Ochlocknee, Georgia

Town in Georgia, United States

30°58′31″N 84°3′20″W / 30.97528°N 84.05556°W / 30.97528; -84.05556CountryUnited StatesStateGeorgiaCountyThomasArea

^[1]

• Total0.96 sq mi (2.47 km²) • Land0.93 sq mi (2.40 km²) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km²)Elevation

269 ft (82 m)Population

(2020)

• Total672 • Density725.70/sq mi (280.11/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

31773

Area code229FIPS code13-57372^[2]GNIS feature ID0356440^[3]

Ochlocknee is a town in Thomas County, Georgia, United States. The population was 672 in 2020. The city was incorporated on January 1, 1970.

Geography

Ochlocknee is located at 30°58′31″N 84°3′20″W / 30.97528°N 84.05556°W / 30.97528; -84.05556 (30.975409, -84.055425).^[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), of which 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) is land and 1.05% is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	117	—
1890	202	72.6%
1900	244	20.8%
1910	350	43.4%
1920	410	17.1%
1930	443	8.0%
1940	429	−3.2%
1950	503	17.2%
1960	502	−0.2%
1970	611	21.7%
1980	627	2.6%
1990	588	−6.2%
2000	605	2.9%
2010	676	11.7%
2020	672	−0.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 605 people, 230 households, and 164 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population increased to 6572.

Arts and culture

The city has celebrated Old South Day, a food and arts and crafts festival, every year since 1976.^[6]

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
^ Turner, Alicia (November 12, 2015). "Annual 'Old South Day' in Ochlocknee". WCTV. Retrieved June 2, 2018.