Sharon, Georgia
Sharon, Georgia | ||
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FIPS code 13-69896[2] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0322779[3] |
Sharon is a city in Taliaferro County, Georgia, United States. The population was 104 in 2020.
History
The community of Sharon is visible on maps as early as 1865.
Into the 1890s, Sharon was bustling with thousands of travelers who came there for the reputed healing powers of the nearby Electric Health Resort, where it was said that exposure to bedrock in a subterranean chamber provided electrical healing powers. The resort, which included a hotel, lake, and post office, eventually burned down.[7]
Geography
Sharon is located at 33°33′31″N 82°47′38″W / 33.55861°N 82.79389°W (33.558724, -82.793784).[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 172 | — | |
1900 | 319 | 85.5% | |
1910 | 293 | −8.2% | |
1920 | 282 | −3.8% | |
1930 | 253 | −10.3% | |
1940 | 282 | 11.5% | |
1950 | 224 | −20.6% | |
1960 | 264 | 17.9% | |
1970 | 160 | −39.4% | |
1980 | 140 | −12.5% | |
1990 | 94 | −32.9% | |
2000 | 105 | 11.7% | |
2010 | 140 | 33.3% | |
2020 | 104 | −25.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[9] 1850-1870[10] 1870-1880[11] 1890-1910[12] 1920-1930[13] 1940[14] 1950[15] 1960[16] 1970[17] 1980[18] 1990[19] 2000[20] 2010[21] 2020[22] |
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2000[23] | Pop 2010[21] | Pop 2020[22] | % 2000 | % 2010 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
White alone (NH)
|
29 | 54 | 47 | 27.62% | 38.57% | 45.19% |
Black or African American alone (NH)
|
75 | 75 | 52 | 71.43% | 53.57% | 50.00% |
Alaska Native alone (NH)
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.92% |
Asian alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.95% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.00% | 3.57% | 1.92% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.00% | 4.29% | 0.96% |
Total | 105 | 140 | 104 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 105 people, 46 households, and 28 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population was 104.
Notable person
See also
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Taliaferro County - 1865". georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011.
- ^ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1885. p. 329.
- ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ "Taliaferro County".
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- US Census Bureau.
- US Census Bureau. 1870.
- US Census Bureau. 1880.
- US Census Bureau. 1930.
- US Census Bureau. 1930. p. 251-256.
- US Census Bureau. 1940.
- US Census Bureau. 1980.
- US Census Bureau. 1960.
- US Census Bureau. 1970.
- US Census Bureau. 1980.
- US Census Bureau. 1990.
- US Census Bureau. 2000.
- ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sharon city, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sharon city, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Sharon city, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ Sarah Cantey Whitaker Allen, Our Children's Ancestry, 1935, page 437