Roopville, Georgia | |
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Downtown Roopville | |
![]() Location in Carroll County and the state of Georgia | |
Coordinates: 33°27′24″N85°7′52″W / 33.45667°N 85.13111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Carroll |
Area | |
• Total | 0.79 sq mi (2.05 km2) |
• Land | 0.79 sq mi (2.05 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 1,247 ft (380 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 231 |
• Density | 292.41/sq mi (112.95/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 30170 |
Area code | 770 |
FIPS code | 13-66696 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0321890 [3] |
Website | https://roopvillega.com/ |
Roopville is a town in Carroll County, Georgia, United States. The population was 231 in 2020, up from 218 at the 2010 census. [4]
Roopville was founded in 1881 by John K. Roop, and named for him. [5] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Roopville as a town in 1885. [6]
Roopville is located in southern Carroll County at 33°27′24″N85°7′52″W / 33.45667°N 85.13111°W (33.456731, -85.131219), [7] along U.S. Route 27, which leads 10 miles (16 km) north to Carrollton, the county seat, and south 6 miles (10 km) to Centralhatchee.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.77 square miles (2.0 km2), all land. [4]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 123 | — | |
1900 | 109 | −11.4% | |
1910 | 173 | 58.7% | |
1920 | 200 | 15.6% | |
1930 | 260 | 30.0% | |
1940 | 230 | −11.5% | |
1950 | 202 | −12.2% | |
1960 | 203 | 0.5% | |
1970 | 221 | 8.9% | |
1980 | 229 | 3.6% | |
1990 | 248 | 8.3% | |
2000 | 177 | −28.6% | |
2010 | 218 | 23.2% | |
2020 | 231 | 6.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [8] |
As of the census of 2000, there were 177 people, 75 households, and 57 families residing in the town. [2] By the 2020 census, its population grew to 231.