Tate City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Towns County, Georgia, United States. It was founded as a mining and logging community. The community was named after one Mr. Tate, a businessperson in the local lumber industry. As of the 2020 census, Tate City had a population of 27.

Tate City sits in a scenic valley along the upper Tallulah River, just south of the Georgia-North Carolina border. The community is flanked by various peaks of the Blue Ridge and Nantahala Mountains, including 4568-foot Hightower Bald, 4640-ft. Dicks Knob, and 5499-ft. Standing Indian Mountain.

Demographics

Tate City first appeared as a CDP in the 2010 United States census.

+Tate City, Georgia CDP – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010% 2010White alone (NH)1624100.00%88.89%Black or African American alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Asian alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Other race alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)010.00%3.70%Hispanic or Latino (any race)020.00%7.41%Total1627100.00%100.00%

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