Bogart, Georgia

Bogart, Georgia
Town
Location in Oconee County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°56′52″N83°32′03″W / 33.94778°N 83.53417°W / 33.94778; -83.53417
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Counties	Oconee, Clarke
Area [1]
• Total	2.52 sq mi (6.53 km2)
• Land	2.50 sq mi (6.49 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation [2]	820 ft (250 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,326
• Density	529.55/sq mi (204.42/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	30622
Area code	470/678/770
FIPS code	13-09068 [3]
GNIS feature ID	2405294 [2]
Website	cityofbogart.com

Bogart is a city in Clarke and Oconee counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The city is mostly in Oconee County, with a portion extending into Clarke County. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 1,326. The 30622 ZIP code extends outside the boundary of Bogart into the western portion of Athens, giving some of Athens' citizens Bogart mailing addresses. For the Oconee County area of Bogart, the high school is North Oconee High School and the middle school is Dove Creek Middle School. For the Clarke County area of Bogart, the high school is Clarke Central High School and the middle school is Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School.

History

The town was originally named for the influential Creek-Seminole leader Osceola. ^[4] In 1892, the city was renamed Bogart in honor of a locally respected railroad agent after learning that another Georgia community, in Terrell County, was also called Osceola. ^[4] Bogart was once part of Franklin County, then Jackson County, and now sits in Oconee County with a small portion located in Clarke County. ^[5] Many of the settlers who came to Bogart, came in during the Land Lottery of 1820. ^[5] When the train from Athens to Atlanta was built in the 1890s, life flourished in Bogart. ^[5] The city of Bogart was incorporated in 1905. ^[4] The thriving city had a bank, a mercantile store, a boarding house, a drug store, a railroad depot, three cotton gins, a post office, blacksmith shops, a school, several churches, and gristmills. ^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²), of which 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²) is land and 0.42% is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	257		—
1920	430		67.3%
1930	346		−19.5%
1940	379		9.5%
1950	459		21.1%
1960	403		−12.2%
1970	667		65.5%
1980	819		22.8%
1990	1,018		24.3%
2000	1,049		3.0%
2010	1,034		−1.4%
2020	1,326		28.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

Bogart racial composition as of 2020 ^[7]

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	976	73.6%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	109	8.22%
Native American	2	0.15%
Asian	45	3.39%
Other/Mixed	60	4.52%
Hispanic or Latino	134	10.11%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,326 people, 574 households, and 429 families residing in the town.

Entertainment

From 2005 to 2009, the Nationwide Tour, a second tier professional golf tour in the United States, visited Bogart at Jennings Mill Country Club. However, that venue is only in the Bogart ZIP code and not actually within Bogart city limits. The 2009 version was won by Patrick Sheehan.

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bogart, Georgia
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. City of Bogart. "About Bogart." Accessed September 27, 2016. http://www.cityofbogart.com/?page_id=103
5. Luke, Janet. The History of Bogart, Georgia. Bogart: Kinko's, 1982.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
7. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 17, 2021.

• Clarke County, Georgia, "Bogart Schools - Bogart Georgia (GA) School Information - Public & Private." Public Schools & Private Schools - Local School Directory. Web. June 24, 2010