - - - - - - - - - " $134

L-..

---II $78

l...[

.-II $105

:Lunpkin M.1rray Pickens

- [L- - - - - - - - - - 4 1 $119

[

--'] $123

c:

1$114

Rabun
Stephens

L - - - - - -_ _---l] $92

C~

~($98

Towns
Union

.~....- -
[L..

----1.1 $85
-----'J$92

White Whitfield

L..[- -
[.....- - - - -

---J]$110 ..JJS140

Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 2, Page 12-7

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Characteristics of Year-Round Housing, 1980
Percent of Units Lacking Facilities
.r:::::J Partial or no Bath
~ Partial or no Kitchen

District 8 E----===--
District 9

]

7.8%

J

6.3%

District 10 k~~~~l~......,jJ 3.8'?,

3. 2'~

Source:

1980 98th

CG11SUS of Congress,

TP ~o pluel a8t i, o nPaagne d1H2 -o1u5s i n g ,

Congressional

Districts,

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\vater Sources for Year-Round Housina, 1980

District 9

\\7ater Source
o Public or Private System
f21 Drilled \\'ell
~ Dug \\7ell or ~ Other

State

Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 8, Page 12-15

\\7aste Dis'POsal for Year-Round Housinq, 1930

District 9

Se\-lace Disoosal
O Public Se,.;er System
ti7A Septic Tank or
lLLJ cess'POOl
~ Other rreans

St3te

Source: 1980 Census of Population ar.d Housins, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 8, Page 12-15

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APPENDIX A Area Planning arrl Developrent Planning arrl developrent praroting services have been available to Georgia counties and municipalities since the late 1950s when the Area Planning arrl Developrent Camtissions (APDCs) were established -- the first in the nation. Currently, there are eighteen APDCs serving Georgia's counties an:l cities. '!hey identify problems, trerrls arrl issues that affect (or likely will affect) people in their respective jurisdictional areas, arrl prepare plans to i.rrprove upon the identified situations. Five APDCs serve various portions of the Ninth Congressional District. '!hey are: Atlanta Regional, Coosa Valley, Georgia r-nuntains, arrl North Georgia" and Northeast Georgia. The jurisdictional areas of these APDCs, and the major issues that they have identified in their resPective areas as needing attention, follcw.
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Atlanta Regional Commission
Major Issues: 1. Economic Development 2. Natural Resource Protection 3. Governmental Affairs 4. Transportation 5. Housing

inth District Cbunties

IRepr,nl80 trom ChaPler III. 'Issues ana Aller-
nal' s' 983 Atlanra RegIon Area DeveloP-
me"t Pro"'e. preparea by the Atlanta Regional
CommISSIon I

~
,

----J

'.:v

......_~_'II:::!

'lSoulhwnl
- - . . - ,f' Geo,"" ~-~

\

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Georgia Mountains Area Planning and Development Commission
Major Issues: 1. The Economy 2. Transportation 3. The Natural Environment a. Water Resources b. Financing for Water and Wastewater Treatment Projects
~ Ninth District Counties
IReprlntecltrom Chapter III. "Issues and Aller1983 Area Developmenr Profile.
oreDarecllly the GeorgIa Mounta,ns Area PlannIng ana Development CommIssion I
/'
- ~- . './ Soulhwnl ;/ Geofll,a \
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North Georgia Area Planning and Development Commission

Major Issues:

1. Low Per Capita Incomes

2. High Unemployment

3. Concentrated Single Industry Economic Base

4. Lagging Infrastructure Development

5. Deficient Industrial Tax Base

6. Lag in Retail Sales Per Capita

7. Conservation of Water Resources

8. Inadequate Growth Management

9. Protection of Transportation Facilities

10. Inadequate Housing Supply

mNinth District Counties

lRecwlftl8Cll,om ChaD!e, III. 'Issues ana Alter" 1983 A, Developm.nr Prollfe,
preoar-.l lly the North Georgia Area Planning
o-tooment CommiSSion ,
-
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Northeast Georgia Area Planring and Development Commission
Major Issues: 1. Housing 2. Industrial Development 3. Transportation 4. Energy 5. Recreation, Scenic Areas, and Historic Sites 6. Water 7. Flood Plains 8. Prime Farmland and Soils 9. Forests
10. Minerals
tntecll,om ChaPler III. "Issues and Alter. 983 Area Deve/ooment P'ollie
recllly t . O""easl GeorgIa Area Plan:
- o-.opmenl Commission I
-
\
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APPENDIX B Job Training Program GeOrgia I s Job TraliUng Program is a partnership between business and government designed to train and enploy economically disadvantaged and dislocated workers. '!he concept is realized through sixteen Service Delivery Areas (SDAs), each with a Private Industry COW1cil (PIC). The PICs consisting of business
and local camnmity leaders, are responsible to identify enployrrent and training needs, to plan programs to rreet these needs, and to oversee their oPeration.
Four Service Delivery Areas, 1, 2, 3, arrl 4, are oPerating in the Ninth Congressional District. In addition the Job Training Program funds statewide programs that benefit the District.
Grant awards in the amoW1t of $12,789,328 were made to specific service providers within the District in 1984. '!his amoW1t does not include matching funds that the local PICs must provide. Also, another $2,719,788 was awarded in 1984 to statewide agencies, such as the Georgia Depa.rt:m2nt of Labor. The statewide programs that serve the District are: flTploYIrent Training Assistance for Dislocated \'hrkers (Title III), State lliucation Coordination arrl Grants,
am the Older Workers Program.
Since the incidence of poverty and the Percentage of people over 35 in the District are above average for the state, these programs are i.rtp:>rtant to the inth Congressional District.
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JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM SERVICE DELIVERY AREAS
~ Ninth Congressional District

County Recipients
Habersham Ltmpkin
Towns
'Ibta1

APPENDIX C
District Nine Grant Awards FISCAL YEAR 1982
Type of Grant CDBG-Sing1e Activity CDBG-Mu1ti-Activity CDBG-Sing1e Activity

ArrolU1t
$ 126,700 401,200 340,000
$ 867,900

~cipal Recipients
Baldwin Dalton
Gainesville 'Ibta1
District 'Ibtal-1982

CDBG-Sing1e Activity CDBG-Continuing Cooprehensive CDBG-Continuing Carprehensive

$ 301,831 1,000,000 1,000,000 $2,301,831
$3,169,731

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eounty Recipients
Banks Cherokee Dawson Gordon Qo1innett Hall Pickens Rabun Rabun 'I'owns/Union Union \'tli.tfield
Total
'cipal Recipients
CCrtrrerce Dalton
Gainesville Gainesville Gillsville Hartwell
Helen
wnia 'Ibccoa
'Ibtal
District 'Ibtal-1983

FISCAL YEAR 1983
Type of Grant
Jail Irrproverrent Jail Improvement CDBG-Single Activity Jail Irrproverrent Jail Irrproverrent CDBG-Single Activity CDBG-Single Activity CDBG-Housing Jail Irrproverrent Jail Improvement CDBG-Single Activity Jail Irrproverrent

Arrount
$ 4,480 9,027
103,395 7,147 20,000 (Part) 1
400,000 186,000 251,000
4,377 8,207 350,000 12,505
Sl,336,138 + 2

CDBG-Single Activity CDBG-Continuing Comprehensive CDBG-Continuing Comprehensive CDBG-Economic oevelopnent CDBG-Single Activity CDBG-Housing CDBG-Single Activity CDBG-Single Activity CDBG-Multi-Activity

$ 400,000 1,000,000 1,000,000
400,000 224,000 400,000 203,700 399,593 700,000 $4,727,293
56,063,431 +

Grants awarded to agencies that serve nore than one Congressional District
are indicated by (Part) after the grant anount

to~ ~ant awards to a district do not include (Part) grants because

&peel.hc arrounts to each district cannot be readily determined. A (+)

aeJencca:j,"tos. that grant anounts greater than those shONn were awarded to

-

es l.n the District.

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County Recipients
Gil.ner Gordon Qrinnett Habersham
r.mpkin
Klrray
RabWl
SteEt1ens 'Ibtal
'cipal Recipients
Blue Ridge Ellijay
Forsyth lavonia lawrenceville waleska YO\DlCJ Harris
'Ibtal
Recipients
tlanta Regional rtheast Georgia
North Georgia Georgia M::>untains
'Ibtal
District 'Ibtal-1984

FISCAL YEAR 1984
'I'yfe of Grant
CDBG-Public Facilities CDBG-Public Facilities CDBG-Public Facilities CDBG-Public Facilities CDBG-Public Facilities CDBG-Public Facilities CDBG-Public Facilities CDBG-Mul t i- A c t iv i t y

Arrount
$ 353,890 380,500 381,480 (Part) 274,271 359,517 366,470 225,806 431,000
$ 2,391,454

CDBG-Multi-Activity Enployment Incentives (E. I .P ) CDBG-Housing CDBG-Public Facilities CDBG-Public Facilities
CDBG-Public Facilities CDBG-Public Facilities

$ 438,511 200,000 283,527
372,085 354,474 277,135 363,004
$2,288,736

JTPA-Job Training JTPA-Job Training JTPA-Joo Training JTPA-Job Training

$4,078,272 (Part) 1,938,596 (Part) 4,950,988
1,821(47.~
6,772,460
$11,452,650

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