Dearing, Georgia

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Dearing, Georgia
Town
McDuffie County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Dearing Highlighted.svg
Location in McDuffie County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°24′48″N82°23′5″W / 33.41333°N 82.38472°W / 33.41333; -82.38472
Country United States
State Georgia
County McDuffie
Area
[1]
 • Total0.82 sq mi (2.13 km2)
 • Land0.81 sq mi (2.11 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
469 ft (143 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total529
 • Density649.08/sq mi (250.61/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30808
Area code 706
FIPS code 13-22024 [3]
GNIS feature ID0355471 [4]

Dearing is a town in McDuffie County, Georgia, United States. The population was 529 at the 2020 census. [2] It is part of the Augusta metropolitan area.

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History

An early variant name was "Lombardy". [5] A post office called Lombardy was established in 1823, and the name was changed to Dearing in 1893. [6] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1910 as the "Town of Dearing". [7] The present name is after William Dearing, a railroad official. [8]

Geography

Dearing is located in southeastern McDuffie County at 33°24′48″N82°23′5″W / 33.41333°N 82.38472°W / 33.41333; -82.38472 (33.413425, -82.384781). [9] U.S. Routes 78 and 278 run together through the town, leading northwest 8 miles (13 km) to Thomson, the county seat, and east 4 miles (6 km) to Harlem. Augusta is 24 miles (39 km) east of Dearing.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 1.09%, are water. [1] The town is drained to the south by tributaries of Headstall Creek, which flows south to Brier Creek, a tributary of the Savannah River.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1920 256—
1930 246−3.9%
1940 27311.0%
1950 32519.0%
1960 40324.0%
1970 55537.7%
1980 539−2.9%
1990 5471.5%
2000 441−19.4%
2010 54924.5%
2020 529−3.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [10]

As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 441 people, 178 households, and 126 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population was 529.

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References

  1. 1 2 "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "P1. Race – Dearing town, Georgia: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "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. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 60. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  6. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  7. ↑ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. State printer. 1910. p. 583.
  8. ↑ "McDuffie County". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  9. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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