Sasser, Georgia

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Sasser, Georgia
Town
Sasser Town Hall.jpg
Sasser Town Hall in Sasser Commercial Historic District
Terrell County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sasser Highlighted.svg
Location in Terrell County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°43′12″N84°20′52″W / 31.72000°N 84.34778°W / 31.72000; -84.34778
Country United States
State Georgia
County Terrell
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.78 sq mi (2.02 km2)
 • Land0.78 sq mi (2.02 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
318 ft (97 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
287
 • Density367.48/sq mi (141.90/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
31785, 39885
Area code 229
FIPS code 13-68796 [2]
GNIS feature ID0332984 [3]

Sasser is a town in Terrell County, Georgia, United States. The population was 393 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan statistical area.

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History

A post office called Sasser was established in 1881. [4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sasser as a town in 1890. [5] The community has the name of one William Sasser. [6]

Geography

Sasser water tower WaterTowerSasserGA.jpg
Sasser water tower

Sasser is located at 31°43′12″N84°20′52″W / 31.72000°N 84.34778°W / 31.72000; -84.34778 (31.720119, -84.347676). [7] 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%±
1900 322—
1910 44137.0%
1920 402−8.8%
1930 4122.5%
1940 365−11.4%
1950 3711.6%
1960 3823.0%
1970 339−11.3%
1980 40720.1%
1990 335−17.7%
2000 39317.3%
2010 279−29.0%
2020 2872.9%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
1850-1870 [9] 1870-1880 [10]
1890-1910 [11] 1920-1930 [12]
1940 [13] 1950 [14] 1960 [15]
1970 [16] 1980 [17] 1990 [18]
2000 [19] 2010 [20]

As of the census [2] of 2000, there were 393 people, 152 households, and 112 families residing in the town. In 2020, its population declined to 287.

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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. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  5. ↑ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1892. p. 649.
  6. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 199. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  7. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ↑ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870.
  10. ↑ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  11. ↑ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  12. ↑ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. pp. 251–256.
  13. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  14. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  15. ↑ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
  16. ↑ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
  17. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  18. ↑ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
  19. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  20. ↑ "2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010.
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