Du Pont is a town in Clinch County, Georgia, United States. The population was 134 in 2020.
Du Pont, Georgia | |
|---|---|
 Du Pont Town Hall | |
 Location in Clinch County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 30°59.4′N 82°52.3′W / 30.9900°N 82.8717°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Clinch |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| • Mayor | James Rawls[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.78 sq mi (2.03 km2) |
| • Land | 0.78 sq mi (2.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 184 ft (56 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 134 |
| • Density | 171.14/sq mi (66.10/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 31630 |
| Area code | 912 |
| FIPS code | 13-24796[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0355562[4] |
According to the 1916 History of Clinch County the town was first settled around 1856 as Lawton, on the route of the newly chartered Atlantic and Gulf Railroad. During the Civil War, a branch line from Lawton to Live Oak, Florida, was built to assist the movement of Confederate troops and supplies, but was not completed until 1865, when the war was nearly over.[5] The town was renamed in 1874 after J. P. A. DuPont, an early settler.[6] It was incorporated as a city in 1889.
Geography
editDu Pont is located in northwestern Clinch County at 30°59.4′N 82°52.3′W / 30.9900°N 82.8717°W (30.9896, -82.8707).[7] U.S. Route 84 passes through the center of the town, leading east 8 miles (13 km) to Homerville, the county seat, and west 8 miles (13 km) to Stockton.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Du Pont has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 342 | — | |
| 1920 | 381 | 11.4% | |
| 1930 | 372 | −2.4% | |
| 1940 | 332 | −10.8% | |
| 1950 | 285 | −14.2% | |
| 1960 | 210 | −26.3% | |
| 1970 | 252 | 20.0% | |
| 1980 | 267 | 6.0% | |
| 1990 | 177 | −33.7% | |
| 2000 | 139 | −21.5% | |
| 2010 | 120 | −13.7% | |
| 2020 | 134 | 11.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 139 people, 57 households, and 42 families residing in the town. By 2010, its population was 120,[9] and at the 2020 census, its population was 134.
References
edit- ^ "DUPONT". Georgia Municipal Association. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Atlantic & Gulf Railroad". Georgia's Railroad History and Heritage. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 66. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Du Pont town, Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2014.