North High Shoals is a town in Oconee County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, North High Shoals had a population of 552.
History
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated North High Shoals as a town in 1933. The community was named after shoals in the Apalachee River.
Geography
North High Shoals is located at (33.834159, -83.501055).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Government
The town's government consists of a Town Council made up of a mayor and five council members. As of January 1, 2020, these were:
Toby P. Bradberry, Mayor;
Eric Carlson, Council Member, Post 1;
Jason Presley, Council Member, Post 2;
Ann Evans, Council Member, Post 3;
Hilda Kurtz, Council Member, Post 4;
and Violet Dawe, Council Member, Post 5.
Meetings are held on the third Monday of each month at 7:30 pm at the town hall, located at 260 Hillsboro Road.
Demographics
{| class="wikitable"
|+North High Shoals racial composition as of 2020
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|White (non-Hispanic)
|500
|90.58%
|-
|Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|7
|1.27%
|-
|Native American
|3
|0.54%
|-
|Asian
|1
|0.18%
|-
|Other/Mixed
|19
|3.44%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino
|22
|3.99%
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 552 people, 148 households, and 131 families residing in the town.