POPULATION

As part of the Franklin County Industrial Building Authority’s Economic Development effort, this list has been compiled to identify Lavonia’s Manufacturing Firms engaged in business within the city. The Directory information was provided by the listed firms who were contacted during the second quarter of 2006.

Total number of firms – 48
Total number of employees – 3,423

Industry Location

Counties

1998

2003

Growth Rate '98-'03

Projected 2008

Growth Rate '03-'08

Banks

13,608

15,902

3.2

19,225

3.9

Clarke

98,939

105,968

1.4

115,951

1.8

Dawson

14,301

18,843

5.7

25,157

6.0

Elbert

20,353

20,894

0.5

22,061

1.1

Fannin

19,018

21,294

2.3

24,266

2.6

Franklin

19,695

21,511

1.8

24,160

2.3

Greene

13,712

15,367

2.3

17,296

2.4

Habersham

33,984

39,212

2.9

45,673

3.1

Hall

129,182

159,072

4.3

196,998

4.4

Hart

22,359

23,762

1.2

26,021

1.8

Jackson

38,889

46,582

3.7

56,292

3.9

Lumpkin

19,709

23,664

3.7

29,003

4.2

Madison

24,602

27,157

2.0

30,392

2.3

Oconee

24,706

28,858

3.2

35,440

4.2

Oglethorpe

12,083

13,577

2.4

15,690

2.9

Rabun

14,311

16,128

2.4

18,630

2.9

Stephens

25,291

25,914

0.5

27,369

1.1

Towns

8,773

10,275

3.2

12,348

3.7

Union

16,264

19,141

3.3

23,388

4.1

White

18,501

22,861

4.3

28,973

4.9

Region Total

588,280

675,984

2.8

794,334

3.3

Georgia

7,863,536

8,808,129

2.3

10,272,496

3.1

% of State

7.5

7.7

-

7.7

-

Data from 2004 Economic Yearbook, Georgia Trend, April 2004, 66-69