Aldora, Georgia

Aldora, Georgia
Town
Location in Lamar County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°2′57″N 84°10′32″W / 33.04917°N 84.17556°W / 33.04917; -84.17556Coordinates: 33°2′57″N 84°10′32″W / 33.04917°N 84.17556°W / 33.04917; -84.17556
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Lamar
Area [1]
• Total	0.26 sq mi (0.66 km2)
• Land	0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation	817 ft (249 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	0
• Density	0.00/sq mi (0.00/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	13-01248[2]
GNIS feature ID	0331014[3]

Aldora is a town in Lamar County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 0.

History[]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Aldora as a town in 1906.^[4]

Geography[]

Aldora is located in south-central Lamar County at

33°2′57″N 84°10′32″W / 33.04917°N 84.17556°W / 33.04917; -84.17556 (33.049078, -84.175552).^[5] It is bordered to the east by Barnesville, the county seat.

Georgia State Route 18 passes through the south side of the town, leading east into Barnesville and west 14 miles (23 km) to Zebulon. U.S. Route 41 forms the eastern border of the town; US-41 least north 16 miles (26 km) to Griffin and east the same distance to Forsyth.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Aldora has a total area of 0.25 square miles (0.66 km²), of which 0.24 square miles (0.62 km²) are land and 0.02 square miles (0.04 km²), or 6.50%, are water.^[6] The town drains west to Little Potato Creek, a tributary of Potato Creek and part of the Flint River watershed.

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1920	365		—
1930	595		63.0%
1940	746		25.4%
1950	591		−20.8%
1960	535		−9.5%
1970	322		−39.8%
1980	139		−56.8%
1990	127		−8.6%
2000	98		−22.8%
2010	103		5.1%
2020	0		−100.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 98 people, 43 households, and 30 families residing in the town. The population density was 298.1 people per square mile (114.7/km²). There were 45 housing units at an average density of 136.9 per square mile (52.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.

There were 43 households, out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.73.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.4% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 25.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $22,083, and the median income for a family was $22,083. Males had a median income of $20,625 versus $19,583 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,693. There were 10.7% of families and 11.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including 25.0% of under eighteens and 16.7% of those over 64.

References[]

External links[]

• Aldora info on Georgia state website