Junction City, Georgia

Junction City, Georgia
Town
Junction City in 2012.
Location in Talbot County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°36′11″N 84°27′29″W / 32.60306°N 84.45806°W / 32.60306; -84.45806Coordinates: 32°36′11″N 84°27′29″W / 32.60306°N 84.45806°W / 32.60306; -84.45806
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Talbot
Area [1]
• Total	2.48 sq mi (6.42 km2)
• Land	2.35 sq mi (6.09 km2)
• Water	0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)
Elevation	673 ft (205 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	138
• Density	58.70/sq mi (22.67/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	31812
Area code(s)	706
FIPS code	13-42800[2]
GNIS feature ID	0316309[3]

Junction City is a town in Talbot County, Georgia, United States. The population was 179 at the 2000 census.

History[]

Junction City was platted at the site of a railway junction, hence the name.^[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Junction City as a town in 1906.^[5]

Geography[]

Junction City is located at

32°36′11″N 84°27′29″W / 32.60306°N 84.45806°W / 32.60306; -84.45806 (32.603083, -84.458190).^[6]

The city is located along the Fall Line Freeway (GA state routes 96 and 540), which runs west to east through the town, leading east 15 mi (24 km) to Butler and west 39 mi (63 km) to Columbus. Georgia State Route 90 also runs through the town, leading northwest 8 mi (13 km) to Talbotton, the county seat, and southeast 8 mi (13 km) to Mauk.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²), of which 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (2.35%) is water.

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1910	225		—
1920	323		43.6%
1930	341		5.6%
1940	326		−4.4%
1950	259		−20.6%
1960	226		−12.7%
1970	269		19.0%
1980	254		−5.6%
1990	182		−28.3%
2000	179		−1.6%
2010	177		−1.1%
2020	138		−22.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 179 people, 69 households, and 46 families residing in the town. The population density was 71.9 people per square mile (27.8/km²). There were 91 housing units at an average density of 36.6 per square mile (14.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 38.55% White, 60.34% African American and 1.12% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.

There were 69 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $47,500. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,310. About 10.5% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 29.4% of those 65 or over.

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