Sharon,_Georgia
Sharon, Georgia
City in Georgia, United States
Sharon is a city in Taliaferro County, Georgia, United States. The population was 104 in 2020.
Sharon, Georgia | |
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Coordinates: 33°33′31″N 82°47′38″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Taliaferro |
Incorporated (city) | 1884 |
Area | |
• Total | 0.78 sq mi (2.03 km2) |
• Land | 0.78 sq mi (2.02 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
Elevation | 600 ft (183 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 104 |
• Density | 133.33/sq mi (51.46/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 30664 |
Area code | 706 |
FIPS code | 13-69896[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0322779[3] |
The community of Sharon is visible on maps as early as 1865.[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sharon as a town in 1884.[5] The community is named after the Plain of Sharon, a place mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.[6]
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]
Sharon is located at 33°33′31″N 82°47′38″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.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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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 |
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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% |
Native American or 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.
Lloyd D. Brown, United States Army Major General who commanded 28th Infantry Division in World War II[24]
- "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- "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.
- Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 204. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930.
- "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930. p. 251-256.
- "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1940.
- "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
- Sarah Cantey Whitaker Allen, Our Children's Ancestry, 1935, page 437