Dearing, Georgia
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Dearing, Georgia | |
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| Location in McDuffie County and the state of Georgia Location in McDuffie County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 33°24′48″N 82°23′5″W / 33.41333°N 82.38472°WCoordinates: 33°24′48″N 82°23′5″W / 33.41333°N 82.38472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | McDuffie |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| Elevation | Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp |
| Population | |
| • Total | 529 |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 30808 |
| Area code(s) | 706 |
| FIPS code | 13-22024[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0355471[4] |
Dearing is a town in McDuffie County, Georgia, United States. The population was 529 at the 2020 census.[2] It is part of the Augusta metropolitan area.
History
[edit | edit source]An early variant name was "Lombardy".[5] A post office called Lombardy was established in 1823, and the name was changed to Dearing in 1893.[6] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1910 as the "Town of Dearing".[7] The present name is after William Dearing, a railroad official.[8]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Dearing is located in southeastern McDuffie County at 33°24′48″N 82°23′5″W / 33.41333°N 82.38472°W (33.413425, -82.384781).[9] U.S. Routes 78 and 278 run together through the town, leading northwest 8 miles (13 km) to Thomson, the county seat, and east 4 miles (6 km) to Harlem. Augusta is 24 miles (39 km) east of Dearing.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 1.09%, are water.[1] The town is drained to the south by tributaries of Headstall Creek, which flows south to Brier Creek, a tributary of the Savannah River.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 441 people, 178 households, and 126 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population was 529.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "P1. Race – Dearing town, Georgia: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ "Dearing". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 60. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ↑ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. State printer. 1910. p. 583.
- ↑ "McDuffie County". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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