Sharon is a city in Taliaferro County, Georgia, United States. The population was 104 in 2020.
Sharon, Georgia | |
|---|---|
 Location in Taliaferro County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 33°33′31″N 82°47′38″W / 33.55861°N 82.79389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Taliaferro |
| Incorporated (city) | 1884 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| • Mayor | Renée Brown[1] |
| • Sharon City Council | Members |
| • City Clerk | Jane Kuehn |
| 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[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0322779[4] |
History
editThe community of Sharon is visible on maps as early as 1865.[5] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sharon as a town in 1884.[6] The community is named after the Plain of Sharon, a place mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.[7]
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.[8]
Geography
editSharon is located at 33°33′31″N 82°47′38″W / 33.55861°N 82.79389°W (33.558724, -82.793784).[9] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.
Demographics
edit| 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[10] 1850-1870[11] 1870-1880[12] 1890-1910[13] 1920-1930[14] 1940[15] 1950[16] 1960[17] 1970[18] 1980[19] 1990[20] 2000[21] 2010[22] 2020[23] | |||
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[24] | Pop 2010[22] | Pop 2020[23] | % 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% |
| 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[3] of 2000, there were 105 people, 46 households, and 28 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population was 104.
Notable person
editLloyd D. Brown, United States Army Major General who commanded 28th Infantry Division in World War II[25]
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ "SHARON". Georgia Municipal Association. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 204. 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.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". US Census Bureau.
- ^ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1870.
- ^ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1880.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1960.
- ^ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1970.
- ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
- ^ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1990.
- ^ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). 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