Varnell is a city in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Dalton, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,491 at the 2000 census.Varnell is located at 34°53′58″N 84°57′52″W / 34.89944°N 84.96444°W / 34.89944; -84.96444.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles, all land.As of the 2010 Census Varnell had a population of 1,744. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 83.0% white, 4.3% black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 1.5% Vietnamese, 1.3% other Asian, 8.0% some other race and 1.4% from two or more races. 17.3% of the population was Hispanic or Latino, with the largest portion of that being the 14.0% of the population that was Mexican.As of the census of 2000, there were 1,491 people, 510 households, and 421 families residing in the city. The population density was 606.9 people per square mile. There were 526 housing units at an average density of 214.