Nicholson, Georgia should not be confused with Georgia Nicolson.
| Official Name: | Nicholson, Georgia |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jackson |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.29 |
| Area Land Km2: | 10.25 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.97 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.96 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1808 |
| Population Density Km2: | 176.42 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 456.91 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 34.1147°N -83.4294°W |
| Elevation M: | 256 |
| Elevation Ft: | 840 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 30565 |
| Area Code: | 706 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 13-55468[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0356429[3] |
Nicholson is a city in Jackson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,696 at the 2010 census,[4] up from 1,247 at the 2000 census.
Nicholson is known for its "Daisy Festival" and for several famous residents, including singer Kenny Rogers. Jan Bell Webster is the mayor of Nicholson.
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Nicholson as a town in 1907.[5] It is unknown why the name "Nicholson" was applied to this community.[6]
Nicholson is located in eastern Jackson County at (34.114664, -83.429363).[7] U.S. Route 441 runs through the center of the city, leading north 7miles to Commerce and south to Athens. Georgia State Route 335 leads west from Nicholson 9miles to Jefferson, the county seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.4km2, of which 0.04sqkm, or 0.43%, are water.[4] The city is on the crest of a ridge which drains west and east to tributaries of the North Oconee River.
| White (non-Hispanic) | 1,333 | 73.73% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 105 | 5.81% | |
| Asian | 11 | 0.61% | |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.06% | |
| Other/Mixed | 111 | 6.14% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 247 | 13.66% |