Sale City, Georgia

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Sale City, Georgia
Town
Sale City, Georgia
Coordinates: 31°15′47″N84°1′20″W / 31.26306°N 84.02222°W / 31.26306; -84.02222
Country United States
State Georgia
County Mitchell
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.84 sq mi (4.75 km2)
 • Land1.83 sq mi (4.75 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
358 ft (109 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
354
 • Density193.02/sq mi (74.54/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31784
Area code 229
FIPS code 13-68096 [3]
GNIS feature ID0322327 [4]

Sale City is a town in Mitchell County, Georgia, United States. The population was 354 at the 2020 census. [2]

Contents

History

A post office called Sale City was established in 1904. [5] The community was named after founder T.D. Sale. [6] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sale City as a town in 1910. [7]

Geography

Sale City is located in eastern Mitchell County at 31°15′47″N84°1′20″W / 31.26306°N 84.02222°W / 31.26306; -84.02222 (31.262970, -84.022182). [8] Georgia State Route 93 passes through the town center, leading southwest 14 miles (23 km) to Pelham and northwest 15 miles (24 km) to Baconton. State Route 270 leads northeast 8 miles (13 km) to Doerun, while Camilla, the Mitchell county seat, is 12 miles (19 km) to the west.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Sale City has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), of which 0.002 square miles (1.3 acres), or 0.10%, are water. [1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910 402—
1920 53733.6%
1930 506−5.8%
1940 329−35.0%
1950 289−12.2%
1960 275−4.8%
1970 32317.5%
1980 3364.0%
1990 324−3.6%
2000 319−1.5%
2010 38019.1%
2020 354−6.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [9]
1850-1870 [10] 1870-1880 [11]
1890-1910 [12] 1920-1930 [13]
1940 [14] 1950 [15] 1960 [16]
1970 [17] 1980 [18] 1990 [19]
2000 [20] 2010 [21]
Sale City racial composition as of 2020 [22]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)23566.38%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)7822.03%
Other/Mixed 71.98%
Hispanic or Latino 349.6%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 354 people, 173 households, and 124 families residing in the city.

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References

  1. 1 2 "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "P1. Race – Sale City city, Georgia: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  6. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 197. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  7. ↑ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1910. p. 1117.
  8. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  10. ↑ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870.
  11. ↑ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  12. ↑ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  13. ↑ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. pp. 251–256.
  14. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  15. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  16. ↑ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
  17. ↑ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
  18. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  19. ↑ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
  20. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  21. ↑ "2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010.
  22. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
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