Morganton is a city in Fannin County, Georgia, United States. The population was 285 at the 2020 census.
History
Prior to European colonization, the area that is now Morganton was inhabited by the Cherokee people and other Indigenous peoples for thousands of years.
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Morganton in 1856. The town's name is a transfer from Morganton, North Carolina.
Morganton served as the seat of Fannin County from 1854 until 1895, when the seat was transferred to Blue Ridge.
Geography
Morganton is located in eastern Fannin County at (34.876616, -84.245432), on the northeast side of Blue Ridge Reservoir. Georgia State Route 60 passes through the city, leading northwest to U.S. Route 76 and southeast to Suches. Via SR 60 and old US 76, it is west to Blue Ridge, the county seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Morganton has a total area of , of which , or 0.66%, is water.
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 303 people living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 98.7% White, 0.3% from some other race and 0.7% from two or more races. 0.3% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
As of the census