People of Georgetown, CA

The 2009 Georgetown, CA, population is 974. There are 256 people per square mile (population density).

Family in Georgetown, CA

The median age is 42.2. The US median is 37.6. 54.38% of people in Georgetown, CA, are married. 13.82% are divorced.

The average household size is 2.39 people. 19.34% of people are married, with children. 8.82% have children, but are single.

Race in Georgetown, CA

95.12% of people are white, 0.10% are black, 1.77% are Asian, 1.27% are Native American, and 2.37% claim 'Other'.

4.35% of the people in Georgetown, CA, claim Hispanic ethnicity (meaning 95.65% are non-Hispanic).

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Median Age: 42.2

Household Size: 2.39

Male Population: 50.17%

Female Population: 49.83%

Married Population: 54.38%

Single Population: 45.62%

Georgetown City Overview

As of 2009, Georgetown's population is 974 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 10.08 percent.

The median home cost in Georgetown is $294,390. Home appreciation the last year has been -25.20 percent.

Compared to the rest of the country, Georgetown's cost of living is 17.62% Higher than the U.S. average.

Georgetown public schools spend $4,791 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $6,058. There are about 19 students per teacher in Georgetown.

The unemployment rate in Georgetown is 10.90 percent(U.S. avg. is 8.50%). Recent job growth is Negative. Georgetown jobs have Decreased by 7.20 percent.

School's in Georgetown and their API Scores

API test scores can range between 200 to 1000. A score of 800 is a state wide goal for all schools. In 2008 the base for Blackoak Mine High ( the only public high school in Georgetown, CA. was 770. In 2009 their scores have improved to 808. In the spring of 2008 Blackoak Mine School state wide rank was a 5 over 10. As of right now they do not have the rank for this year yet.

Pre-Schools

Debi's Country Playcenter DC
Preschool ·
6300 Highway 193
Georgetown, CA 95634
(530) 333-4648

Georgetown Head Start
Preschool ·
Harkness St
Georgetown, CA 95634
(530) 333-2039

Elementary

Fox Run School
private · 1-12 ·
7061 Isaiah Road
Georgetown, CA 95634
(530) 333-9134

Georgetown Elementary School
public · K-8 ·
6530 Westworth Springs Rd.
Georgetown, CA 95634
(530) 333-8320
District: Black Oak Mine Unified School District

Otter Creek Elementary School
public · K-5 ·
4701 Volcanoville Rd.
Georgetown, CA 95634
(530) 333-8347
District: Black Oak Mine Unified School District

Middle School

Black Oak Mine Community Day School
public · 7-12 ·
6540 Wentworth Springs Rd.
Georgetown, CA 95634
(530) 333-8312
District: Black Oak Mine Unified School District

Fox Run School
private · 1-12 ·
7061 Isaiah Road
Georgetown, CA 95634
(530) 333-9134

Georgetown Elementary School
public · K-8 ·
6530 Westworth Springs Rd.
Georgetown, CA 95634
(530) 333-8320
District: Black Oak Mine Unified School District

High School

Black Oak Mine Community Day School
public · 7-12 ·
6540 Wentworth Springs Rd.
Georgetown, CA 95634
(530) 333-8312
District: Black Oak Mine Unified School District

Fox Run School
private · 1-12 ·
7061 Isaiah Road
Georgetown, CA 95634
(530) 333-9134

What's it like to live in Georgetown?

Georgetown California U.S.


Median household income: $49,316

Median home price: $305,100

Cost of living (% of national avg): 112%

Unemployment: 7%

Violent crime index (1 is lowest): 2

Days per year with some sun: 238

Days per year with some precipitation: 66

Population: 974

" Georgetown and its Riches "

El Dorado County — Coloma, Placerville, Georgetown, Cool, Fairplay & vicinity
El Dorado county was one of the most prosperous of the mining counties. It is estimated that the vast product of the gold-fields of California at least $100,000,000 was taken out here. Scattered all over the Union are hundreds of men, now rolling in wealth, who made their “stake” in the placers of El Dorado county. The industrious thousands who once swarmed in these canyons, digging for the precious metal, have vanished, leaving ravished stream-beds and abandoned camps, as the only monuments of their presence.
"There were no distinctions in society; dress did not indicate wealth or poverty. The most filthy and ragged looking ‘’ombre’’ might have the biggest pile." Luther Melanchthon Schaeffer, 1851

Just a little history on the beautiful town of Georgetown

Georgetown in early days was the prettiest town in the mountains, and up to this day, it can not be compared to what it once was, but it is a very pleasant mountain town on account of its location at the summit of a high elevation, (contrary to most other mining towns, which all occupy the bottom of canyons or gulches) overlooking a wide expanse of country in every direction except towards the east, where the gradual rise of the mountains starts too close to town, thus hiding the sight. The altitude of Georgetown is 2700 feet above sea level. Georgetown is and always will be a mining town in the full sense of the word, the high elevation as well as the character of the country don't recommend it for an agricultural centre, though there always has been raised a superior kind of fruit, particularly of the harder varieties. The first mining work on this divide was done by a party of Oregonians under the leadership of Hudson ; they were mining in what has since been known as "Oregon Canyon" and Hudson's Gulch" in July 1849, though they took out a large amount of gold at both these places they did not stay, and left the vicinity. They were followed by a party of sailors, among whom was one George Phipps, who first pitched his tent near the head of what since has become called "Empire Canyon," and from him derived the original name of George's town, just as John's town lower down in the same canyon, at its junction with Manhattan creek, was named after another man of the same party. The afterwards famous "Sailor Claim" in Oregon canyon, however did not obtain its name from the Phipps party. Although others suggest that the town was named after the founded George Ehrenhaft. Its still not sure which man it was named after. Georgetown is on the Oregon Creek, once a trading center for gold miners. A Japanese settlement known as Wakamatsu Colony was established here in 1868 to operate a tea and silk plantation. The venture failed after two years. For a little more history I have set up a link if you would like to learn a little more about this beautiful town. Please click here