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Mineral Bluff, Georgia
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Mineral Bluff, Georgia is located in Georgia (U.S. state)
Mineral Bluff, Georgia
Mineral Bluff, Georgia
Location in Georgia (U.S. state)
Country United States
State Georgia
County Fannin
Area
 • Total 1.42 sq mi (3.67 km2)
 • Land 1.41 sq mi (3.65 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
1,572 ft (479 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 223
 • Density 158.27/sq mi (61.11/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30559
Area code(s) 706/762
GNIS feature ID 332400

Mineral Bluff is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Fannin County in the U.S. state of Georgia. Its population was 223 as of the 2020 census. The community is situated 6 miles (10 km) northeast of the city of Blue Ridge, the county seat, 80 miles (130 km) east of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and 100 miles (160 km) north of Atlanta.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1890 75
1900 158 110.7%
1910 338 113.9%
1920 226 −33.1%
1930 229 1.3%
1940 181 −21.0%
1950 209 15.5%
1960 149 −28.7%
1970 119 −20.1%
1980 130 9.2%
1990 163 25.4%
2010 150
2020 223 48.7%
U.S. Decennial Census
1850-1870 1870-1880
1890-1910 1920-1930
1940 1950
1960 1970 1980
1990 2000
2010 2020

Mineral Bluff first appeared as a town in the 1890 U.S. Census. It was disincorporated prior to the 2000 U.S. Census and reappeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.

2020 Census

Mineral Bluff, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010 Pop 2020 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 148 195 98.67% 87.44%
Black or African American alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 1 1 0.67% 0.45%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 3 0.00% 1.35%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 1 23 0.67% 10.31%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 1 0.00% 0.45%
Total 150 223 100.00% 100.00%

History

Prior to European colonization, the area that is now Mineral Bluff was inhabited by the Cherokee people and other Indigenous peoples for thousands of years.

Mineral Bluff was originally called "Douglas", and under the latter name settlement was made in the 1830s. The present name of "Mineral Bluff" was adopted in 1885.

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Mineral Bluff as a town in 1889.

The community's historic train station, the Mineral Bluff Depot, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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