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Sharon, Georgia






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Coordinates: 33°3331N 82°4738W / 33.55861°N 82.79389°W / 33.55861; -82.79389
 

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Sharon, Georgia
Location in Taliaferro County and the state of Georgia
Location in Taliaferro County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°33′31N 82°47′38W / 33.55861°N 82.79389°W / 33.55861; -82.79389
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyTaliaferro
Incorporated (city)1884
Area
 • Total0.78 sq mi (2.03 km2)
 • Land0.78 sq mi (2.02 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
600 ft (183 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total104
 • Density133.33/sq mi (51.46/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30664
Area code706
FIPS code13-69896[2]
GNIS feature ID0322779[3]

Sharon is a city in Taliaferro County, Georgia, United States. The population was 104 in 2020.

History

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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]

Geography

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Sharon is located at 33°33′31N 82°47′38W / 33.55861°N 82.79389°W / 33.55861; -82.79389 (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

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890172
190031985.5%
1910293−8.2%
1920282−3.8%
1930253−10.3%
194028211.5%
1950224−20.6%
196026417.9%
1970160−39.4%
1980140−12.5%
199094−32.9%
200010511.7%
201014033.3%
2020104−25.7%
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]
Sharon, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) 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%
Native AmericanorAlaska 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

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Lloyd D. Brown, United States Army Major General who commanded 28th Infantry DivisioninWorld War II[24]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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
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