Summary for Dalton

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Located in: Madison County (see below)

Time Zone: Dalton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes: (706), (762)<1>

Elevation: 710 feet [216.41 m] above sea level<2>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Dalton)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	33,665 (1.62% increase since 2010)
2010:	33,128 (18.69% increase since 2000)
2000:	27,912

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<4>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Dalton:

Lat: 34.165900° (or 34°9'57" N)

Lon: -83.170400° (or -83°10'13" W)

USGS Topo Map: Danielsville North<5>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Dalton

GNIS ID: 335478

FIPS State / Place Code: None

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Dalton)

About Madison County

The community of Danielsville is the County Seat for Madison County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Madison)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	29,925 (6.42% increase since 2010)
2010	28,120 (9.29% increase since 2000)
2000:	25,730

Total Area:<6> 285.6 sq. miles [739.7 km²] - of which 1.15% is water (3.28 sq. miles [8.5 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 11,784

Official Website: www.madisonco.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Madison

GNIS ID: 1688004

FIPS State / County Code: 13 / 195

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Dalton)

About Georgia

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	10,628,020 (9.71% increase since 2010)
2010:	9,687,653 (18.34% increase since 2000)
2000:	8,186,453

Websites for State of Georgia

Official Website: https://georgia.gov/

Tourism: https://www.exploregeorgia.org/

Parks: https://gastateparks.org/

Fishing: https://georgiawildlife.com/fishing/

Hunting: https://georgiawildlife.com/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Georgia

GNIS ID: 1705317

FIPS State: 13

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Dalton)

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Madison County: www.madisonco.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	Area code (762) is an overlay for area code (706).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dalton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Dalton, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<5>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Dalton.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Dalton. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).