Sparks, Georgia

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Sparks, Georgia
Town
Sparks City Hall.JPG
Sparks City Hall
Cook County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sparks Highlighted.svg
Location in Cook County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°10′9″N83°26′23″W / 31.16917°N 83.43972°W / 31.16917; -83.43972
Country United States
State Georgia
County Cook
Area
[1]
 • Total
4.14 sq mi (10.72 km2)
 • Land3.97 sq mi (10.27 km2)
 • Water0.17 sq mi (0.45 km2)
Elevation
240 ft (73 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,043
 • Density515.13/sq mi (198.90/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31647 [2]
Area code 229
FIPS code 13-72556 [3]
GNIS feature ID0333097 [4]

Sparks is a town in Cook County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,052 at the 2010 census, [5] and 2,043 in 2020. [6]

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History

A post office called Sparks was established in 1888. [7] The community was named after W.B. Sparks, the president of the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway. [8] [9]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sparks as a town in 1888. [10]

Geography

Sparks is located near the center of Cook County at 31°10′09″N83°26′23″W / 31.169210°N 83.439757°W / 31.169210; -83.439757 . [11] It is bordered on the south by the city of Adel, the county seat. U.S. Route 41 passes through the center of the town as Goodman Street. Interstate 75 runs through the west side of the town, with access from Exit 41. Tifton is 20 miles (32 km) to the north, and Valdosta is 26 miles (42 km) to the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Sparks has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.7 km2), of which 3.9 square miles (10.1 km2) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.6 km2), or 5.64%, is water. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 307—
1900 683122.5%
1910 84223.3%
1920 792−5.9%
1930 635−19.8%
1940 6959.4%
1950 88727.6%
1960 1,15830.6%
1970 1,33715.5%
1980 1,3531.2%
1990 1,205−10.9%
2000 1,75545.6%
2010 2,05216.9%
2020 2,043−0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [12]
1850-1870 [13] 1870-1880 [14]
1890-1910 [15] 1920-1930 [16]
1940 [17] 1950 [18] 1960 [19]
1970 [20] 1980 [21] 1990 [22]
2000 [23] 2010 [24]
Sparks racial composition as of 2020 [6]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)63431.03%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)1,14956.24%
Native American 20.1%
Asian 30.15%
Pacific Islander 10.05%
Other/Mixed 602.94%
Hispanic or Latino 1949.5%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,043 people, 778 households, and 572 families residing in the town.

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  2. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  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. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sparks town, Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  8. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 210. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  9. ↑ Huffard, R. Scott (2019). Engines of Redemption: Railroads and the Reconstruction of Capitalism in the New South. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. p. 57.
  10. ↑ "About Us". Adel-Cook County Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  11. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  13. ↑ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870.
  14. ↑ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  15. ↑ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  16. ↑ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. pp. 251–256.
  17. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  18. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  19. ↑ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
  20. ↑ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
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