Buckhead, Morgan County, Georgia

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Buckhead, Georgia
Town
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Morgan County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Buckhead Highlighted.svg
Location in Morgan County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°34′5″N83°21′45″W / 33.56806°N 83.36250°W / 33.56806; -83.36250
Country United States
State Georgia
County Morgan
Area
[1]
 • Total0.81 sq mi (2.11 km2)
 • Land0.81 sq mi (2.09 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
626 ft (190 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total194
 • Density242.20/sq mi (93.51/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30625
Area code 706
FIPS code 13-11672 [3]
GNIS feature ID0354900 [4]

Buckhead is a town in Morgan County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 194. [2]

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History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Buckhead as a town in 1908. [5] According to tradition, Buckhead was named from a pioneer incident when hunters shot a deer and publicly mounted the buck's head onto a tree. [6]

Geography

Buckhead is located in southeastern Morgan County at 33°34′5″N83°21′45″W / 33.56806°N 83.36250°W / 33.56806; -83.36250 (33.568012, -83.362443). [7] It is 7 miles (11 km) east-southeast of Madison, the county seat. Interstate 20 passes 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the town, with access from Exit 121 (Seven Islands Road). Via I-20, Buckhead is 65 miles (105 km) east of Atlanta and 85 miles (137 km) west of Augusta.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Buckhead has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), of which 0.008 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.99%, are water. [1] The town is drained to the north by tributaries of the Apalachee River and to the south by tributaries of Sugar Creek, both of which flow southeast to the Oconee River.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900 240—
1910 38460.0%
1920 45117.4%
1930 273−39.5%
1940 214−21.6%
1950 2202.8%
1960 169−23.2%
1970 1774.7%
1980 21923.7%
1990 176−19.6%
2000 20516.5%
2010 171−16.6%
2020 19413.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [2] [8]

At the 2000 census there were 205 people, 68 households, and 55 families in the town. By 2020, its population was 194.

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References

  1. 1 2 "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "P1. Race – Buckhead town, Georgia: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  3. ↑ "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. ↑ "Buckhead". GeorgiaGov. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  6. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 27. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  7. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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