Menlo, Georgia

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Menlo, Georgia
City
Menlo-7th-Ave-ga.jpg
Buildings along 7th Avenue (SR 337)
Chattooga County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Menlo Highlighted.svg
Location in Chattooga County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 34°29′6″N85°28′34″W / 34.48500°N 85.47611°W / 34.48500; -85.47611 Coordinates: 34°29′6″N85°28′34″W / 34.48500°N 85.47611°W / 34.48500; -85.47611
Country United States
State Georgia
County Chattooga
Area
[1]
 • Total0.78 sq mi (2.03 km2)
 • Land0.78 sq mi (2.03 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,100 ft (335 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total480
 • Density613.03/sq mi (236.68/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30731
Area code(s) 706/762
FIPS code 13-50848 [2]
GNIS feature ID0332373 [3]

Menlo is a small city in Chattooga County, Georgia, United States. The population was 474 at the 2010 census. [4]

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History

Menlo, circa 1900 Menlo, Georgia (circa 1900).jpg
Menlo, circa 1900

Menlo was platted in 1883. [5] A post office called Menlo has been in operation since 1886. [6] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Menlo as a town in 1903. [7] The city's founder, Captain Andrew Lawrence, named it after Menlo Park, New Jersey, in honor of inventor Thomas Edison. [8] [9]

Geography

Menlo is located at the base of the Cumberland Plateau in western Chattooga County. It lies just over a mile east of the Alabama border. Georgia State Route 48 runs through the center of town, leading east 8 miles (13 km) to Summerville, the Chattooga County seat, and northwest 3 miles (5 km) to Cloudland atop Lookout Mountain. SR 337 leads northeast through the Broomtown Valley 20 miles (32 km) to LaFayette.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Menlo has a total area of 0.77 square miles (2.0 km2), all of it land. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1910 376—
1920 3780.5%
1930 355−6.1%
1940 41416.6%
1950 4539.4%
1960 4662.9%
1970 59327.3%
1980 6113.0%
1990 538−11.9%
2000 485−9.9%
2010 474−2.3%
2020 4801.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [10]

As of the census [2] of 2000, there were 485 people, 229 households, and 141 families residing in the city. The population density was 622.5 inhabitants per square mile (240.3/km2). There were 251 housing units at an average density of 322.2 per square mile (124.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.49% White, 3.30% African American, and 0.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population.

There were 229 households, out of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.4% were non-families. 36.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.70.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.4% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 21.4% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $32,143. Males had a median income of $25,417 versus $19,091 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,994. About 12.5% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 22.4% of those age 65 or over.

Commerce

The city lacks any major sources of commerce. The largest business is Best Glove, Inc., a medical and industrial glove supplier.

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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 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Menlo city, Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Broomtown Valley". Chattooga County Historical Society. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Chattooga County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  7. ↑ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1903. p. 588.
  8. ↑ "Chattooga County". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 38. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  9. ↑ Elizabeth Cooksey, "Chattooga County," New Georgia Encyclopedia, 2005.
  10. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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