Towns County, Georgia
5 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 12,913
- Median household income
- $59,135
- ±7,454
- Unemployed
- 4.6%
- 222 of 4,787 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.1%
- 5,276 of 5,924 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Towns | 12,875 (2021) | 48 River St, Hiawassee | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Hiawassee | 1,029 (2021) | 50 River Street, Hiawassee | — |
| City of Young Harris | 1,327 (2021) | Po Box 122, Young Harris | Website |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Mountain Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 125, Young Harris | — |
| Towns County Water and Sewerage Authority | Water supply utility | Po Box 8, Young Harris | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Towns County
School district3 schools
67 Lakeview Circle. Suite C, Hiawassee, GA, 30546
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Hayesville Evening Market (Hayesville)
Gertie Mae's Farmers' Market (1500 Washington Street Clarkesville) · Clarkesville Farmers' Market (Clarkesville) · The North Georgia Farmers Market (Clarkesville)
Community Market of Rabun County (Clayton)
Union County Farmers Market (Blairsville)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.