Sumner, Georgia

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Sumner, Georgia
Town
Sumner City Hall.JPG
Sumner City Hall
Worth County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sumner Highlighted.svg
Location in Worth County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°30′40″N83°44′18″W / 31.51111°N 83.73833°W / 31.51111; -83.73833
Country United States
State Georgia
County Worth
Area
[1]
 • Total1.77 sq mi (4.59 km2)
 • Land1.77 sq mi (4.59 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
377 ft (115 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total445
 • Density251.13/sq mi (96.98/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31789
Area code 229
FIPS code 13-74432 [2]
GNIS feature ID0356569 [3]

Sumner is a town in Worth County, Georgia, United States. The population was 445 in 2020, up from 427 in 2010. It is part of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan statistical area. Sumner High School is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Geography

Sumner is located at 31°30′40″N83°44′18″W / 31.51111°N 83.73833°W / 31.51111; -83.73833 (31.510979, -83.738315). [4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all land.

History

The community was named after John C. "Jack" Sumner, the original owner of the town site. [5] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sumner as a town in 1883. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900 333—
1910 3360.9%
1920 331−1.5%
1930 3320.3%
1940 3402.4%
1950 226−33.5%
1960 193−14.6%
1970 2077.3%
1980 2132.9%
1990 209−1.9%
2000 30947.8%
2010 42738.2%
2020 4454.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

As of the census [2] of 2000, there were 309 people, 110 households, and 87 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population grew to 445.

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. 1 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. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 215. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  6. ↑ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1883. p. 291.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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