Alston, Georgia

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Alston, Georgia
Town
Alston City Hall.JPG
Alston City Hall
Montgomery County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Alston Highlighted.svg
Location in Montgomery County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°4′49″N82°28′42″W / 32.08028°N 82.47833°W / 32.08028; -82.47833
Country United States
State Georgia
County Montgomery
Area
[1]
 • Total2.87 sq mi (7.44 km2)
 • Land2.85 sq mi (7.38 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation
230 ft (70 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total178
 • Density62.48/sq mi (24.12/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30412
Area code 912
FIPS code 13-01808 [3]
GNIS feature ID0331031 [4]

Alston is a town in Montgomery County, Georgia, United States, with a population of 178 at the 2020 census. [2]

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History

The community was named after Alex Alston, a pioneer citizen. [5] A post office has been in operation at Alston since 1910. [6] Alston incorporated in 1910. [5]

Alston was the location of the murder of resident Isaiah Nixon, who was shot in his front yard in front of his wife and six children on September 8, 1948, after voting in the Georgia Democratic primary. [7] [8]

Geography

Alston is located in southeastern Montgomery County at 32°04′49″N82°28′42″W / 32.080405°N 82.478460°W / 32.080405; -82.478460 . [9] Its eastern border is the Toombs County line.

Georgia State Route 135 runs through the town, leading north 10 miles (16 km) to Higgston and southwest 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to Uvalda. Mount Vernon, the Montgomery county seat, is 10 miles (16 km) to the northwest via Mount Vernon Alston Road.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Alston has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2), of which 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2), or 0.87%, are water. [1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1930 199—
1940 2137.0%
1950 147−31.0%
1960 1544.8%
1970 104−32.5%
1980 1116.7%
1990 16044.1%
2000 159−0.6%
2010 1590.0%
2020 17811.9%
U.S. Decennial Census [10]
1850-1870 [11] 1880 [12]
1890-1910 [13] 1920-1930 [14]
1930-1940 [15] 1940-1950 [16]
1960-1980 [17] 1980-2000 [18]

As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 159 people, 63 households, and 44 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population grew to 178.

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References

  1. 1 2 "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "P1. Race – Alston town, Georgia: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "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 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 4. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  6. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Isaiah Nixon". The Georgia Civil Rights Cold Cases Project at Emory University. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  8. ↑ Hank Klibanoff (March 25, 2018). "Buried Truths" (Podcast). WABE/NPR . Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  9. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  11. ↑ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1870.
  12. ↑ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1880.
  13. ↑ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1930.
  14. ↑ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1930. p. 253.
  15. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1940.
  16. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1980.
  17. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1980.
  18. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 2000.
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