Etowah began as a settlement established for workers of the Chapman and Dewey Lumber Company in the 1890s. When a post office was established in 1902, the name "Etowah" was chosen after several other names had been rejected by the postal service. Etowah incorporated as a town in 1996. There have been very few people to run against Mayor Bo, which most election years he runs un-opposed. The City Council holds elections for members, but most of the council gets re-elected. The Etowah Government is made out of the Office of the Mayor, and the City Council. The Council has 7 Voting members, plus the Mayor. The Council mostly votes accordingly to the Major. There has been very few changes in the Towns government, because the seat-holders always run un-opposed.
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 351 people living in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 89.5% White, 1.1% Black, 0.3% Asian and 2.0% from two or more races. 7.1% were Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of the census of 2000, there were 366 people, 137 households, and 106 families living in the town. The population density was 24.0/km2. There were 153 housing units at an average density of 10.0/km2. The racial makeup of the town was 94.81% White, 1.37% Black or African American, 1.64% Native American, 0.55% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 137 households, out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couplesliving together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.07. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median agewas 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $21,563, and the median income for a family was $23,750. Males had a median income of $19,643 versus $17,679 for females. The per capita income for the town was $8,890. About 13.3% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.5% of those under age 18 and 23.6% of those age 65 or over.
