Geneva, Georgia

Coordinates: 32°34′46″N 84°33′2″W / 32.57944°N 84.55056°W / 32.57944; -84.55056
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Geneva, Georgia
FIPS code
13-32412[2]
GNIS feature ID0355991[3]

Geneva is a town in Talbot County, Georgia, United States. The population was 75 at the 2020 census.

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the Town of Geneva in 1870.[4] The community's name is a transfer from Geneva, in Switzerland.[5]

Geography

Geneva is located at 32°34′46″N 84°33′2″W / 32.57944°N 84.55056°W / 32.57944; -84.55056 (32.579438, -84.550485).[6]

The town is located in the southern portion of the county along U.S. Route 80, which leads north 8 mi (13 km) to Talbotton, the county seat, and west 33 mi (53 km) to Columbus. The newly constructed Fall Line Freeway also runs through the town as well, leading east 6 mi (10 km) to Junction City, concurrent with Georgia State Route 96, which begins in the town. Georgia State Route 41 also runs through the town, following U.S. Route 80 to Talbotton and leading south 20 mi (32 km) to Buena Vista.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880254—
1900264—
1910210−20.5%
19202100.0%
1930179−14.8%
194020313.4%
19502093.0%
196026225.4%
1970250−4.6%
1980232−7.2%
1990182−21.6%
2000114−37.4%
2010105−7.9%
202075−28.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1850-1870[8] 1870-1880[9]
1890-1910[10] 1920-1930[11]
1940[12] 1950[13] 1960[14]
1970[15] 1980[16] 1990[17]
2000[18] 2010[19] 2020[20]
Geneva town, Georgia – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010[19] Pop 2020[20] % 2010 % 2020
White
alone (NH) 		32 28 30.48% 37.33%
Black or African American
alone (NH) 		72 39 68.57% 52.00%
Alaska Native
alone (NH) 		1 0 0.85% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 0 2 0.00% 2.67%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 6 0.00% 8.00%
Total 105 75 100.00% 100.00%

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 114 people, 52 households, and 34 families residing in the town. In 2020, there were 75 people residing in the town.

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1870. p. 191.
  5. ISBN 0-915430-00-2
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  6. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  7. US Census Bureau
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  8. US Census Bureau
    . 1870.
  9. US Census Bureau
    . 1880.
  10. US Census Bureau
    . 1930.
  11. US Census Bureau
    . 1930. p. 251-256.
  12. US Census Bureau
    . 1940.
  13. US Census Bureau
    . 1980.
  14. US Census Bureau
    . 1960.
  15. US Census Bureau
    . 1970.
  16. US Census Bureau
    . 1980.
  17. US Census Bureau
    . 1990.
  18. US Census Bureau
    . 2000.
  19. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Geneva town, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  20. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Geneva town, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
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