Shellman, Georgia

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Shellman, Georgia
City
Shellman, GA.png
Shellman in 2012.
Randolph County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Shellman Highlighted.svg
Location in Randolph County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°45′31″N84°36′46″W / 31.75861°N 84.61278°W / 31.75861; -84.61278
Country United States
State Georgia
County Randolph
Area
[1]
 • Total3.15 sq mi (8.16 km2)
 • Land3.15 sq mi (8.16 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
384 ft (117 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total861
 • Density273.42/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 ID0356533 [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.

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Geography

Shellman is located at 31°45′31″N84°36′46″W / 31.75861°N 84.61278°W / 31.75861; -84.61278 (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.

History

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.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 462—
1900 58426.4%
1910 98568.7%
1920 1,0749.0%
1930 1,1174.0%
1940 1,063−4.8%
1950 1,0902.5%
1960 1,050−3.7%
1970 1,16611.0%
1980 1,2547.5%
1990 1,162−7.3%
2000 1,1660.3%
2010 1,083−7.1%
2020 861−20.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [9]
Shellman racial composition as of 2020 [10]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)29233.91%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)54563.3%
Native American 10.12%
Other/Mixed 151.74%
Hispanic or Latino 80.93%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 861 people, 374 households, and 213 families residing in the city.

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  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. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ↑ Georgia General Assembly. Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, 1882-83. Vol. III. Milledgeville, Ga. pp. 318–320. hdl:2027/uc1.a0001991090.
  6. ↑ Georgia General Assembly (1884–85). Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, 1884-85. Vol. III. Atlanta, GA. p. 387. hdl:2027/nyp.33433009066964.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 204. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  8. ↑ Carolyn Brooks (April 8, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Shellman Historic District". National Park Service . Retrieved August 15, 2017. (includes map). With 47 photos from 1984.
  9. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Former FSU coach Ernie Lanford remembered for legacy that 'goes well beyond golf'".
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