Sugar Hill is an antebellum city located in southern Gwinnett County, Georgia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 11,399.
Sugar Hill is located at 34°6'8" North, 84°2'39" West (34.102123, -84.044094).
Tiny Sugar Hill is a historical, antebellum town in Southern Georgia. During the Civil War, Sugar Hill was burned and brutalized by the Confederate soliders and, in response to Yankee cruelty, it became a refuge for Rebel soldiers, who knew they would be welcomed in the "healing plantations" of Georgia's loyalist outpost. Indeed, many of the antebellums were used as makeshift hospitals for the wounded and dying rebel soliders. Located on the Okenefengge Bayou, Sugar Hill is renowned for it's virgin forests, it's meadowlands and it's heavily scented flower and fruit orchids. It's total population of 9,000 has remained the steady since the Civil War. Sugar Hill's most famous native son was Gram Parsons, the legendary founding father of Country and Western. Parsons was the son of World War II pilot Ingram Kenneth Carmichael, known locally as Coon Dog, and Avis. The Carmichaels owned the largest citrus-growing operation in the country, aswell as major land and crop holdings throughout the southern United States, including the property where Walt Disney World now sits. The Carmichaels resided on an 18th century pecan and peach plantation in Sugar Hill, now opened to the public for historical tours; the tradition antebellum and Louis the 16th furniture still decorates the mansion and the stables have recently been opened for public viewing. The master bedroom, where plantation master Coon Dog Carmichael shot himself to death, is said to be haunted. The last time Gram Parsons ever saw his father alive was at the old train depot station on 1600 Cypress Road. Gram was devasted by the tradegy and never got over it. He never wrote a song directly about his father's death because he could never fully come to terms with it or understand it. Gram Carmichael's simple, South Georgia childhood was soon to become Gram Parson's endless search for peace of mind. He would spend the next 14 years longing for the first 12 in Sugar Hill. This is why he would sometimes cry when performing "Root like a Rose," "Hickory Wind" "Wayfaring Stranger" and "Blue Bayou." They took him back to his childhood. Gram knew something very few people ever know. He knew what true wealth was like. He also knew what it could do to people and that true peace of mind could not be found in great riches. Gram Parsons, Sugar Hill native, musical outlaw and trailblazing pioneer was, in reality, Gram Carmichael, the heartbroken 12 year old boy who could never understand why the father he loved so much chose to leave him forever. Sugar Hill remains proud of our native son. "Another young man safely strummed His silver stringed guitar And he played to people everywhere Some say he was a star But he was just a country boy His simple songs confess And the music he had in him Every heart posessed..."
As of the census of 2000, there are 11,399 people, 4,004 households, and 3,139 families residing in the city. The population density is 480.5/km2 (1,244.3/mi2). There are 4,115 housing units at an average density of 173.5/km2 (449.2/mi2). The racial makeup of the city is 87.71% White, 4.68% African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.66% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 4.04% from other races, and 1.73% from two or more races. 9.11% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 4,004 households out of which 44.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% are married couples living together, 9.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% are non-families. 16.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.85 and the average family size is 3.20.
In the city the population is spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 39.9% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 97.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $59,489, and the median income for a family is $63,003. Males have a median income of $42,141 versus $29,428 for females. The per capita income for the city is $23,198. 3.2% of the population and 2.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 3.5% of those under the age of 18 and 2.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
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SugarHillGeorgia.com
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