Screven, Georgia

Coordinates: 31°29′6″N 82°0′59″W / 31.48500°N 82.01639°W / 31.48500; -82.01639
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Not to be confused with Screven County, Georgia.

Screven, Georgia
FIPS code
13-69448[2]
GNIS feature ID0332994[3]
Websitewww.cityofscreven.com
Screven Post Office

Screven (/skrɪvm/) is a city in Wayne County, Georgia, United States. The population was 769 in 2020. Although it was a railroad town as early as 1847, it was not officially chartered until August 19, 1907.

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Screven as a town in 1907.[4]

Geography

Screven is located at 31°29′6″N 82°0′59″W / 31.48500°N 82.01639°W / 31.48500; -82.01639 (31.485008, −82.016305).[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910276—
192036431.9%
193050538.7%
194066431.5%
195075213.3%
19601,01034.3%
1970936−7.3%
1980872−6.8%
1990819−6.1%
2000702−14.3%
20107669.1%
20207690.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 702 people, 291 households, and 196 families residing in the city. By the 2020 census, its population was 769.

References

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  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. ISBN 0-915430-00-2
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  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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