Sharon, Georgia

Sharon, Georgia
City
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°W / 33.55861; -82.79389
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyTaliaferro
Incorporated (city)1884
Area
[1]
 • Total0.78 sq mi (2.03 km2)
 • Land0.78 sq mi (2.02 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
600 ft (183 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total104
 • Density133.33/sq mi (51.46/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30664
Area code706
FIPS code13-69896[2]
GNIS feature ID0322779[3]

Sharon is a city in Taliaferro County, Georgia, United States. The population was 104 in 2020.

History

The community of Sharon is visible on maps as early as 1865.[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sharon as a town in 1884.[5] The community is named after the Plain of Sharon, a place mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.[6]

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.[7]

Geography

Sharon is located at 33°33′31″N 82°47′38″W / 33.55861°N 82.79389°W / 33.55861; -82.79389 (33.558724, -82.793784).[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890172—
190031985.5%
1910293−8.2%
1920282−3.8%
1930253−10.3%
194028211.5%
1950224−20.6%
196026417.9%
1970160−39.4%
1980140−12.5%
199094−32.9%
200010511.7%
201014033.3%
2020104−25.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 105 people, 46 households, and 28 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population was 104.

Notable person

Lloyd D. Brown, United States Army Major General who commanded 28th Infantry Division in World War II[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Taliaferro County - 1865". georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011.
  5. ^ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1885. p. 329.
  6. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 204. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  7. ^ "Taliaferro County".
  8. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  10. ^ Sarah Cantey Whitaker Allen, Our Children's Ancestry, 1935, page 437

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