Palmetto, Georgia

Coordinates: 33°31′52″N 84°40′03″W / 33.53111°N 84.66750°W / 33.53111; -84.66750
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For the unincorporated community in Oglethorpe County, see Palmetto, Oglethorpe County, Georgia.

Palmetto, Georgia
FIPS code
13-58884[3]
GNIS feature ID2404466[2]
Websitewww.citypalmetto.com

Palmetto is a city located mostly in

2020 census
.The current mayor is J. Clark Boddie.

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Palmetto as a town in 1854.[4] The community was named after the Palmetto Regiment of the Mexican–American War.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18601,526—
1870294−80.7%
188047360.9%
189055216.7%
190062012.3%
191092248.7%
19209654.7%
1930964−0.1%
19401,0296.7%
19501,25722.2%
19601,46616.6%
19702,04539.5%
19802,0862.0%
19902,61225.2%
20003,40030.2%
20104,48832.0%
20205,07113.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
Palmetto racial composition as of 2020[7]
Race Num. Perc.
White
(non-Hispanic) 		1,203 23.72%
Black or African American
(non-Hispanic) 		2,949 58.15%
Native American
 9 0.18%
Asian
 43 0.85%
Pacific Islander
 1 0.02%
Other/Mixed
 205 4.04%
Latino
 661 13.03%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,071 people, 1,950 households, and 1,200 families residing in the city.

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palmetto, Georgia
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1854. p. 264.
  5. ISBN 0-915430-00-2
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  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2021.

External links

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