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Buckhead, Morgan County, Georgia

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population_total194
population_density_sq_mi242.20
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Buckhead is a town in Morgan County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 194.

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Buckhead as a town in 1908. According to tradition, Buckhead was named from a pioneer incident when hunters shot a deer and publicly mounted the buck's head onto a tree.

Geography

Buckhead is located in southeastern Morgan County at (33.568012, -83.362443). It is 7 mi east-southeast of Madison, the county seat. Interstate 20 passes 1 mi south of the town, with access from Exit 121 (Seven Islands Road). Via I-20, Buckhead is 65 mi east of Atlanta and 85 mi west of Augusta.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Buckhead has a total area of 0.8 sqmi, of which 0.008 sqmi, or 0.99%, are water. The town is drained to the north by tributaries of the Apalachee River and to the south by tributaries of Sugar Creek, both of which flow southeast to the Oconee River.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 205 people, 68 households, and 55 families in the town. By 2020, its population was 194.

References

References

  1. "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  2. "P1. Race – Buckhead town, Georgia: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau.
  4. "U.S. Census website }}{{cbignore". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  5. (October 25, 2007). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  6. "Buckhead". GeorgiaGov.
  7. Krakow, Kenneth K.. (1975). "Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins". Winship Press.
  8. (February 12, 2011). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
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