Cadwell, Georgia

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Cadwell, Georgia
Town
Laurens County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Cadwell Highlighted.svg
Location in Laurens County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°20′25″N83°2′33″W / 32.34028°N 83.04250°W / 32.34028; -83.04250
CountryUnited States
State Georgia
County Laurens
Area
[1]
 • Total1.28 sq mi (3.33 km2)
 • Land1.25 sq mi (3.25 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
394 ft (120 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total381
 • Density304.07/sq mi (117.37/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31009
Area code 478
FIPS code 13-12344 [2]
GNIS feature ID0331305 [3]

Cadwell is a town in Laurens County, Georgia, United States. The population was 381 in 2020.

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History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the "Town of Cadwell" in 1907. [4] The community was named after Matthew and Rebecca Cadwell, the original owners of the town site. [5]

Geography

Cadwell is located in southwestern Laurens County at 32°20′25″N83°2′33″W / 32.34028°N 83.04250°W / 32.34028; -83.04250 (32.340353, -83.042462). [6] Georgia State Route 117 passes through the town as its Main Street; via SR 117 it is 17 miles (27 km) northeast to Dublin, the county seat, and 13 miles (21 km) southwest to Eastman. State Route 126 passes through the center of Cadwell as Burch Street; it leads northwest 8 miles (13 km) to Chester and southeast 22 miles (35 km) to Alamo.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Cadwell has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2), of which 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2), or 2.52%, are water. [7] The west side of the town drains to Bay Creek, a south-flowing tributary of Alligator Creek and part of the Ocmulgee River watershed. The east side drains via Long Branch to Lime Sink Creek, a tributary of Alligator Creek and the Ocmulgee.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910 154—
1920 27477.9%
1930 208−24.1%
1940 29139.9%
1950 3106.5%
1960 36016.1%
1970 354−1.7%
1980 353−0.3%
1990 45829.7%
2000 329−28.2%
2010 52860.5%
2020 381−27.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

As of the census [2] of 2000, there were 329 people, 136 households, and 93 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population was 381.

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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. ↑ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1907. p. 500.
  5. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 31. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  6. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  7. ↑ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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