Cave Spring, Georgia
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Location of Cave Spring, Georgia
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Geography
Cave Spring is located at 34°6'32" North, 85°20'10" West (34.108912, -85.336018)Template:GR.
History
Cave Spring is well known for natural wonders as the cave and spring site for Indians native coming to the area (both Cherokee and earlier Mississippian culture). Legend has it that tribal meetings and games used to be at that the site. In 1839, Cave Spring was formed as a small town founded by Baptists among the early settlers. The cave and spring site is now the part of Rolater Park that used to be used by educational schools like Cave Spring Manual Labor School (renamed Hearn Academy) and others including Georgia School for the Deaf. During the American Civil War of 1864 by following Atlanta campaign, both Confederate and Union troops came to Cave Spring for hospitalized and rest in separate ways from fighting on the battlefields before Atlanta.
Cave Spring has historic homes and buildings from early years like 1867 Presbyterian Church, 1880 train depot, and 19th Century hotels and boarding houses. The spring flows into a sparkling pond from Rolater Park and then into a 1.5–acre swimming pool that is shaped like the state of Georgia. The pool is made out of stones.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.4 km² (4.0 mi²). 10.4 km² (4.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.50% water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 975 people, 404 households, and 281 families residing in the city. The population density is 93.6/km² (242.7/mi²). There are 431 housing units at an average density of 41.4/km² (107.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 84.82% White, 12.41% African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 1.44% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. 2.15% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 404 households out of which 28.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% are married couples living together, 14.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% are non-families. 29.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.36 and the average family size is 2.89.
In the city the population is spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 44 years. For every 100 females there are 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 75.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $33,750, and the median income for a family is $47,917. Males have a median income of $35,395 versus $20,962 for females. The per capita income for the city is $17,850. 15.1% of the population and 14.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 22.6% of those under the age of 18 and 13.9% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
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Cave Spring is the home of Georgia School for the Deaf, established in 1846, is a state-funded residential school operating under the auspices of the Office of Special Services of the Georgia State Department of Education and the Georgia State Board of Education to ensure that appropriate educational programs are available for hearing impaired and multi-handicapped hearing impaired students residing in Georgia. G.S.D. was used to be a field hospital for both Confederate and Union troops during the Civil War. Now new G.S.D. buildings on different land that used to be Perry Farm (Original farmhouse is still standing).
External links
- Cave Spring, Georgia web site http://www.romegeorgia.org/cavespring.asp
- Georgia School for the Deaf web site http://www.gsdweb.org/