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Buckhead, Morgan County, Georgia

Coordinates: 33°34′5″N 83°21′45″W / 33.56806°N 83.36250°W / 33.56806; -83.36250
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This article is about the town in Morgan County. For the uptown district in Fulton County, within Atlanta, Georgia, see Buckhead. For the census designated place in Bryan County, Georgia, see Buckhead, Bryan County, Georgia. For other uses, see Buckhead (disambiguation).

Buckhead, Georgia
Town
Location in Morgan County and the state of Georgia
Location in Morgan County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°34′5″N 83°21′45″W / 33.56806°N 83.36250°W / 33.56806; -83.36250
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyMorgan
Area
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 • Total0.81 sq mi (2.11 km2)
 • Land0.81 sq mi (2.09 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
626 ft (190 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total194
 • Density242.20/sq mi (93.51/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30625
Area code706
FIPS code13-11672[3]
GNIS feature ID0354900[4]

Buckhead is a town in Morgan County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 194.[2]

History

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The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Buckhead as a town in 1908.[5] According to tradition, Buckhead was named from a pioneer incident when hunters shot a deer and publicly mounted the buck's head onto a tree.[6]

Geography

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Buckhead is located in southeastern Morgan County at 33°34′5″N 83°21′45″W / 33.56806°N 83.36250°W / 33.56806; -83.36250 (33.568012, -83.362443).[7] It is 7 miles (11 km) east-southeast of Madison, the county seat. Interstate 20 passes 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the town, with access from Exit 121 (Seven Islands Road). Via I-20, Buckhead is 65 miles (105 km) east of Atlanta and 85 miles (137 km) west of Augusta.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Buckhead has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), of which 0.008 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.99%, are water.[1] The town is drained to the north by tributaries of the Apalachee River and to the south by tributaries of Sugar Creek, both of which flow southeast to the Oconee River.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900240—
191038460.0%
192045117.4%
1930273−39.5%
1940214−21.6%
19502202.8%
1960169−23.2%
19701774.7%
198021923.7%
1990176−19.6%
200020516.5%
2010171−16.6%
202019413.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[2][8]

At the 2000 census there were 205 people, 68 households, and 55 families in the town. By 2020, its population was 194.

References

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  1. ^ a b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "P1. Race – Buckhead town, Georgia: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Buckhead". GeorgiaGov. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  6. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 27. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  7. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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