Deepstep, Georgia
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| settlement_type = Town
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| map_caption = Location in Washington County and the state of Georgia
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| subdivision_name = United States
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| subdivision_name1 = Georgia
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Washington
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| government_type = Mayor-council government
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Randall Veal{{Cite web |title=DEEPSTEP |url=https://www.gacities.com/Directories/Cities/DEEPSTEP/22108 |access-date=December 18, 2024 |website=Georgia Municipal Association}}
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| area_total_km2 = 2.29
| area_land_km2 = 2.26
| area_water_km2 = 0.18
| area_total_sq_mi = 0.88
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| population_total = 117
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| population_density_sq_mi = 143.38
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| timezone = Eastern (EST)
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| coordinates = {{coord|33|1|19|N|82|58|6|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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| elevation_m = 95
| elevation_ft = 312
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| postal_code = 31082
| area_code = 478
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| blank_info = 13-22108{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}
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Deepstep is a town in Washington County, Georgia, United States. The population was 117 in 2020.
History
A post office called Deepstep was established in 1886.{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=GA | title=Post Offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=April 19, 2018}} The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1900 as the "Town of Deepstep".{{cite book|title=Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3xQ4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA279|year=1900|publisher=J. Johnston|page=279}} The town is named after Deepstep Creek.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/d.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=60 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}
Geography
Deepstep is located at {{Coord|33|1|19|N|82|58|6|W|type:city}} (33.021827, -82.968337).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|0.88|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.873|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.07|sqmi|km2}} (2.53%) is water.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1910= 149
|1920= 184
|1930= 180
|1940= 174
|1950= 159
|1960= 139
|1970= 107
|1980= 120
|1990= 111
|2000= 132
|2010= 131
|2020= 117
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}
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As of the census of 2000, there were 132 people, 54 households, and 40 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population was 117.
See also
{{Portal|State of Georgia}}
References
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{{Washington County, Georgia}}
{{Central Savannah River Area}}
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