Sparta, Georgia

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Sparta, Georgia
City
Sparta Historic District 2.JPG
Sparta Historic District
Hancock County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sparta Highlighted.svg
Location in Hancock County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°17′N82°58′W / 33.283°N 82.967°W / 33.283; -82.967
Country United States
State Georgia
County Hancock
Area
[1]
 • Total1.82 sq mi (4.72 km2)
 • Land1.81 sq mi (4.69 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,357
 • Density749.31/sq mi (289.27/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31087
Area code 706
FIPS code 13-72584 [2]
GNIS feature ID0323330 [3]
Website www.cityofsparta.org

Sparta is a city in and the county seat of Hancock County, Georgia, United States. [4] It is part of the Milledgeville micropolitan statistical area. The city's population was 1,400 at the 2010 census.

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History

Sparta was founded in 1795 in the newly formed Hancock County. The town was designated county seat in 1797. It was incorporated as a town in 1805 and as a city in 1893. [5] The community was named after Sparta, a city-state in Ancient Greece. [6]

Geography

Sparta is located at 33°17′N82°58′W / 33.283°N 82.967°W / 33.283; -82.967 (33.2773, -82.9715). [7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), all land.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 848—
1890 1,54081.6%
1900 1,150−25.3%
1910 1,71549.1%
1920 1,89510.5%
1930 1,613−14.9%
1940 1,87216.1%
1950 1,9544.4%
1960 1,921−1.7%
1970 2,17213.1%
1980 1,754−19.2%
1990 1,710−2.5%
2000 1,522−11.0%
2010 1,400−8.0%
2020 1,357−3.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
Sparta racial composition as of 2020 [9]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)18913.93%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)1,11682.24%
Native American 10.07%
Asian 231.69%
Other/Mixed 171.25%
Hispanic or Latino 110.81%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,357 people, 669 households, and 419 families residing in the city.

Economy

Sparta is the site of Georgia's Hancock State Prison.

Education

Hancock County School District

The Hancock County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. [10] The district has 103 full-time teachers and over 1,659 students. [11]

Notable people

See also

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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. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. ↑ Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 247. ISBN   978-1135948597 . Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  6. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 210. 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. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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  10. ↑ Georgia Board of Education [ permanent dead link ], Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  11. ↑ School Stats, Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  12. ↑ "Thomas Butts". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 29, 2014.

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