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 _________________________________________________________________________________ Clayton Namesake: Augus...