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Harris
County Profile
Size
473 Sq. miles - 36th
largest county in the State
Population (2001
Estimate)
County-wide |
24,548 |
Hamilton (county seat) |
446 |
Pine Mountain |
1,414 |
Waverly Hall |
709 |
Shiloh |
423 |
West Point
(that portion which lies in Harris
County) |
708 |
Racial Mix
White |
78.4% |
Black |
19.5% |
Asian |
0.5% |
Other |
1.6% |
Hispanic
(%of above) |
1.1% |
By Sex
Utilities
Electricity -
Georgia Power (primary)
Troup Electric Membership Corp.
Natural Gas -
Available in certain areas of the county, primarily the southern portion.
Water
County |
Water Plant
Capacity |
3,000,000
gallons per day |
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Present Consumption |
2,000,000
gallons per day |
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Storage Capacity |
3,500,000
gallons per day |
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Source |
Surface Water |
Hamilton |
Ground Water |
Elevated Storage |
Pine Mountain |
Gravity flow spring
water |
Elevated Storage |
Sewerage
County |
septic |
Hamilton |
Activated sludge treatment |
Pine Mountain |
Wetlands treatment (scheduled
completion 2001) |
Telecommunications
Hamilton and Pine Mountain - BellSouth high-speed digital subscriber line (DSL)
service available to technically qualified consumer and small business
customers.
Freeport
Status
All classes inventory 100%
Job Tax Credit
Harris County is classified as a
Tier 4 county under the Georgia Business
Expansion Support Act. Under this program the job tax credit is $750.
The county participates in a Joint Development Authority adding another
$500 to the credit. Companies creating 25 or more new jobs in Harris
County may receive a total of $1250 in job tax credits.
For more information on this and other Business
Income Tax Credits as well as Sales Tax Exemptions, call Georgia Department of Community
Affairs at 404-679-0593 or 404-679-1585 or see the Georgia Business Expansion Support Act
Executive Summary at
www.georgia.org/itt/
recruitment/incentive.html
Education
Public:
Six public schools (4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high school)
Private:
One private school (all grades)
Higher Education:
(within a 25 mile radius of Hamilton, Georgia, Harris County)
Columbus State University, Columbus, Ga.
LaGrange College, LaGrange, Ga.
Columbus Technical College,
Columbus, Ga.
West Georgia Technical College, LaGrange, Ga.
Georgia Quick Start Program: Quick Start is Georgia's premier source of
economic development training programs. It is administered through the Georgia Department
of Technical and Adult Education. To find out more about the programs of Quick Start and
how they can help you with your business click on
www.georgiaquickstart.org
Healthcare
In Hamilton (Harris):
The Miller Family Medicine Clinic, Hamilton
G. Alex Garrett, O.D.
In Pine Mountain (Harris)
Mack Clement, M.D., General Practice
Pine Mountain Chiropractic
Mark P. Smith, O.D.
In Columbus (Muscogee):
Doctor’s Hospital
Medical Center
Hughston Sports Medicine Hospital
St. Francis Hospital
Martin Army Hospital at Ft. Benning
LaGrange , GA
(Troup County)
West Georgia Health System and Medical Center
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Harris County Courthouse
Hamilton, GA
Location
West Central Georgia...bordered
to the north by Troup and Meriwether Counties, to the east by Talbot County, to the south by
Muscogee County and to the west by the Chattahoochee River and the state of Alabama.
Per Capita
Income (2000)
County |
$27,124 |
State |
$27,794 |
U.S. |
$29,469 |
Median
Household Income (1999)
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County |
$47,762 |
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State |
$42,433 |
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U.S. |
No data |
Civilian
Work Force
11,967
Unemployment rate
3.1% (2001 average)
Taxes
| Property Tax |
$9.59 (county) per $1000 of fair market
value |
| Millage Rate |
24.71 (county) |
| Local Sales Tax |
3% |
| State Tax |
4% |
| Freeport Tax Exemption |
100% |
| Job Tax Credit |
$1250
(25 or more new jobs) |
| Investment Tax Credit |
1% |
Transportation
Motor Freight Carriers |
1 interstate |
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21 inter/intrastate |
Rail |
Norfolk Southern piggyback
service at Macon (80 miles) |
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Norfolk Southern rail service at
Hamilton (local) |
Water |
Nearest navigable river is the
Chattahoochee (9 foot channel depth) with a public barge dock at Columbus (20 miles) |
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Seaport: Savannah (252 miles
east) and Panama City, FL (169 miles south) |
Air |
Commercial Airport: Columbus (20
miles) |
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Public Airport: Pine Mountain,
GA with 5,000 foot runway, aircraft tie-down, airfram and power plant repair, lighted
runway (5 miles) |
Department of Transportation
For traffic counts and other
information on transportation in Georgia click on www.dot.state.ga.us
Miscellaneous Local and State Incentives
Zoning
County-wide and all incorporated cities (except
Shiloh).
Recreation and Tourism
In Harris County
Callaway (Gardens - Resort –
Preserve)
Pine Mountain Club Chalets
and Conference Center
FDR State Park
Blanton Creek Park at Lake Harding
Pine Mountain Trail
The Little White House
In Nearby Columbus, GA (Muscogee County)
Coca-Cola Space Science Center
National Civil War Naval Museum
National Infantry Museum
Springer Opera House
Oxbow Meadows
Environmental Learning Center
RiverCenter for The Performing Arts
In Nearby LaGrange, GA
(Troup County)
Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum
West Point Lake
Bellevue Mansion
Hogansville Driving Tour of Historic Homes
Public Safety
County Sheriff's Department
Police Departments in municipalities
13 Volunteer Fire Departments
Enhanced 911 System
Emergency Medical Services
Harris County, Georgia Official
Website:
harriscountyga.gov
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