Buckhead, Morgan County, Georgia

This article is about the town in Morgan County. For the uptown district in Fulton County, within Atlanta, Georgia, see Buckhead. For the census designated place in Bryan County, Georgia, see Buckhead, Bryan County, Georgia. For other uses, see Buckhead (disambiguation).

Buckhead, Georgia
Town
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]
• Total	0.81 sq mi (2.11 km2)
• Land	0.81 sq mi (2.09 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	626 ft (190 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	194
• Density	242.20/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 ID	0354900 [4]

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

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

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	240		—
1910	384		60.0%
1920	451		17.4%
1930	273		−39.5%
1940	214		−21.6%
1950	220		2.8%
1960	169		−23.2%
1970	177		4.7%
1980	219		23.7%
1990	176		−19.6%
2000	205		16.5%
2010	171		−16.6%
2020	194		13.5%
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.

References

1. "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
2. "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. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. 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.