Rabun County, Georgia

 

Founding: 1819
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: William Rabun, Georgia governor
Seat: Clayton (1821–)

Land area: 370 square miles

Population (2020): 16,883

Population (historic): 524 (1820); 2,448 (1850); 3,256 (1870); 6,285 (1900); 6,331 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1820s; 1840–1860; 1870–1900; 1910–1940; 1950–2020

Subdivisions: Three cities; three towns

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 759 (6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 32.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 5.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 21.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $583
Average outbuilding value (1930): $281
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 745
Average farm size (1920): 26.2 acres
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Clayton

Namesake: Augustin Clayton, Georgia politician

Founding: 1821 (founding as Claytonsville); 1823 (post office); 1823 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 2,003

Population (historic): 70 (1870); 199 (1900); 798 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870; 1900–1980; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 192 (17.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. York House (c. 1851/1907). 416 York House Road.

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