Stillmore, Georgia
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Stillmore is a city in Emanuel County, Georgia, United States. The population was 439 in 2020.
History
An early variant name was "Kea's Mill".[http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?path=/CitiesCounties/Counties&id=h-2329 New Georgia Encyclopedia: Emanuel County] According to tradition, the town's present name stems from the offer by postal officials to supply "still more" names if their list of suitable names for the post office was not satisfactory.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/s.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=213 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}
Geography
Stillmore is located in southeastern Emanuel County at {{coord|32|26|28|N|82|12|53|W|type:city}} (32.441176, -82.214637).{{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 57 passes through the town, leading northwest {{convert|14|mi}} to Swainsboro, the county seat, and southeast {{convert|5|mi|0}} to Interstate 16 at Exit 98. Georgia State Route 192 crosses GA 57 in the center of Stillmore, leading northeast {{convert|11|mi}} to Twin City and west {{convert|5|mi|0}} to U.S. Route 1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Stillmore has a total area of {{convert|8.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|8.0|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 3.39%, is water.{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Stillmore city, Georgia |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1373620 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213091128/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1373620 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |accessdate=January 27, 2016 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
| 1900 = 741
| 1910 = 645
| 1920 = 916
| 1930 = 618
| 1940 = 493
| 1950 = 420
| 1960 = 354
| 1970 = 522
| 1980 = 527
| 1990 = 615
| 2000 = 730
| 2010 = 532
| 2020 = 439
| 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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}
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As of the census of 2000, there were 730 people, 220 households, and 159 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population declined to 439.
Education
Stillmore is home to the David Emanuel Academy (DEA), a Christian school. Local public school students are zoned to attend Emanuel County School District schools, including Swainsboro High School.
Notable residents
- George L. Smith, former Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives
In the media
The town is the setting for Stillmore, Georgia, a play written, produced, and directed by Brad Ogden.