Pendergrass, Georgia

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Pendergrass is a city in Jackson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 431 at the time of the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Pendergrass is located at 34°9′51″N, 83°40′52″W (34.164223, -83.681047)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3 km² (2.0 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 431 people, 156 households, and 117 families residing in the city. The population density was 82.4/km² (212.8/mi²). There were 171 housing units at an average density of 32.7/km² (84.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.14% White, 0.93% Native American, 0.46% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.18% of the population.

There were 156 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city, the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $37,700. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $15,179 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,699. About 9.3% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.3% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

Pendergrass is currently adding to the small town atmosphere. You may go to cityofpendergrass.com to see changes. The small town is doing its best to control Atlanta growth which is being forced into the Jackson County area.

The Pendergrass library currently houses a history book of the area and the Pendergrass Family.

[edit] Trivia

R.E.M.'s song "Wendell Gee", from their 1986 album Fables of the Reconstruction, is connected to the city. "There's a whole town, and everyone's last name in it is Gee, apparently," explained Peter Buck. "It's right near the train station - we always go there to drop friends off. There's a Wendell Gee Used Cars, Gwen Gee's pool hall, and Roy Gee's bail bonds. You just know they must be some kind of family."^{[citation needed]} Wendell Gee died in 1995.[1]

One of the police officers of the town is Richard Jewell who was, at one time, thought to be the bomber of the 1996 bombings of Centennial Park, built for the Olympic Games. Sources implied guilt pointing out that Mr. Jewell was a loner, lived with his mother, and fit the profile. It was not until several years later that the real bomber, Eric Rudolph, was found. Mr. Jewell was, in fact, innocent of the bombing.

In 2006, Pendergrass collected the most fines, fees, and forfeitures per capita than any other community in Georgia, pulling in the equivalent of $1,012 for every member of their population. It was the third year this community had received this distinction. [See Athens Banner-Herald, August 15, 2006 [2]]