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Gilmer County Historic Population Profile

Gilmer County was created from Cherokee County on Dec. 3, 1832 by an act of the General Assembly. As originally constituted, Gilmer County extended to the Tennessee border (see map). Later created in part or whole from its original boundaries were Pickens (1853), Fannin (1854), and Dawson (1857) counties.

 

Useful Census Links:

U.S. Census Bureau

U.S. Historical Census Data Browser

Census 2000 (Georgia Tech State Data and Research Center)

Georgia 2000 Information System (University of Georgia ITOS)

Galileo Demographic & Census Data

 

Census

Pop. 

2000

 23,456

1990

13,368

1980

 11,110

1970

8,956

1960

8,922

1950

9,963

1940

 9,001

1930

 7,344

1920

8,406

1910

9,237

1900

10,198

1890

9,074

1880

8,386

1870

6,644

1860

6,724

1850

8,440

1840

2,536

1830

1820

1810

 

1800

  

1790

 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

 

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