Junction City, Georgia

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Junction City, Georgia
Town
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Junction City (in 2012)
Talbot County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Junction City Highlighted.svg
Location in Talbot County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°36′11″N84°27′29″W / 32.60306°N 84.45806°W / 32.60306; -84.45806
Country United States
State Georgia
County Talbot
Area
[1]
 • Total2.48 sq mi (6.42 km2)
 • Land2.35 sq mi (6.09 km2)
 • Water0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)
Elevation
[2]
689 ft (210 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total138
 • Density58.70/sq mi (22.67/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31812
Area code 706
FIPS code 13-42800 [3]
GNIS feature ID316309 [2]

Junction City is a town in Talbot County, Georgia, United States. The population was 138 at the 2020 census.

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History

Junction City was platted at the site of a railway junction, hence the name. [4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Junction City as a town in 1906. [5]

Geography

Junction City is located at 32°36′11″N84°27′29″W / 32.60306°N 84.45806°W / 32.60306; -84.45806 (32.603083, -84.458190). [6]

The city is located along the Fall Line Freeway (GA state routes 96 and 540), which runs west to east through the town, leading east 15 mi (24 km) to Butler and west 39 mi (63 km) to Columbus. Georgia State Route 90 also runs through the town, leading northwest 8 mi (13 km) to Talbotton, the county seat, and southeast 8 mi (13 km) to Mauk.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2), of which 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (2.35%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910 225—
1920 32343.6%
1930 3415.6%
1940 326−4.4%
1950 259−20.6%
1960 226−12.7%
1970 26919.0%
1980 254−5.6%
1990 182−28.3%
2000 179−1.6%
2010 177−1.1%
2020 138−22.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]
1850-1870 [8] 1880 [9]
1890-1910 [10] 1920-1930 [11]
1930-1940 [12] 1940-1950 [13]
1960-1980 [14] 1980-2000 [15]
Junction City, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000 [16] Pop 2010 [17] Pop 2020 [18] % 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)68353837.99%19.77%27.54%
Black or African American alone (NH)1081359860.34%76.27%71.01%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)2001.12%0.00%0.00%
Asian alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)0120.00%0.56%1.45%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1600.56%3.39%0.00%
Total179177138100.00%100.00%100.00%

Junction City first appeared in the 1910 U.S. census, with a population of 225. [10] As of the 2020 census, its population was 138.

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Junction City". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 123. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  5. ↑ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1906. p. 826.
  6. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  8. ↑ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1870.
  9. ↑ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1880.
  10. 1 2 "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1930.
  11. ↑ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1930. p. 253.
  12. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1940.
  13. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1980.
  14. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1980.
  15. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 2000.
  16. ↑ "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Junction City, Georgia". United States Census Bureau .
  17. ↑ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Junction City, Georgia". United States Census Bureau .
  18. ↑ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Junction City, Georgia". United States Census Bureau .
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