Chauncey, Georgia

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Chauncey, Georgia
City
Chauncey School, City Hall.JPG
Chauncey City Hall at Old Chauncey School
Dodge County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Chauncey Highlighted.svg
Location in Dodge County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°6′18″N83°3′58″W / 32.10500°N 83.06611°W / 32.10500; -83.06611
Country United States
State Georgia
County Dodge
Government
 • Type Mayor-Council
 • MayorHarrell Burch
Area
[1]
 • Total1.73 sq mi (4.47 km2)
 • Land1.73 sq mi (4.47 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
308 ft (94 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total289
 • Density167.44/sq mi (64.66/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31011
Area code(s) 229, 478
FIPS code 13-15648 [2]
GNIS feature ID0312593 [3]

Chauncey is a city in Dodge County, Georgia, United States. The population was 289 at the 2020 census. It was formed around station number twelve on the Macon and Brunswick Railroad.

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History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the "Town of Chauncey" in 1883. [4] The community was named after William Chauncey, a businessperson in the local lumber industry. [5]

Geography

Chauncey is located in southeastern Dodge County at 32°6′18″N83°3′58″W / 32.10500°N 83.06611°W / 32.10500; -83.06611 (32.104972, -83.065991). [6] U.S. Routes 23 and 341 pass concurrently through the center of town, leading northwest 9 miles (14 km) to Eastman, the county seat, and east 10 miles (16 km) to McRae. Sugar Creek runs along the southwest border of the city.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Chauncey has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.5 km2), all of it land. [7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 683—
1900 422−38.2%
1910 350−17.1%
1920 40816.6%
1930 397−2.7%
1940 387−2.5%
1950 348−10.1%
1960 330−5.2%
1970 308−6.7%
1980 35013.6%
1990 312−10.9%
2000 295−5.4%
2010 34215.9%
2020 289−15.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
Chauncey racial composition as of 2020 [9]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)16958.48%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)10034.6%
Asian 31.04%
Other/Mixed 41.38%
Hispanic or Latino 134.5%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 289 people, 143 households, and 89 families residing in the city.

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  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 of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1889. p. 824.
  5. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 41. 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. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Chauncey city, Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 21, 2015.[ dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
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