Summerville, Georgia

Summerville, Georgia
City
Location in Chattooga County and the state of Georgia Location in Chattooga County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Chattooga
Area
• Total	4 sq mi (10.3 km2)
• Land	4 sq mi (10.3 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	650 ft (198 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	4,534
• Density	1,116.75/sq mi (431.18/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	30747
Area code(s)	706/762
FIPS code	13-74376
GNIS feature ID	0333158

Summerville is a city in Chattooga County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,534 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Chattooga County.

History

Summerville was founded in 1838 as seat of the newly formed Chattooga County. It was incorporated as a town in 1839 and as a city in 1909. Summerville was named from the fact it was a popular summer resort.

Geography

Summerville is located at (34.479803, -85.347988).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1850	248		—
1860	350		41.1%
1870	281		−19.7%
1880	340		21.0%
1890	560		64.7%
1900	486		−13.2%
1910	657		35.2%
1920	1,003		52.7%
1930	933		−7.0%
1940	1,358		45.6%
1950	3,973		192.6%
1960	4,706		18.4%
1970	5,043		7.2%
1980	4,878		−3.3%
1990	5,025		3.0%
2000	4,556		−9.3%
2010	4,534		−0.5%

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,556 people, 1,823 households, and 1,141 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,144.3 people per square mile (442.0/km²). There were 2,092 housing units at an average density of 525.4 per square mile (202.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 72.06% White, 25.31% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.90% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.58% of the population.

There were 1,823 households out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.8% were married couples living together, 17.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 33.0% 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 2.39 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 84.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,911, and the median income for a family was $35,579. Males had a median income of $26,707 versus $20,222 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,090. About 18.1% of families and 20.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.5% of those under age 18 and 20.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Chattooga County School District

The Chattooga County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. The district has 184 full-time teachers and over 2,834 students.

• Leroy Massey Elementary School
• Lyerly Elementary School
• Menlo Elementary School
• Summerville Elementary School
• Summerville Middle School
• Chattooga County High School

Notable residents

• Howard Finster, folk artist
• Senorise Perry, NFL player
• Bobby Lee Cook, Noted Trial Attorney