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Camak, Georgia
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Location in Warren County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°27′11″N 82°38′54″W / 33.45306°N 82.64833°W / 33.45306; -82.64833Coordinates: 33°27′11″N 82°38′54″W / 33.45306°N 82.64833°W / 33.45306; -82.64833
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyWarren
Area
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Elevation
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Population
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 • Total141
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Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30807
Area code(s)706
FIPS code13-12512[2]
GNIS feature ID0331311[3]

Camak is a town in Warren County, Georgia, United States. The town is located just off Interstate 20 between Atlanta and Augusta. The population was 141 in 2020.

History

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The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1898 as the "Town of Camak", with municipal corporate limits extending in a one-half mile radius from the Georgia Railroad depot.[4] The community was named after James Camak, a railroad promoter.[5][6] Camak's home in Athens, the Camak House, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[7]

Geography

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Camak is located at 33°27′11″N 82°38′54″W / 33.45306°N 82.64833°W / 33.45306; -82.64833 (33.453039, -82.648287).[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.

Demographics

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Camak town, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[9] Pop 2020[10] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 65 60 47.10% 42.55%
Black or African American alone (NH) 69 70 50.00% 49.65%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 2 0.00% 1.42%
Asian alone (NH) 0 3 0.00% 2.13%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 2 2 1.45% 1.42%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2 4 1.45% 2.84%
Total 138 141 100.00% 100.00%

See also

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References

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  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. "Camak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  4. Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1898. p. 148.
  5. "Warren County". Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  6. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 31. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  7. "GEORGIA - Clarke County". nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  8. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  9. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Camak town, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  10. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Camak town, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.

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