New England, Georgia

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|subdivision_name2 = Dade

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|population_total = 546

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New England is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Dade County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. The 2020 census listed a population of 546.{{Cite web|title=New England CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1354768|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 7, 2022}}

History

An early variant name was "Morrisons Station". The present name, adopted in 1889, is after the northeastern region of New England, the native home of the town's founders.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/n.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=157 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}} A post office called New England City was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1907.{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=GA | title=Post Offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=March 27, 2019}}

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the "Town of New England City" in 1891.{{cite book|title=Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mRE4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA632|year=1892|publisher=J. Johnston|page=632}} The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.

Demographics

{{US Census population

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New England was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 United States census.

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|+New England CDP, Georgia Racial and ethnic composition
{{nobold|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.}}

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 2020{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – New England CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1354768&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}

!% 2020

White alone (NH)

|480

|87.91%

Black or African American alone (NH)

|1

|0.18%

Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|10

|1.38%

Asian alone (NH)

|3