Shellman, Georgia | |
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![]() Shellman in 2012. | |
![]() Location in Randolph County and the state of Georgia | |
Coordinates: 31°45′31″N84°36′46″W / 31.75861°N 84.61278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Randolph |
Area | |
• Total | 3.15 sq mi (8.16 km2) |
• Land | 3.15 sq mi (8.16 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 384 ft (117 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 861 |
• Density | 273.42/sq mi (105.56/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 39886 |
Area code | 229 |
FIPS code | 13-70120 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0356533 [3] |
Shellman is a city in Randolph County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,083 at the 2010 census. Buildings in the commercial center have been designated as an historic district and listed in 1985 on the National Register of Historic Places.
Shellman is located at 31°45′31″N84°36′46″W / 31.75861°N 84.61278°W (31.758473, -84.612731). [4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2), all land.
Shellman was incorporated in 1883. It was originally named Ward, in honor of John P. Ward, whose vision helped to bring the Southwest Georgia Railroad to the area and to place a depot in the spot that would become the center of the town. [5]
Only two years later, the name of the town was changed to Shellman, in honor of Major R. F. Shellman, General Traffic Manager of the Central of Georgia Railroad. Major Shellman was a promoter of the young town and a donor to the construction of its new school, the Shellman Institute. [6] [7]
The Shellman Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [8]
The Randolph County Georgia Historical Society has published on its website three documents on the history of Shellman.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 462 | — | |
1900 | 584 | 26.4% | |
1910 | 985 | 68.7% | |
1920 | 1,074 | 9.0% | |
1930 | 1,117 | 4.0% | |
1940 | 1,063 | −4.8% | |
1950 | 1,090 | 2.5% | |
1960 | 1,050 | −3.7% | |
1970 | 1,166 | 11.0% | |
1980 | 1,254 | 7.5% | |
1990 | 1,162 | −7.3% | |
2000 | 1,166 | 0.3% | |
2010 | 1,083 | −7.1% | |
2020 | 861 | −20.5% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [9] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 292 | 33.91% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 545 | 63.3% |
Native American | 1 | 0.12% |
Other/Mixed | 15 | 1.74% |
Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 0.93% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 861 people, 374 households, and 213 families residing in the city.
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