Union Point, Georgia

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History

Union Point was laid out in 1834, when the railroad was extended to that point.[1] The name "Union Point" reflects the fact a railroad junction ("union" of rails) met at the site.[2]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Union Point as a city in 1904.[3]

Geography

Union Point is located in eastern Greene County at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (33.616263, -83.073905).[4] U.S. Route 278 passes through the city as Lamb Avenue, leading east Script error: No such module "convert". to Crawfordville and west Script error: No such module "convert". to Greensboro, the Greene County seat. Georgia State Route 77 leads north Script error: No such module "convert". to Lexington and south Script error: No such module "convert". to Interstate 20 at Siloam, and State Route 44 leads northeast Script error: No such module "convert". to Washington.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Union Point has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert"., or 1.34%, is water.[5]

Demographics

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Union Point, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[20] Pop 2010[18] Pop 2020[19] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 849 657 534 50.87% 40.63% 33.44%
Black or African American alone (NH) 768 858 858 46.02% 53.06% 53.73%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 1 2 0.00% 0.06% 0.13%
Asian alone (NH) 11 5 15 0.66% 0.31% 0.94%
Native Hawaiian or 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) 0 11 48 0.00% 0.68% 3.01%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 35 85 140 2.10% 5.26% 8.77%
Total 1,669 1,617 1,597 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2000 Census

As of the census[21] of 2000, there were 1,669 people, 651 households, and 421 families residing in the city. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 744 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the city was 51.47% White, 46.38% African American, 0.66% Asian, 0.84% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.10% of the population.

There were 651 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.3% were married couples living together, 24.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,384, and the median income for a family was $32,284. Males had a median income of $26,484 versus $20,071 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,715. About 14.0% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.1% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

  • Jennie Hart Sibley (1846–1917), president, Union Point Garden Club; president, Georgia W.C.T.U.; president, U.D.C.

See also

References

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