Mount Airy, Georgia

{{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox settlement   |official_name = Mount Airy, Georgia |other_name = |native_name =  |nickname = |settlement_type = Town |motto =  |image_skyline = Mount Airy, Georgia City Hall.JPG |imagesize = |image_caption = Mount Airy Town Hall |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = Habersham_County_Georgia_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Mount_Airy_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location in Habersham County and the state of Georgia |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map =  |pushpin_label_position =  |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize =  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Georgia |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Habersham |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 =  |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 =  |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title =  |established_date = |established_title2 =  |established_date2 = |established_title3 =  |established_date3 =  |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_13.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 18, 2021}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 6.28 |area_land_km2 = 6.26 |area_water_km2 = 0.02 |area_total_sq_mi = 2.62 |area_land_sq_mi = 2.60 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.01 |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi =  |population_as_of = 2020 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 1391 |population_density_km2 = 222.37 |population_density_sq_mi = 575.98 |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title = |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi =  |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |coordinates = {{coord|34|31|10|N|83|30|25|W|region:US-GA|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_ft = 1453  |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 30563 |area_code = 706 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 13-53284<ref name="GR2" /> |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 2406203<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2406203}}</ref> |website = {{URL|townofmtairy.com}} |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = }} '''Mount Airy''' is a town in Habersham County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mount Airy had a population of 1,391.<ref name="Census2020PLLede">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N&for=place%3A53284&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=February 20, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> ==History== The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Mount Airy as a town in 1874.<ref>{{cite book|title=Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TSI4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA159|year=1874|publisher=J. Johnston|page=159}}</ref> The town's name may be descriptive or a transfer from Mount Airy, North Carolina.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/m.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=152 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

Lawton Place, a historic house once lived in by Ty Cobb, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://accesswdun.com/article/2009/3/218227|title = Two Habersham buildings placed on National Register}}</ref>

==Geography== Mount Airy is located in southern Habersham County and is bordered to the west by the city of Cornelia and to the south by Chattahoochee National Forest. The town sits on top of the Eastern Continental Divide, with Camp Creek, draining the northern half of town, flowing north to Hazel Creek and the Soquee River, a tributary of the Chattahoochee River, and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico, while the southern half of town drains to Nancy Town Creek, then the Middle Fork of the Broad River and eventually the Savannah River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|6.7|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.31%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1353284| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mount Airy town, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=May 16, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

At {{convert|1539|ft}} above sea level, Mount Airy is the highest point on the Southern Railway line between New Orleans and Washington, D.C. This is confirmed by a US Geological survey marker located on the tracks just behind the City Hall.

==Demographics== {{US Census population |align=right |1880= 112 |1890= 201 |1900= 310 |1910= 256 |1920= 343 |1930= 354 |1940= 437 |1950= 416 |1960= 417 |1970= 463 |1980= 670 |1990= 543 |2000= 604 |2010= 1284 |2020= 1391 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref> | align-fn = center }}

===2020 census=== As of the 2020 census, Mount Airy had a population of 1,391. The median age was 35.1 years. 30.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.6 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=place%3A53284&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=May 1, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=place%3A53284&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=May 1, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

82.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 17.6% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=place%3A53284&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=May 1, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 473 households in Mount Airy, of which 49.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 58.1% were married-couple households, 11.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 490 housing units, of which 3.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 0.0%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

{| class="wikitable" |+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL"/> ! Race !! Number !! Percent |- | White || 962 || 69.2% |- | Black or African American || 48 || 3.5% |- | American Indian and Alaska Native || 10 || 0.7% |- | Asian || 89 || 6.4% |- | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0% |- | Some other race || 177 || 12.7% |- | Two or more races || 105 || 7.5% |- | ''Hispanic or Latino (of any race)'' || 288 || 20.7% |}

===2000 census=== As of the 2000 census, there were 604 people, 235 households, and 179 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|323.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 256 housing units at an average density of {{convert|137|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 92.38% White, 2.32% African American, 0.17% Native American, 2.81% Asian, 0.99% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.65% of the population.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

There were 235 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 31% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,813, and the median income for a family was $45,375. Males had a median income of $27,083 versus $23,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,493. About 3.5% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over. {{clear left}} ==References== <references />

Category:Towns in Habersham County, Georgia Category:Towns in Georgia (U.S. state)