Sunny Side, Georgia

For the community in Ware County, see Sunnyside, Georgia.

Sunny Side, Georgia
Census-designated place
Location in Spalding County and the state of Georgia
Sunny Side Location in Metro Atlanta
Coordinates: 33°20′30″N84°17′25″W / 33.34167°N 84.29028°W / 33.34167; -84.29028
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Counties	Spalding
Area [1]
• Total	0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
• Land	0.20 sq mi (0.51 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	203
• Density	1,030.46/sq mi (396.98/km2)
FIPS code	13-74572

Sunny Side is a census-designated place (CDP) and former city in Spalding County, Georgia, United States. The population was 203 in 2020. ^[2]

History

A post office called Sunny Side was established in 1871. ^[3] The name "Sunny Side" was commendatorily applied to this place. ^[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sunny Side as a town in 1897. ^[5] Sunny Side was disincorporated in 2023. ^[6]

Geography

Sunny Side is located at 33°20′30″N84°17′25″W / 33.34167°N 84.29028°W / 33.34167; -84.29028 (33.341724, -84.290254). ^[7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.5 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	42		—
1930	136		—
1940	123		−9.6%
1950	169		37.4%
1960	190		12.4%
1970	209		10.0%
1980	338		61.7%
1990	215		−36.4%
2000	142		−34.0%
2010	134		−5.6%
2020	203		51.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [8] 1850-1870 [9] 1870-1880 [10] 1890-1910 [11] 1920-1930 [12] 1940 [13] 1950 [14] 1960 [15] 1970 [16] 1980 [17] 1990 [18] 2000 [19] 2010 [20]

As of the census ^[21] of 2000, there were 142 people, 53 households, and 36 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population was 203. ^[2]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
2. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
4. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 216. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
5. Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1898. p. 313.
6. "Georgia HB542, Sunny Side, City of; repeal Act to incorporate; transfer duties and obligations to Spalding County". 2023.
7. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
8. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
9. "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870.
10. "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
11. "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
12. "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. pp. 251–256.
13. "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
14. "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
15. "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
16. "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
17. "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
18. "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
19. "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
20. "2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010.
21. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.