Newington, Georgia

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Newington, Georgia
Screven County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Newington Highlighted.svg
Location in Screven County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°35′21″N81°30′16″W / 32.58917°N 81.50444°W / 32.58917; -81.50444
Country United States
State Georgia
County Screven
Area
[1]
  Total0.81 sq mi (2.10 km2)
  Land0.81 sq mi (2.10 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
141 ft (43 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total290
  Density357.58/sq mi (138.14/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30446
Area code 912
FIPS code 13-54992 [2]
GNIS feature ID0332497 [3]
Website www.newingtonga.com

Newington is a town in Screven County, Georgia, United States. The population was 290 in 2020.

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Geography

Newington is located at 32°35′21″N81°30′16″W / 32.589085°N 81.504460°W / 32.589085; -81.504460 . [4]

Georgia State Routes 21 and 24 are the main routes through the town. GA-21 runs northwest-southeast as a four-lane divided highway to the west of downtown, leading northwest 14 mi (23 km) to Sylvania, the Screven County seat, and southeast 20 mi (32 km) to Springfield. GA-24 runs north-south through the downtown area as Oliver Highway, leading north 28 mi (45 km) to Hiltonia and southwest 23 mi (37 km) to Statesboro.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1920 364
1930 3660.5%
1940 3660.0%
1950 42917.2%
1960 399−7.0%
1970 4020.8%
1980 4020.0%
1990 319−20.6%
2000 3220.9%
2010 274−14.9%
2020 2905.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]
1850-1870 [6] 1870-1880 [7]
1890-1910 [8] 1920-1930 [9]
1940 [10] 1950 [11] 1960 [12]
1970 [13] 1980 [14] 1990 [15]
2000 [16]

As of the census [2] of 2000, there were 322 people, 137 households, and 89 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population declined to 290.

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