Oconee, Georgia
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Oconee, Georgia | |
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| Location in Washington County and the state of Georgia Location in Washington County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 32°51′23″N 82°57′16″W / 32.85639°N 82.95444°WCoordinates: 32°51′23″N 82°57′16″W / 32.85639°N 82.95444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Washington |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| Elevation | Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 197 |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 31067 |
| Area code(s) | 478 |
| FIPS code | 13-57456[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0332556[3] |
Oconee is a city in Washington County, Georgia, United States. The population was 197 in 2020.
History
[edit | edit source]The city's name derives from the Oconee, a Hitchiti-speaking tribe who inhabited central Georgia from 1692 until 1715. The Oconee lived in present-day Baldwin County, Georgia at a settlement known as Oconee Old Town, later moving to the Chattahoochee River in the early 18th century. The name exists in several variations, including Ocone, Oconi, Ocony, and Ekwoni.[4]
The city of Oconee was named after the river that bears the tribe's name. It was founded in the early 1840s, when the railroad was extended to that point.[5]
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Oconee as a town in 1876.[6]
Notable natives
[edit | edit source]- Berry Gordy Sr. and wife, Bertha Fuller Gordy, the parents of legendary music producer and Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr., left Oconee in 1922.
Geography
[edit | edit source]Oconee is located at 32°51′23″N 82°57′16″W / 32.85639°N 82.95444°W (32.856310, -82.954316).[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all land.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 280 people, 94 households, and 67 families living in the city. By 2020, its population was 197.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ "Oconee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1999). Georgia Place-names (PDF). Macon, GA.: Winship Press. pp. 163–164. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 162. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ↑ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1876. p. 151.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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