Howell, Georgia

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Howell is an unincorporated community and former town in Echols County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1]

History

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910 194—
1920 1982.1%
1930 171−13.6%
1940 1741.8%
1950 169−2.9%
1960 141−16.6%
1970 99−29.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [2]
1850-1870 [3] 1870-1880 [4]
1890-1910 [5] 1920-1930 [6]
1940 [7] 1950 [8] 1960 [9]
1970 [10] 1980 [11] 1990 [12]
2000 [13]

A post office called Howell was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1957. [14]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1905 as the Town of Howell. [15] The town's municipal charter was dissolved in 1995. [16]

It first appeared as a town in the 1910 U.S. Census with a population of 194. [5] It last appeared in the 1970 U.S. Census. [10] [11] It was consolidated into the Echols County government in 2008. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Howell, Georgia
  2. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". US Census Bureau.
  3. ↑ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1870.
  4. ↑ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1880.
  5. 1 2 "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1930.
  6. ↑ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1930. p. 251-256.
  7. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1940.
  8. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1980.
  9. ↑ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1960.
  10. 1 2 "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1970.
  11. 1 2 "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1980.
  12. ↑ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1990.
  13. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 2000.
  14. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  15. ↑ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1905. p. 891.
  16. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 113. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  17. ↑ "QA on the News: Are there any non-partisan commissions in Georgia?". The Atlanta Constitution . November 23, 2010 – via Newspapers.com.

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