Sharon, Georgia
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Sharon, Georgia | |
|---|---|
| Location in Taliaferro County and the state of Georgia Location in Taliaferro County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 33°33′31″N 82°47′38″W / 33.55861°N 82.79389°WCoordinates: 33°33′31″N 82°47′38″W / 33.55861°N 82.79389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Taliaferro |
| Incorporated (city) | 1884 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| • Mayor | Renée Brown[1] |
| • Sharon City Council | Members |
| • City Clerk | Jane Kuehn |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| Elevation | Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 104 |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 30664 |
| Area code(s) | 706 |
| FIPS code | 13-69896[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0322779[4] |
Sharon is a city in Taliaferro County, Georgia, United States. The population was 104 in 2020.
History
[edit | edit source]The community of Sharon is visible on maps as early as 1865.[5] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sharon as a town in 1884.[6] The community is named after the Plain of Sharon, a place mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.[7]
Into the 1890s, Sharon was bustling with thousands of travelers who came there for the reputed healing powers of the nearby Electric Health Resort, where it was said that exposure to bedrock in a subterranean chamber provided electrical healing powers. The resort, which included a hotel, lake, and post office, eventually burned down.[8]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Sharon is located at 33°33′31″N 82°47′38″W / 33.55861°N 82.79389°W (33.558724, -82.793784).[9] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[10] | Pop 2010[11] | Pop 2020[12] | % 2000 | % 2010 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 29 | 54 | 47 | 27.62% | 38.57% | 45.19% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 75 | 75 | 52 | 71.43% | 53.57% | 50.00% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.92% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.95% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.00% | 3.57% | 1.92% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.00% | 4.29% | 0.96% |
| Total | 105 | 140 | 104 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 105 people, 46 households, and 28 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population was 104.
Notable person
[edit | edit source]Lloyd D. Brown, United States Army Major General who commanded 28th Infantry Division in World War II[13]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "SHARON". Georgia Municipal Association. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ "Sharon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Taliaferro County - 1865". georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011.
- ↑ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1885. p. 329.
- ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 204. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ↑ "Taliaferro County".
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ↑ "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Sharon city, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
- ↑ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sharon city, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
- ↑ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sharon city, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
- ↑ Sarah Cantey Whitaker Allen, Our Children's Ancestry, 1935, page 437
External links
[edit | edit source]Template:Taliaferro County, Georgia Template:Central Savannah River Area