8 » Comments from the Commissioner
of only a few rural counties that have
a full-time fire department). At the
same time, funds are available for
adding new facilities and services.
“We’re able to do all that with the second
lowest property tax rate in the
state,” the Commissioner explains.
“We have good property values, and
that helps bring in more per mil without
putting an undue burden on folks.”
RECREATION IS KING
The Commissioner is excited to be
building on the County’s strong legacy
of recreational facilities with a proposed
expansion of the youth ball
ELEVATION = 1,600-4,784 feet
above sea level. Brasstown Bald,
the highest mountain in Georgia,
rises to 4,784 feet in the southeast
corner of the County, bordering
neighboring Towns County.
TEMPERATURE & PRECIPITATION
• 85.6° F (July average high)
• 29.1° F (Feb. average low)
• 55.6° F (average temp.)
• 55.99" (average rainfall)
• 4.0" (average snowfall)
(Source: U.S. Climate Data)
DEMOGRAPHICS
• 576 (est. 2016 Blairsville pop.)
• 22,928 (est. 2016 County pop.)
• 28,300+ (est. peak summer pop.)
• 10,238 (est. 2017 County workforce)
• 338,452 (est. 2017 Georgia
mountain area workforce)
• 4.0% (December 2017 County
unemployment rate)
• $41,686 (est. 2016 County
median household income)
• 53.6 (residents’ median age)
(Source: Georgia Dept. of Labor)
FAMOUS FOR sorghum syrup
and Byron Herbert Reece. Sorghum,
an agricultural crop, is
celebrated with the annual
Blairsville Sorghum Festival each
October. Reece (1917-1958) was a
poet and novelist, a recipient of
the Guggenheim Award and a
Poet-Laureate of Georgia. Visit
his former homestead and Appalachian
life museum near Vogel
State Park on Hwy. 19/129 south.
field complex as well as a 900-seat
amphitheater at Meeks Park, which
will be available for concerts and
community events.
EXPERIENCE THE GOOD LIFE
So, is Blairsville-Union County a great
place to live? You’d better believe it!
“Our residents are engaged, educated
and deeply involved in their community,”
notes the Commissioner. “You
see a creativity here not just in the
arts and culture, but also in businesses
and organizations. When you
add it all up, great people make this a
great community.”
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