Elberton, GA

Elberton, the county seat of Elbert County, was incorporated on December 10, 1803. The city was first called "Elbertville" and named for General Samuel Elbert of South Carolina who fought in the Revolutionary War. Legendary settlers like "Old Dan Tucker", the subject of an American folk tune, and Nancy Hart, the Revolutionary War heroine, claimed Elberton as their home.

The Elbert County courthouse, constructed in 1893 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, resides in Elberton.

Known as "The Granite City", Elberton produces more granite monuments than any other city in the world. There are an estimated thirty-seven granite quarries where the famous Elberton blue-gray granite is quarreled.

Other attractions in the city include the Granite Museum and Exhibit, the Bicentennial Memorial and Fountain and the Georgia Guidestones. The Georgia Guidestones is a 19-foot high granite monument, located in a field just north of Elberton, which proclaims a message for the conservation of mankind in 12 languages.

Population (year 2000): 4,743. Estimated population in July 2005: 4,714 (-0.6% change)
Males: 2,145 (45.2%), Females: 2,598 (54.8%)

Elbert County

Zip code: 30635

Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $23,246 (year 2000)
Median house value: $65,000 (year 2000)

Races in Elberton:

Ancestries: United States (14.3%), English (5.9%), Irish (5.4%), German (4.1%), Italian (2.5%), French (1.7%).

Elevation: 680 feet

Land area: 4.0 square miles

For population 25 years and over in Elberton

• High school or higher: 64.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
• Unemployed: 6.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elberton city

• Never married: 28.8%
• Now married: 45.1%
• Separated: 5.7%
• Widowed: 11.5%
• Divorced: 8.8%

1.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -458 (-8.8%).

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