Byromville, Georgia
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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Byromville is a town in Dooly County, Georgia, United States. The population was 546 at the 2010 census,{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1312232| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Byromville town, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=October 23, 2015}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} up from 415 in 2000. In 2020, its population was 422.
History
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the Town of Byromville in 1905.{{cite book|title=Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yxw4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA690|year=1905|publisher=J. Johnston|page=690}} The town was named in honor of early resident William H. Byrom.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/b.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=30 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}
Geography
File:Station Byromville Georgia LOC fsa 8a03451.jpg
Byromville is located in northwestern Dooly County at {{coord|32|12|5|N|83|54|29|W|type:city}} (32.201496, -83.908028).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} Georgia State Route 90 passes through the center of town, leading southeast {{convert|11|mi}} to Vienna, the county seat, and northwest {{convert|10|mi|0}} to Montezuma. SR 230 leads northeast from Byromville {{convert|12|mi}} to Unadilla and southwest {{convert|10|mi|0}} to SR 27 at Drayton.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|0.94|km2}}, all land.
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Demographics
{{US Census population
|1910= 300
|1920= 414
|1930= 315
|1940= 275
|1950= 288
|1960= 349
|1970= 419
|1980= 567
|1990= 452
|2000= 415
|2010= 546
|2020= 422
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 335
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}
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|+Byromville town, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition !Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) !Pop 2000{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Byromville town, Georgia |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US1312232&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }} !Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Byromville town, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1312232&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !{{partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Byromville town, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1312232&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |
| White alone (NH)
|171 |199 |style='background: #ffffe6; |170 |41.20% |36.45% |style='background: #ffffe6; |40.28% |
| Black or African American alone (NH)
|214 |269 |style='background: #ffffe6; |202 |51.57% |49.27% |style='background: #ffffe6; |47.87% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|2 |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.48% |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH)
|4 |1 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2 |0.96% |0.18% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.47% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0 |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH)
|0 |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|2 |1 |style='background: #ffffe6; |8 |0.48% |0.18% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.90% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|22 |76 |style='background: #ffffe6; |40 |5.30% |13.92% |style='background: #ffffe6; |9.48% |
| Total
|415 |546 |style='background: #ffffe6; |422 |100.00% |100.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00% |
Arts and culture
Byromville is host to the annual Turkey Creek Festival.{{cite web | url=https://georgia.gov/cities-counties/byromville | title=Byromville | publisher=GeorgiaGov | accessdate=April 4, 2018}}
References
External links
- [http://turkeycreekfestival.homestead.com Turkey Creek Festival]
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