Geneva, Georgia

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Town in Georgia, United States

Geneva, Georgia

Town

Geneva, Georgia (2012)

Location in Talbot County and the state of Georgia

Coordinates: 32°34′46″N 84°33′2″W﻿ / ﻿32.57944°N 84.55056°W﻿ / 32.57944; -84.55056
Country| United States
State| Georgia
County| Talbot
Government

• Type| Mayor-council government
• Mayor| Nigelco Marshall[1]
• Geneva City Council Members|

Members

* Wanda Callier
* Danny Lockhart
* Susan Lockhart
* Evelyn Walker

Area

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• Total

| 0.79 sq mi (2.04 km2)
• Land| 0.79 sq mi (2.04 km2)
• Water| 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation

| 584 ft (178 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 75
• Density| 95.30/sq mi (36.80/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

31810

Area code| 706
FIPS code| 13-32412[3]
GNIS feature ID| 0355991[4]

Geneva is a town in Talbot County, Georgia, United States. The population was 75 at the 2020 census.

## History

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The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the Town of Geneva in 1870.[5] The community's name is a transfer from Geneva, in Switzerland.[6]

## Geography

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Geneva is located at 32°34′46″N 84°33′2″W﻿ / ﻿32.57944°N 84.55056°W﻿ / 32.57944; -84.55056 (32.579438, -84.550485).[7]

The town is located in the southern portion of the county along U.S. Route 80, which leads north 8 mi (13 km) to Talbotton, the county seat, and west 33 mi (53 km) to Columbus. The newly constructed Fall Line Freeway also runs through the town as well, leading east 6 mi (10 km) to Junction City, concurrent with Georgia State Route 96, which begins in the town. Georgia State Route 41 also runs through the town, following U.S. Route 80 to Talbotton and leading south 20 mi (32 km) to Buena Vista.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1880| 254| | —
1900| 264| | —
1910| 210| | −20.5%
1920| 210| | 0.0%
1930| 179| | −14.8%
1940| 203| | 13.4%
1950| 209| | 3.0%
1960| 262| | 25.4%
1970| 250| | −4.6%
1980| 232| | −7.2%
1990| 182| | −21.6%
2000| 114| | −37.4%
2010| 105| | −7.9%
2020| 75| | −28.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1850-1870[9] 1870-1880[10]
1890-1910[11] 1920-1930[12]
1940[13] 1950[14] 1960[15]
1970[16] 1980[17] 1990[18]
2000[19] 2010[20] 2020[21]
Geneva town, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[22] | Pop 2010[20] | Pop 2020[21] | % 2000  | % 2010  | % 2020

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White alone (NH)  | 52  | 32  | 28  | 45.61%  | 30.48%  | 37.33%
Black or African American alone (NH)  | 60  | 72  | 39  | 52.63%  | 68.57%  | 52.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0.00%  | 0.85%  | 0.00%
Asian alone (NH)  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.00%  | 0.00%  | 0.00%
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)  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 1.75%  | 0.00%  | 2.67%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 0.00%  | 0.00%  | 8.00%
Total | 114 | 105 | 75 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 114 people, 52 households, and 34 families residing in the town. In 2020, there were 75 people residing in the town.

## References

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1. ^ "GENEVA". Georgia Municipal Association. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
3. ^ a b "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. ^ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1870. p. 191.
6. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 92\. 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. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". US Census Bureau.
9. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1870.
10. ^ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1880.
11. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930.
12. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930. pp. 251–256.
13. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1940.
14. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
15. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1960.
16. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1970.
17. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
18. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1990.
19. ^ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000.
20. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Geneva town, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
21. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Geneva town, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
22. ^ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Geneva town, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.

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Municipalities and communities of Talbot County, Georgia, United States

County seat: Talbotton

Cities|

* Manchester‡
* Talbotton
* Woodland

Map of Georgia highlighting Talbot County

Towns|

* Geneva
* Junction City

CDP|

* Box Springs

Other unincorporated
communities|

* Baldwinville
* Baughville
* Centerville
* Flint Hill
* Po Biddy Crossroads
* Tax Crossroads
* Ypsilanti

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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