Sparta, Georgia | |
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Sparta Historic District | |
![]() Location in Hancock County and the state of Georgia | |
Coordinates: 33°17′N82°58′W / 33.283°N 82.967°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Hancock |
Area | |
• Total | 1.82 sq mi (4.72 km2) |
• Land | 1.81 sq mi (4.69 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,357 |
• Density | 749.31/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 ID | 0323330 [3] |
Website | www |
Sparta is a city in and the county seat of Hancock County, Georgia, United States. [4] It used to be part of the Milledgeville micropolitan statistical area until 2023. The city's population was 1,400 at the 2010 census.
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]
Sparta is located at 33°17′N82°58′W / 33.283°N 82.967°W (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.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 848 | — | |
1890 | 1,540 | 81.6% | |
1900 | 1,150 | −25.3% | |
1910 | 1,715 | 49.1% | |
1920 | 1,895 | 10.5% | |
1930 | 1,613 | −14.9% | |
1940 | 1,872 | 16.1% | |
1950 | 1,954 | 4.4% | |
1960 | 1,921 | −1.7% | |
1970 | 2,172 | 13.1% | |
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] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 189 | 13.93% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,116 | 82.24% |
Native American | 1 | 0.07% |
Asian | 23 | 1.69% |
Other/Mixed | 17 | 1.25% |
Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 0.81% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,357 people, 669 households, and 419 families residing in the city.
Sparta is the site of Georgia's Hancock State Prison.
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]
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