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Portal, Georgia
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Portal, Georgia |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | Town |
| motto | |
| image_skyline | Dr. James A Stewart House, Portal, GA, US.jpg |
| image_caption | Dr. James A. Stewart House in Portal |
| image_map | Bulloch_County_Georgia_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Portal_Highlighted.svg |
| mapsize | 250px |
| map_caption | Location in Bulloch County and the state of Georgia |
| pushpin_map | |
| pushpin_label_position | |
| pushpin_mapsize | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | United States |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Georgia |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Bulloch |
| subdivision_name4 | |
| leader_title | Billy Boggs (mayor) |
| leader_title1 | |
| established_title | |
| established_title2 | |
| established_title3 | |
| established_date3 | |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 5.35 |
| area_land_km2 | 5.18 |
| area_water_km2 | 0.17 |
| area_total_sq_mi | 2.06 |
| area_land_sq_mi | 2.00 |
| area_water_sq_mi | 0.06 |
| area_blank1_sq_mi | |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_total | 638 |
| population_density_km2 | 123.09 |
| population_density_sq_mi | 318.84 |
| population_density_blank1_sq_mi | |
| timezone | Eastern (EST) |
| utc_offset | -5 |
| timezone_DST | EDT |
| utc_offset_DST | -4 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | tags-- |
| elevation_m | 90 |
| elevation_ft | 295 |
| postal_code_type | ZIP code |
| postal_code | 30450 |
| area_code | 912 |
| blank_name | FIPS code |
| blank_info | 13-62216 |
| blank1_name | GNIS feature ID |
| blank1_info | 0332735 |
Portal is a town in Bulloch County, Georgia, United States. The population was 638 in 2020.
History
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Portal as a town in 1914. It is unknown why the name "Portal" was applied to this place.
Geography
Portal is located at (32.537275, -81.931738). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.6 km2, of which 5.5 km2 is land and 0.2 km2, or 2.99%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 597 people, 232 households, and 167 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population increased to 638, experiencing no population change from 2010.
Notable people
- Brooks Brown (1985-), American professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). Brown attended Portal High School.
- Dr. Leila Denmark (1898–2012), pediatrician, author and researcher who blazed trails for women in medicine, and lived to be 114
- Cameron Sheffield (born 1988), American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL draft.
- Ruby Stone (1924–2013), born in Portal and later moved to Idaho, where she became a politician and was elected as a state legislator.
References
References
- "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
- "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
- (October 25, 2007). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
- (1914). "Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia". J. Johnston.
- Krakow, Kenneth K.. (1975). "Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins". Winship Press.
- (February 12, 2011). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
- "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Portal town, Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder.
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
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