Girard, Georgia
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Girard is a town in Burke County, Georgia, United States. The population was 184 in 2020. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area.
History
Girard was incorporated in 1902.{{cite web | url=https://georgia.gov/cities-counties/girard | title=Girard | publisher=GeorgiaGov | access-date=July 1, 2019}}
Geography
Girard is located at {{Coord|33|2|28|N|81|42|40|W|type:city}} (33.040994, -81.711108).{{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|8.3|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|8.2|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|disp=flip|2}}, or 1.20%, is water.{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Girard town, Georgia |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1332916 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212182555/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1332916 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |access-date=November 7, 2013 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}
Girard is located near the South Carolina state line on State Highway 23.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1910= 227
|1920= 300
|1930= 321
|1940= 300
|1950= 244
|1960= 248
|1970= 241
|1980= 225
|1990= 195
|2000= 227
|2010= 156
|2020= 184
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=}}
1850-1870{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}} 1880{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}
1890-1910{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}} 1920-1930{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=253}}
1930-1940{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1940-1950{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}
1960-1980{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1980-2000{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}
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At the 2010 census, there were 156 people living in the town. In 2020, its population grew to 184.
See also
{{Portal|State of Georgia}}
References
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External links
- [http://georgia.gov/cities-counties/girard Girard] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305172336/http://georgia.gov/cities-counties/girard |date=March 5, 2016 }} at Georgia.gov
{{Burke County, Georgia}}
{{Central Savannah River Area}}
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Category:Towns in Burke County, Georgia