Molena, Georgia

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Molena, Georgia
City
Molena City Hall.jpg
Molena City Hall
Pike County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Molena Highlighted.svg
Location in Pike County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°0′35″N84°30′8″W / 33.00972°N 84.50222°W / 33.00972; -84.50222
Country United States
State Georgia
County Pike
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.89 sq mi (4.89 km2)
 • Land1.87 sq mi (4.85 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
768 ft (234 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
392
 • Density209.40/sq mi (80.83/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30258
Area code 770
FIPS code 13-52108 [2]
GNIS feature ID0318384 [3]

Molena is a city in Pike County, Georgia, United States. The population was 392 in 2020. [4]

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History

Early variant names were "Snidersville" and "Jenkinsville". [5] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Molena as a city in 1905. [6]

Geography

Molena is located at 33°0′35″N84°30′8″W / 33.00972°N 84.50222°W / 33.00972; -84.50222 (33.009860, -84.502152). [7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 198—
1900 39499.0%
1910 3981.0%
1920 4113.3%
1930 4478.8%
1940 310−30.6%
1950 307−1.0%
1960 279−9.1%
1970 38939.4%
1980 379−2.6%
1990 43915.8%
2000 4758.2%
2010 368−22.5%
2020 3926.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

As of the census [2] of 2000, there were 475 people, 134 households, and 110 families residing in the city. By 2020, there were 392 people in the city. [4]

Education

The Public Schools in Molena are part of the Pike County School District. The district includes a pre-kindergarten to second-grade building, an elementary school, a middle school, a ninth-grade academy, and a high school.

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. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  5. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 149. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  6. ↑ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1905. p. 1018.
  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.
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