Dasher, Georgia | |
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![]() Dasher City Hall and Fire Department | |
![]() Location in Lowndes County and the state of Georgia | |
Coordinates: 30°44′43″N83°13′23″W / 30.74528°N 83.22306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Lowndes |
Settled | 1889 |
Incorporated | 1968 |
Area | |
• Total | 4.96 sq mi (12.85 km2) |
• Land | 4.60 sq mi (11.91 km2) |
• Water | 0.37 sq mi (0.95 km2) |
Elevation | 180 ft (55 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 890 |
• Density | 193.60/sq mi (74.75/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 31601 |
Area code | 229 |
FIPS code | 13-21744 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0313320 [3] |
Website | www |
Dasher is a town in Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. The population was 890 in 2020.
Dasher was established as a station on the route of the newly completed Georgia Southern and Florida Railway in 1889 at the residence of V. F. Dasher. [4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Dasher in 1968. [5]
Dasher is located in southeastern Lowndes County at 30°44′43″N83°13′23″W / 30.74528°N 83.22306°W (30.745391, -83.222919). [6] U.S. Route 41 passes through the town, leading northwest 7 miles (11 km) to Valdosta, the county seat, and southeast 6 miles (10 km) to Lake Park.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.0 square miles (12.9 km2), of which 4.6 square miles (11.8 km2) are land and 0.42 square miles (1.1 km2), or 8.44%, are water. [7]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2000 | 834 | — | |
2010 | 912 | 9.4% | |
2020 | 890 | −2.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [8] 1850-1870 [9] 1870-1880 [10] 1890-1910 [11] 1920-1930 [12] 1940 [13] 1950 [14] 1960 [15] 1970 [16] 1980 [17] 1990 [18] 2000 [19] 2010 [20] |
In 2000, [2] there were 834 people, 298 households, and 230 families residing in the town; in 2010, its population was 912. [21] By the 2020 census, its population was 890.
Residents are in the Lowndes County School District. [22] Lowndes High School is the zoned comprehensive high school.