Roopville, Georgia

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Roopville, Georgia
Downtown Roopville, Georgia.JPG
Downtown Roopville
Carroll County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Roopville Highlighted.svg
Location in Carroll County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°27′24″N85°7′52″W / 33.45667°N 85.13111°W / 33.45667; -85.13111
Country United States
State Georgia
County Carroll
Area
[1]
  Total
0.79 sq mi (2.05 km2)
  Land0.79 sq mi (2.05 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,247 ft (380 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
231
  Density292.41/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 ID0321890 [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]

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History

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]

Geography

Roopville is located in southern Carroll County at 33°27′24″N85°7′52″W / 33.45667°N 85.13111°W / 33.45667; -85.13111 (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]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890 123
1900 109−11.4%
1910 17358.7%
1920 20015.6%
1930 26030.0%
1940 230−11.5%
1950 202−12.2%
1960 2030.5%
1970 2218.9%
1980 2293.6%
1990 2488.3%
2000 177−28.6%
2010 21823.2%
2020 2316.0%
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.

Notable person

Notable resident

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 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Roopville town, Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  5. Memoirs of Georgia. Southern Historical Association. 1895. p. 439.
  6. Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1885. p. 391.
  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.