Cherry_Log,_Georgia Latitude and Longitude:
34°46′49″N 84°23′27″W / 34.78028°N 84.39083°W / 34.78028; -84.39083
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Cherry Log, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
Cherry Log post office
Cherry Log post office
Cherry Log is located in Georgia
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Cherry Log is located in the United States
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Coordinates: 34°46′49″N 84°23′27″W / 34.78028°N 84.39083°W / 34.78028; -84.39083
CountryUnited States
State Georgia
County Gilmer
Area
[1]
 • Total1.14 sq mi (2.96 km2)
 • Land1.14 sq mi (2.94 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
1,670 ft (510 m)
Population
 ( 2020)
 • Total99
 • Density87.22/sq mi (33.66/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST))
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30522
Area code(s) 706 & 762
GNIS feature ID2587029 [2]

Cherry Log is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Gilmer County, Georgia, United States. Its population was 99 as of the 2020 census. Cherry Log has a post office with ZIP code 30522. [3] U.S. Route 76 passes through the community. Through the heart of Cherry Log runs Cherry Log Street, on which is found the Post Office, Cornerstone Baptist Church, Cherry Log Christian Church, and the Pink Pig, a restaurant in operation since 1950. [4]

"Cherry Log" is the English translation of the former Cherokee village which once stood at the present town site. [5]

In 2016, the Expedition Bigfoot: The Sasquatch Museum opened in Cherry Log. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.Note %±
2010119—
202099−16.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]
1850-1870 [8] 1870-1880 [9]
1890-1910 [10] 1920-1930 [11]
1940 [12] 1950 [13] 1960 [14]
1970 [15] 1980 [16] 1990 [17]
2000 [18] 2010 [19] 2020 [20]

Cherry Log was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census. [19] [18]

Cherry Log CDP, Georgia – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
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 Pop 2010 [19] Pop 2020 [20] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 118 93 99.16% 93.94%
Black or African American alone (NH) 0 2 0.00% 2.02%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 1 0.00% 1.01%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 1 1 0.84% 1.01%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 2 0.00% 2.02%
Total 119 99 100.00% 100.00%

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Cherry Log Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  4. ^ "The Pink Pig | Southern Foodways Alliance - Southern Foodways Alliance". February 28, 2008.
  5. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 42. ISBN  0-915430-00-2.
  6. ^ Paul Milliken (February 17, 2016), New North Georgia museum explores legend of 'Bigfoot', WAGA-TV (Fox 5 Atlanta) News
  7. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870.
  9. ^ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  10. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
  11. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. pp. 251–256.
  12. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  13. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  14. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
  15. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
  16. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  17. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
  18. ^ a b "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  19. ^ a b c "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cherry Log CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  20. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cherry Log CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.


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