Ideal, Georgia
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Ideal, Georgia | |
|---|---|
| Location in Macon County and the state of Georgia Location in Macon County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 32°22′23″N 84°11′20″W / 32.37306°N 84.18889°WCoordinates: 32°22′23″N 84°11′20″W / 32.37306°N 84.18889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Macon |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| Elevation | Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp |
| Population | |
| • Total | 407 |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 31041 |
| Area code(s) | 478 |
| FIPS code | 13-40812[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0356328[4] |
Ideal is a city in Macon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 407 at the 2020 census,[2] down from 499 in 2010.
History
[edit | edit source]The town was originally named "Joetown", but when two railroad executives stopped in the town, one proclaimed it an "ideal" place for a railroad station, and the other declared he'd just named it.[5]
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Ideal as a town in 1906.[6]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Ideal is located in western Macon County at 32°22′23″N 84°11′20″W / 32.37306°N 84.18889°W (32.372918, -84.188822).[7] Georgia State Route 90 passes through the center of town, leading southeast 10 miles (16 km) to Oglethorpe, the county seat, and northwest 8 miles (13 km) to Rupert.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.16 square miles (3.0 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.95%, are water.[1] It resides at the confluence of Whitewater and Cedar creeks, two spring-fed tributaries of the Flint River.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 113 | 27.76% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 270 | 66.34% |
| Asian | 1 | 0.25% |
| Other/Mixed | 21 | 5.16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 0.49% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 407 people, 124 households, and 64 families residing in the city.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "P1. Race – Ideal city, Georgia: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ "Ideal". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
- ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 115. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ↑ Georgia (1907). Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. p. 730.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.