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Welcome to Rabun County ...

Time Zone: Rabun County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Clayton is the Seat for Rabun County.

Rabun County was founded in 1819.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Rabun had a population of 17,137 people. This is an increase of 5.28% since the last Census (which gave a population of 16,277 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rabun represented 0.17% of the total population of Georgia.

Below are some of the communities located in Rabun County:

  • Clayton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Clayton is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <2>
  • Dillard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sky Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tallulah Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Tiger
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Tiger is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiger <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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