Ideal, Georgia

Ideal, Georgia
City
Location in Macon County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°22′23″N84°11′20″W / 32.37306°N 84.18889°W / 32.37306; -84.18889
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Macon
Area [1]
• Total	1.15 sq mi (2.99 km2)
• Land	1.14 sq mi (2.96 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation	482 ft (147 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	407
• Density	355.77/sq mi (137.34/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	31041
Area code	478
FIPS code	13-40812 [3]
GNIS feature ID	0356328 [4]

Ideal is a city in Macon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 407 at the 2020 census, ^[2] down from 499 in 2010.

History

The town was originally named "Joetown", but when two railroad executives stopped in the town, one proclaimed it an "ideal" place for a railroad station, and the other declared he'd just named it. ^[5]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Ideal as a town in 1906. ^[6]

Geography

Ideal is located in western Macon County at 32°22′23″N84°11′20″W / 32.37306°N 84.18889°W / 32.37306; -84.18889 (32.372918, -84.188822). ^[7] Georgia State Route 90 passes through the center of town, leading southeast 10 miles (16 km) to Oglethorpe, the county seat, and northwest 8 miles (13 km) to Rupert.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.16 square miles (3.0 km²), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²), or 0.95%, are water. ^[1] It resides at the confluence of Whitewater and Cedar creeks, two spring-fed tributaries of the Flint River.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	186		—
1920	304		63.4%
1930	285		−6.2%
1940	238		−16.5%
1950	318		33.6%
1960	432		35.8%
1970	543		25.7%
1980	619		14.0%
1990	554		−10.5%
2000	518		−6.5%
2010	499		−3.7%
2020	407		−18.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [8] 1850-1870 [9] 1880 [10] 1890-1910 [11] 1920-1930 [12] 1930-1940 [13] 1940-1950 [14] 1960-1980 [15] 1990 [16]

Ideal racial composition as of 2020 ^[17]

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	113	27.76%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	270	66.34%
Asian	1	0.25%
Other/Mixed	21	5.16%
Hispanic or Latino	2	0.49%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 407 people, 124 households, and 64 families residing in the city.

References

• Georgia (U.S. state) portal

1. "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
2. "P1. Race – Ideal city, Georgia: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 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. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 115. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
6. Georgia (1907). Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. p. 730.
7. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
8. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
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11. "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1930. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2024.
12. "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1930. p. 253.
13. "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1940.
14. "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1980.
15. "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1980.
16. "1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1990.
17. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.