Omega, Georgia
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Omega is a city in Tift and Colquitt counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 1,318 in 2020.
History
Omega was originally called Surrey, and under the latter name was founded ca. 1889 when the railroad was extended to that point.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/o.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=167 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}
Geography
Omega is located at {{coord|31|20|23|N|83|35|42|W|type:city}} (31.339684, -83.595036).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|1.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1.8|sqmi|km2}} is land and 0.56% is water.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1910= 274
|1920= 329
|1930= 324
|1940= 608
|1950= 966
|1960= 940
|1970= 835
|1980= 996
|1990= 912
|2000= 1340
|2010= 1221
|2020= 1318
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|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 Decade|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}
1850-1870{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}} 1870-1880{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=United States 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 |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1910|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 |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}
1940{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1950{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1960{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}
1970{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1980{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1990{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}
2000{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 2010{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}
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|+Omega racial composition as of 2020{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1358184&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-18|website=data.census.gov}} !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|433 |32.85% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|200 |15.17% |
| Native American
|2 |0.15% |
| Asian
|7 |0.53% |
| Other/Mixed
|25 |1.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|651 |49.39% |
At the 2020 United States census, there were 1,318 people, 440 households, and 326 families residing in the city.
Circa 2023 its population was 1,221. 1,209 of those people lived in Tift County, and 12 of them lived in Colquitt County.{{cite web|url=https://www.dot.ga.gov:443/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/CountyMaps/Colquitt.pdf|title=General Highway Map Colquitt County Georgia|publisher=Georgia Department of Transportation|access-date=2024-09-25}}
Education
All residents of Tift County are in the Tift County School District.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13277_tift/DC20SD_C13277.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tift County, GA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-09-25}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13277_tift/DC20SD_C13277_SD2MS.txt Text list]
All residents of Colquitt County are in the Colquitt County School District.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13071_colquitt/DC20SD_C13071.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Colquitt County, GA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-09-25}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13071_colquitt/DC20SD_C13071_SD2MS.txt Text list]
References
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{{Tift County, Georgia}}
{{Colquitt County, Georgia}}
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Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)