Junction City, Georgia
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Junction City, Georgia
| other_name =
| native_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Junction City, GA.jpg
| imagesize =
| image_caption = Junction City (in 2012)
| image_map = Talbot_County_Georgia_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Junction_City_Highlighted.svg
| mapsize = 250px
| map_caption = Location in Talbot County and the state of Georgia
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Georgia
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Talbot
| government_type = Mayor-council government
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Chemia Henderson{{Cite web |title=JUNCTION CITY |url=https://www.gacities.com/Directories/Cities/JUNCTION-CITY/42800 |access-date=December 18, 2024 |website=Georgia Municipal Association}}
| leader_title1 = Junction City Town Council
| leader_name1 = {{Collapsible list
| title = Members
| title_style =
| frame_style = border:none; padding: 0;
| list_style = text-align:left;display:none;
| 1 = Tyronne Bunkley
| 2 = Darla Coulter
| 3 = Celena Jones
| 4 = Patricia Smith
| 5 = Stephanie Smith
}}
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_total_km2 = 6.42
| area_land_km2 = 6.09
| area_water_km2 = 0.33
| area_total_sq_mi = 2.48
| area_land_sq_mi = 2.35
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.13
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_total = 138
| population_density_km2 = 22.67
| population_density_sq_mi = 58.70
| timezone = Eastern (EST)
| utc_offset = -5
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = -4
| coordinates = {{coord|32|36|11|N|84|27|29|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_m =
| elevation_ft = 689
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 31812
| area_code = 706
| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank_info = 13-42800{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}
| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
| blank1_info = 316309{{Cite gnis|316309|Junction City}}
}}
Junction City is a town in Talbot County, Georgia, United States. The population was 138 at the 2020 census.
History
Junction City was platted at the site of a railway junction, hence the name.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/j.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=123 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}} The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Junction City as a town in 1906.{{cite book|title=Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7O1WE39KVe4C&pg=PA826|year=1906|publisher=Clark & Hines, State Printers|page=826}}
Geography
Junction City is located at {{coord|32|36|11|N|84|27|29|W|type:city}} (32.603083, -84.458190).{{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}}
The city is located along the Fall Line Freeway (GA state routes 96 and 540), which runs west to east through the town, leading east 15 mi (24 km) to Butler and west 39 mi (63 km) to Columbus. Georgia State Route 90 also runs through the town, leading northwest 8 mi (13 km) to Talbotton, the county seat, and southeast 8 mi (13 km) to Mauk.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|2.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|2.5|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (2.35%) is water.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1910= 225
|1920= 323
|1930= 341
|1940= 326
|1950= 259
|1960= 226
|1970= 269
|1980= 254
|1990= 182
|2000= 179
|2010= 177
|2020= 138
|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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| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Junction City, 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 – Junction City, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US1342800|website=United States Census Bureau}} !Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Junction City, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1342800&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) - Junction City, Georgia |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1342800&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |
| White alone (NH)
|68 |35 |style='background: #ffffe6; |38 |37.99% |19.77% |style='background: #ffffe6; |27.54% |
| Black or African American alone (NH)
|108 |135 |style='background: #ffffe6; |98 |60.34% |76.27% |style='background: #ffffe6; |71.01% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|2 |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |1.12% |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH)
|0 |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0 |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH)
|0 |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)
|0 |1 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2 |0.00% |0.56% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.45% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|1 |6 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.56% |3.39% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |
| Total
|179 |177 |style='background: #ffffe6; |138 |100.00% |100.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00% |