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Young Harris is a city in Towns County, Georgia, United States. The population was 899 at the 2010 census. Young Harris is home to Young Harris College, after which it was named.

Young Harris city overview:
Name:	Young Harris city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Georgia
County:	Towns County
Elevation:	1,896 ft (578 m)
Total Area:	0.95 sq mi (2.45 km²)
Land Area:	0.95 sq mi (2.45 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,098
Population Density:	1,159.45/sq mi (447.85/km²)
ZIP code:	30582
Area code:	706
FIPS code:	1384960
GNISfeature ID:	2405072
Website:	http://www.youngharrisga.net/

Online Interactive Map

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History

Young Harris was originally named “McTyeire”, after Bishop Holland McTyeire. It was later renamed to honor Judge Young Harris, the benefactor of McTyeire Institute (which was also renamed to Young Harris College).

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Geography

Young Harris is located at 34°56′3″N 83°50′52″W / 34.93417°N 83.84778°W / 34.93417; -83.84778 (34.934233, -83.847681).

The city is located at the junction of U.S. Route 76/Georgia State Route 515 (Zell Miller Mountain Parkway) and Georgia State Route 66. U.S. 76/GA-515 run through the center of town from west to east, with GA-515 splitting off to the north in the eastern part of the city from U.S. 76. U.S. 76 leads east 8 miles (13 km) to Hiawassee, the Towns County seat, and southwest (with GA-515) 9 miles (14 km) to Blairsville. GA-66 leads northwest from Young Harris 5 miles (8.0 km) to its end at the Georgia-North Carolina state line.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km), all land.

Adjacent cities

These are cities within an approximate 15 mile radius of Young Harris.