Buckhead, Morgan County, Georgia

Town in Georgia, United States

33°34′5″N 83°21′45″W / 33.56806°N 83.36250°W / 33.56806; -83.36250CountryUnited StatesStateGeorgiaCountyMorganArea

^[1]

• 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 code706FIPS 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

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

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

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	240	—
1910	384	60.0%
1920	451	17.4%
1930	273	−39.5%
1940	214	−21.6%
1950	220	2.8%
1960	169	−23.2%
1970	177	4.7%
1980	219	23.7%
1990	176	−19.6%
2000	205	16.5%
2010	171	−16.6%
2020	194	13.5%
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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^ ^a ^b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "P1. Race – Buckhead town, Georgia: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
^ "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.
^ "Buckhead". GeorgiaGov. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 27. 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.