Newborn, Georgia

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Newborn, Georgia
Newton County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Newborn Highlighted.svg
Location in Newton County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°31′1″N83°41′40″W / 33.51694°N 83.69444°W / 33.51694; -83.69444
Country United States
State Georgia
County Newton
Area
[1]
  Total
1.60 sq mi (4.16 km2)
  Land1.59 sq mi (4.13 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
732 ft (223 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
676
  Density423.82/sq mi (163.65/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30056
Area code 770
FIPS code 13-54656 [2]
GNIS feature ID0319570 [3]
Website http://newbornga.com

Newborn is a town in Newton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 676 in 2020.

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History

After hearing a sermon by 19th-century preacher Samuel Porter Jones, the town adopted the name "Newborn", after the concept of born again in Evangelical Christianity. [4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Newborn as a town in 1894. [5]

Geography

Newborn is located at 33°31′1″N83°41′40″W / 33.51694°N 83.69444°W / 33.51694; -83.69444 (33.516980, -83.694572). [6]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890 230
1900 34550.0%
1910 47537.7%
1920 409−13.9%
1930 332−18.8%
1940 307−7.5%
1950 298−2.9%
1960 283−5.0%
1970 269−4.9%
1980 38743.9%
1990 4044.4%
2000 52028.7%
2010 69633.8%
2020 676−2.9%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

As of the census [2] of 2000, there were 520 people, 181 households, and 148 families living in the town. By 2020, its population was 676.

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. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 157. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  5. Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1895. p. 174.
  6. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.