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COMMUNITY DATA

Ellijay & Gilmer County

| BUSINESS | CHURCHES | CLIMATE | EDUCATION | GOVERNMENT | HEALTH CARE | | LOCATION | RECREATION | TRANSPORTATION |


BUSINESS

Gilmer County's economy is largely tourism with industrial, agricultural products, and retail also contributing to the economic make up. Leading agricultural products are apples, poultry, livestock and hay. Industries include poultry processing, machining, fabrication, plumbing & piping, printing and tool and die.

CHURCHES
Seventh Day Adventist, Baptist, Catholic, Christian, Church of Christ, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Church of God, Church of God of Prophecy, Episcopal, Jehovah's Witnesses, Lutheran and Methodist.

CLIMATE
Average Rainfall 60.4"
Average Temperature...59.9 Annual.....85 Summer.....35 Winter

EDUCATION
Five county public schools. There are 3 private schools. Dalton College, Pickens Technical Institute, Truett McConnel College and North Georgia College are within easy commuting distance.

GOVERNMENT
Ellijay has a mayor and five member council. Gilmer County Sheriff's Department has 9 deputies and one detective. Ellijay police department has 6 officers and one detective. There are 15 full time fire fighters and 18 volunteer firemen. City of Ellijay provides garbage service.

HEALTH CARE
North Georgia Medical Center operates a 50 bed hospital and 50 bed nursing home. Laurel Medical Management provides general health care services. There are a variety of physicians, dentists, chiropractors and health care practitioners. Riverside Drugs provides prescription services and medical supplies.

LOCATION
North Georgia in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountain Range. 80 miles north of Atlanta and 75 miles southeast of Chattanooga, TN.

RECREATION

  • Swimming, Boating, Fishing, Hunting, Camping, Golf, hiking, Tennis, Picnicking
  • Two State Parks are within 21 miles of Ellijay
  • Chattahoochee National Forest is adjacent to Ellijay
  • Four Lighted Tennis Courts
  • 18 Hole Golf course
  • Baseball, Softball 7 Football Fields
  • 50 Acre Recreation Complex
  • Olympic Swimming Pool
  • Gymnasium
  • Yearly Events. Georgia Apple Festival. County Fair.
  • State Park. Fort Mountain State Park ( 20 miles) with camping, swimming, fishing. Amicalola Falls State Park (21 miles) with camping, hiking , picnicking.
  • Carters Lake (12 miles) has swimming, fishing, camping, skiing, motor boating, 62 miles of shoreline.
  • Chattahoochee National Forest, Appalachian Mountains, Ellijay, Cartecay & Coosawattee Rivers. Offer fishing, rafting, canoeing, hiking, hunting and camping.

    TRANSPORTATION
    Railroads - L&N and CSX Transportation at Ellijay.
    Norfolk/Southern Piggyback Svc. at Dalton (38 miles). CSX Piggyback Svc. at Atlanta (80 miles)
    Highways - U.S. 76, A.P.D. 515.
    State Highways - 5,52,282,382,2
    Common Carriers - Motor Freight Companies: 20 Inter-Intrastate, 2 Interstate
    Nearest Airport - Ellijay, runway length 3,500', lighting, gas; Nearest Commercial Service - Chattanooga/Atlanta

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