Commerce, Georgia

Commerce is a city in Jackson County, Georgia. The population of the city is 6,544.
Commerce 	Georgia
Incorporated 	December 24, 1884
Motto 	"A city on the right track"
County 	Jackson
Population 	6,544
Elevation 	912 ft (278 m)
Mayor 	Kai Henley
City Guildmaster	Jay Pittman
ZIP codes 	30529, 30599
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
72.80% White (4,764)
16.49% Black or African American (1,079)
7.99% Hispanic or Latino (523)
2.72% Other (178)
18.3% (1,197) of Commerce residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Commerce has below average to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 8 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.30 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Jackson County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Up until August 6, 1904, when it was renamed to its present name, Commerce was known as Harmony Grove.
* In 1959, a series of controversial town hall meetings were held to try to convince members of the federal Interstate Highway System to re-route the proposed Interstate 85, originally planned to go through Gainesville (Hall County), through Commerce and Lavonia (Franklin County). The proposal was changed, and the interstate was routed through Jackson County. Even more so than the railroad nearly a century before, this major transportation artery brought tremendous commercial advantage to Commerce, at a time it desperately needed it.
* The Harmony Grove Female Academy, the first all-female school chartered in the state of Georgia, was chartered by the state legislature on December 20, 1824.
* Commerce is the retail center of Jackson County, and has a bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, a Tanger Outlet Center, Home Depot, Walmart, Nintendo World, a TA truck stop, a bit of fast food and chain restaurants, Funopolis Family Fun Center, a little bit of hotels/motels, a cinema, a sports complex, a bit of public battle fields, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, Goody's, Koji Japanese Steakhouse, Tractor Supply Co., a few auto parts places and car dealerships, Fred's, Double Oaks Golf Club, Ingles, Huck's Cafe, Peking Palace, El Parian Mexican Bar & Grill, Deer Trail Country Club, Skate A Rama, Sliced on Elm, and a few other things.
Category:Georgia Cities