Talmo, Georgia

Coordinates: 34°11′15″N 83°42′59″W / 34.18750°N 83.71639°W / 34.18750; -83.71639
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Talmo, Georgia
FIPS code
13-75412[3]
GNIS feature ID0323901[4]
Websitewww.city-data.com/city/Talmo-Georgia.html
Talmo Rail Depot

Talmo is a town in

2020 census
.

Talmo calls itself "The Jewel of Jackson County".[1]

History

"Talmo" is a name derived from the

Creek language meaning "home of the Chief Tallassee".[5] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Talmo as a town in 1920.[6]

Geography

Talmo is located in northwestern Jackson County at 34°11′15″N 83°42′59″W / 34.18750°N 83.71639°W / 34.18750; -83.71639 (34.187587, -83.716387).[7] It is bordered to the southeast by Pendergrass. U.S. Route 129 passes through the town, leading northwest 11 miles (18 km) to Gainesville and southeast 10 miles (16 km) to Jefferson, the Jackson county seat.

According to the

Middle Oconee River
.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1930131
1990189
2000477152.4%
2010180−62.3%
202025742.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

As of the

Latino
people of any race were 43.82% of the population.

There were 146 households, out of which 48.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 9.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.27 and the average family size was 3.41.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.1% under the age of 18, 13.6% from 18 to 24, 36.9% from 25 to 44, 13.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 119.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 129.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,750, and the median income for a family was $31,442. Males had a median income of $20,938 versus $15,000 for females. The

poverty line
, including 19.3% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ a b "City of Talmo Georgia". City of Talmo Georgia. Archived from the original on November 13, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. .
  6. ^ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1920. p. 1549.
  7. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  8. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Talmo town, Georgia". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

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