Gordon, Georgia | |
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Coordinates: 32°53′9″N83°20′7″W / 32.88583°N 83.33528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Wilkinson |
Area | |
• Total | 5.45 sq mi (14.11 km2) |
• Land | 5.39 sq mi (13.96 km2) |
• Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
Elevation | 348 ft (106 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,783 |
• Density | 330.80/sq mi (127.72/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 31031 |
Area code | 478 |
FIPS code | 13-33980 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0356053 [3] |
Website | cityofgordonga |
Gordon is a city in Wilkinson County, Georgia, United States. As of 2020, its population was 1,783.
Gordon was founded as a depot on the Central of Georgia Railway. [4] The city was named after William Washington Gordon, a railroad official. [5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.5 square miles (14 km2), of which 5.4 square miles (14 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (1.10%) is water.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 343 | — | |
1900 | 509 | — | |
1910 | 702 | 37.9% | |
1920 | 1,081 | 54.0% | |
1930 | 1,199 | 10.9% | |
1940 | 1,524 | 27.1% | |
1950 | 1,761 | 15.6% | |
1960 | 1,793 | 1.8% | |
1970 | 2,553 | 42.4% | |
1980 | 2,768 | 8.4% | |
1990 | 2,468 | −10.8% | |
2000 | 2,152 | −12.8% | |
2010 | 2,017 | −6.3% | |
2020 | 1,783 | −11.6% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [6] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 753 | 42.23% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 944 | 52.94% |
Native American | 1 | 0.06% |
Other/Mixed | 53 | 2.97% |
Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 1.79% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,783 people across 714 households and 410 families residing in the city.
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