Official Name: | Yonah, Georgia |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place Unincorporated Community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Georgia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | White |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 8.17 |
Area Land Km2: | 8.10 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.07 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.15 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.13 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 657 |
Population Density Km2: | 81.13 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 210.11 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1595 |
Coordinates: | 34.6411°N -83.7536°W |
Area Code: | 706 & 762 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2587050 |
Yonah is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in White County, Georgia, United States. It first appeared as a CDP in the 2010 census. Its population was 657 as of the 2020 census. Georgia State Route 75 passes through the community.
Yonah is a name derived from the Cherokee language meaning "bear".[2] Among the locals, Yonah is said to be pronounced as a southern way of saying "You’re on a", so Yonah Mountain sounds like "You’re on a mountain".
Yonah first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 United States Census.
White alone (NH) | 485 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 590 | 95.66% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 89.80% | |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 3 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 9 | 0.59% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1.37% | |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 6 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 4 | 1.18% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.61% | |
Asian alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.30% | |
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 8 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 33 | 1.58% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 5.02% | |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 19 | 0.99% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2.89% | |
Total | 507 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 657 | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |