Yonah, Georgia
Yonah is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in White County, Georgia, United States. It first appeared as a CDP in the 2010 census. Its population was 657 as of the 2020 census. Georgia State Route 75 passes through the community.
History
Yonah is a name derived from the Cherokee language meaning "bear". Among the locals, Yonah is said to be pronounced as a southern way of saying "You’re on a", so Yonah Mountain sounds like "You’re on a mountain".Demographics
Yonah first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 United States census.| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010 | % 2010 | ||
| White alone | 485 | 590 | 95.66% | 89.80% |
| Black or African American alone | 3 | 9 | 0.59% | 1.37% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone | 6 | 4 | 1.18% | 0.61% |
| Asian alone | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Some Other Race alone | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 0.30% |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial | 8 | 33 | 1.58% | 5.02% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 19 | 0.99% | 2.89% |
| Total | 507 | 657 | 100.00% | 100.00% |