Damascus, Georgia

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Damascus is a city in Early County, Georgia, United States. The population was 212 in the 2020 census, down from 254 in the 2010 census.[1]

History

An early variant name was Kestler.[2] An act of Georgia General Assembly officially changed the name to Damascus in 1914.[3] The present name is a transfer from nearby Old Damascus, which it was named for Damascus, Syria. Old Damascus would be bypassed when a new railroad line was being built through the area.[2]

In 2021, an EF2 tornado struck the area south of town, causing major damage and injuring five people.[4][5]

On June 14, 2023, a tornado struck the town destroying a home and slightly injuring three people.

Geography

Damascus is located in eastern Early County at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (31.298580, -84.717429).[6] Georgia State Route 45 passes through the community, leading north Script error: No such module "convert". to Arlington and south Script error: No such module "convert". to Colquitt. Georgia State Route 200 also passes through the center of town, leading east Script error: No such module "convert". to Newton and northwest Script error: No such module "convert". to Blakely, the Early County seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Damascus has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert"., or 0.48%, is water.[1]

Demographics

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Historical population
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Damascus city, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[20] Pop 2020[21] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 82 65 32.28% 30.66%
Black or African American alone (NH) 162 137 63.78% 64.62%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 3 0.00% 1.42%
Asian alone (NH) 6 0 2.36% 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 3 1 1.18% 0.47%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1 6 0.39% 2.83%
Total 254 212 100.00% 100.00%

In 2020, the city had a population of 212, down from 254 in 2010 and 277 in 2000.

Education

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Southwest Georgia Academy, located on the grounds of the former Damascus High School

Public school students are zoned to the Early County School District which operates three schools in Blakely: Early County Elementary School, Early County Middle School, and Early County High School.

Damascus is home to Southwest Georgia Academy, which was founded in 1970 as a segregation academy[22] and participates in the Georgia Independent School Association. Its property formerly housed Damascus High School.[23]

Gallery

Notable people

References

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  23. ↑ "Welcome." Southwest Georgia Academy. Retrieved on July 31, 2017.

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