Meansville, Georgia

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Meansville, Georgia
City
Pike County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Meansville Highlighted.svg
Location in Pike County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°3′0″N84°18′35″W / 33.05000°N 84.30972°W / 33.05000; -84.30972
Country United States
State Georgia
County Pike
Area
[1]
 • Total0.52 sq mi (1.36 km2)
 • Land0.50 sq mi (1.30 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
794 ft (242 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total266
 • Density530.94/sq mi (204.85/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30256
Area code 770
FIPS code 13-50596 [2]
GNIS feature ID0332364 [3]

Meansville is a city in Pike County, Georgia, United States. The population was 266 at the 2020 census. [4]

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History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Meansville as a town in 1913. [5] According to tradition, the community was named for homesteader John Means. [6]

Geography

Meansville is located at 33°3′0″N84°18′35″W / 33.05000°N 84.30972°W / 33.05000; -84.30972 (33.050024, -84.309706). [7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900 155—
1910 23350.3%
1920 229−1.7%
1930 169−26.2%
1940 19314.2%
1950 22416.1%
1960 33549.6%
1970 313−6.6%
1980 303−3.2%
1990 250−17.5%
2000 192−23.2%
2010 182−5.2%
2020 26646.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

As of the census [2] of 2000, there were 192 people, 73 households, and 58 families residing in the city. By 2020, there were 266 people in the city.

Education

Meansville Public Schools are part of the Pike County School District. The school district has one Pre-K building (lottery funded), one primary school (K-2), one elementary school (3-5), one middle school (6-8), a ninth grade academy and two high schools.

Michael Duncan is the Superintendent of Schools. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  5. ↑ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1913. p. 1055.
  6. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 145. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  7. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Pike County Schools". Pike County Schools. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
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