Gumbranch, Georgia
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| other_name = Gum Branch
| settlement_type = City
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| subdivision_name2 = Liberty
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| area_total_km2 = 2.09
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| elevation_m = 24
| elevation_ft = 79
| population_total = 235
| population_as_of = 2020
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| population_density_sq_mi = 291.20
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| postal_code = 31313
| area_code = 912
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| timezone = Eastern (EST)
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Gumbranch, alternatively spelled Gum Branch, is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. It is a part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart metropolitan statistical area. The population was 264 at the 2010 census,{{cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/1600000US1335800| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1), Gumbranch city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=American FactFinder| accessdate=December 13, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213121803/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/1600000US1335800| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}} and 235 in 2020.
History
Gumbranch was incorporated on January 1, 1979.{{Cite web|url=https://georgia.gov/cities-counties/gumbranch|title=Gumbranch|date=2012-03-16|website=Georgia.gov|language=en|access-date=2019-01-11}} While officially incorporated as "Gumbranch", the alternative spelling "Gum Branch" is often used, such as with the nearby Gum Branch Park and Gum Branch Baptist Church.{{Cite web |url=https://www.libertycountyga.com/eGov/apps/locations/facilities.egov?view=detail&id=36 |title=Locations / Gum Branch Park / Liberty County, Georgia |website=www.libertycountyga.com |access-date=2019-01-11}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.gumbranch.org/who-we-are/our-story/ |title=Our Story |website=Gum Branch Baptist Church |language=en-US |access-date=2019-01-11}}
Geography
Gumbranch is located in western Liberty County at {{coord|31|50|20|N|81|41|4|W|type:city}} (31.838765, -81.684384).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} Georgia State Route 196 passes through the community, leading east {{convert|7|mi|0}} to Hinesville, the county seat, and northwest {{convert|19|mi}} to Glennville.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Gumbranch has a total area of {{convert|2.1|km2|order=flip}}, all of it recorded as land.{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_13.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Georgia| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| accessdate=December 13, 2019}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1980= 272
|1990= 291
|2000= 273
|2010= 264
|2020= 235
|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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In 2020, its population was 235.
Government and infrastructure
File:Liberty County Fire Service Station 15-2, Gumbranch.jpg
Liberty County Fire Services operates Station 15 Gumbranch."[http://www.libertycountyga.com/department/index.php?structureid=18 Fire Services]." Liberty County. Retrieved on April 19, 2017.
Education
The Liberty County School District operates public schools that serve Gumbranch.
References
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External links
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- [https://georgia.gov/cities-counties/gumbranch Gumbranch] - State of Georgia
{{Liberty County, Georgia}}
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Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Cities in Liberty County, Georgia