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'''Woodland''' is a city located in [[Talbot County, Georgia]]. As of the [[2000]] census, the city had a total population of 432.
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'''Woodland''' is a city in [[Talbot County, Georgia]], United States. The population was 305 in 2020.


== Geography ==
==History==
The community was named after C.S. Woods, original owner of the town site.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/w.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=256 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated Woodland as a town in 1908.<ref>{{cite book|title=Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hg04AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA988|year=1908|publisher=J. Johnston|page=988}}</ref>
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 2.0 [[square kilometer|km&sup2;]] (0.8 [[square mile|mi&sup2;]]). 2.0 km&sup2; (0.8 mi&sup2;) of it is land and 0.0 km&sup2; (0.0 mi&sup2;) of it is water. The total area is 0.00% water.


== Demographics ==
==Geography==
As of the [[census]] of [[2000]], there are 432 people, 181 households, and 131 families residing in the city. The population density is 211.1/km&sup2; (548.1/mi&sup2;). There are 201 housing units at an average density of 98.2 persons/km&sup2; (255.0 persons/mi&sup2;). The racial makeup of the city is 20.83% White, 77.78% [[African American]], 0.23% [[Native American]], 0.00% [[Asia|Asian]], 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. 0.23% of the population are [[Hispanic]] or [[Latino]] of any race.


Woodland is located at {{coord|32|47|15|N|84|33|40|W|type:city}} (32.787594, -84.561018).<ref name="GR1">{{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}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
There are 181 households out of which 22.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.7% are married couples living together, 28.7% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 27.1% are non-families. 25.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.39 and the average family size is 2.81.


==Demographics==
In the city the population is spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 78.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 75.9 males.
{{US Census population
|1910= 189
|1920= 356
|1930= 463
|1940= 489
|1950= 621
|1960= 720
|1970= 689
|1980= 664
|1990= 552
|2000= 432
|2010= 408
|2020= 305
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |website=[[US 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=}}</ref><br> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=251-256}}</ref><br> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |website=[[US 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=}}</ref><br> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
The median income for a household in the city is $17,105, and the median income for a family is $19,792. Males have a median income of $24,107 versus $15,156 for females. The per capita income for the city is $10,466. 34.7% of the population and 32.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 58.1% are under the age of 18 and 20.5% are 65 or older.
|+'''Woodland, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{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.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Woodland city, Georgia, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US1383952|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Woodland city, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1383952&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Woodland city, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1383952&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|90
|95
|style='background: #ffffe6; |55
|20.83%
|23.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18.03%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|336
|307
|style='background: #ffffe6; |236
|77.78%
|75.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |77.38%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|1
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.23%
|0.74%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.33%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.33%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.23%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.33%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|3
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.69%
|0.74%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.64%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6
|0.23%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.97%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''432'''
|'''408'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''305'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 432 people, 181 households, and 131 families residing in the city. In 2020, its population declined to 305.

==Gallery==

<gallery>
File:Woodland, GA; City Hall.JPG|Woodland City Hall and Police Department
File:Woodland, GA Post Office (31836).JPG|Woodland Post Office ([[ZIP code]]: 31836)
File:Woodland, GA Volunteer Fire Dept.JPG|Woodland Volunteer Fire Department
File:The Elms; Woodland, GA (NRHP).JPG|Located three miles east of Woodland, The Elms was built in 1838 and placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Talbot County, Georgia#Current listings|National Register of Historic Places]]. Robert H. Dixon, a Georgia State Senator and State Representative (1843) from Talbot County, owned this land from 1827 to 1857.
</gallery>

==References==
<references />

{{Talbot County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Talbot County, Georgia]]

Latest revision as of 00:06, 7 May 2024

Woodland, Georgia
City
Woodland in 2012.
Woodland in 2012.
Location in Talbot County and the state of Georgia
Location in Talbot County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°47′15″N 84°33′40″W / 32.78750°N 84.56111°W / 32.78750; -84.56111
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyTalbot
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.79 sq mi (2.05 km2)
 • Land0.79 sq mi (2.03 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
791 ft (241 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
305
 • Density388.54/sq mi (149.98/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31836
Area code706
FIPS code13-83952[2]
GNIS feature ID0356649[3]

Woodland is a city in Talbot County, Georgia, United States. The population was 305 in 2020.

History

[edit]

The community was named after C.S. Woods, original owner of the town site.[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Woodland as a town in 1908.[5]

Geography

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Woodland is located at 32°47′15″N 84°33′40″W / 32.78750°N 84.56111°W / 32.78750; -84.56111 (32.787594, -84.561018).[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910189—
192035688.4%
193046330.1%
19404895.6%
195062127.0%
196072015.9%
1970689−4.3%
1980664−3.6%
1990552−16.9%
2000432−21.7%
2010408−5.6%
2020305−25.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1850-1870[8] 1870-1880[9]
1890-1910[10] 1920-1930[11]
1940[12] 1950[13] 1960[14]
1970[15] 1980[16] 1990[17]
2000[18] 2010[19] 2020[20]
Woodland, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
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 2000[21] Pop 2010[19] Pop 2020[20] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 90 95 55 20.83% 23.28% 18.03%
Black or African American alone (NH) 336 307 236 77.78% 75.25% 77.38%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1 3 1 0.23% 0.74% 0.33%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0 1 0.00% 0.00% 0.33%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 1 0 1 0.23% 0.00% 0.33%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 3 3 5 0.69% 0.74% 1.64%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1 0 6 0.23% 0.00% 1.97%
Total 432 408 305 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 432 people, 181 households, and 131 families residing in the city. In 2020, its population declined to 305.

[edit]
  • Woodland City Hall and Police Department
    Woodland City Hall and Police Department
  • Woodland Post Office (ZIP code: 31836)
    Woodland Post Office (ZIP code: 31836)
  • Woodland Volunteer Fire Department
    Woodland Volunteer Fire Department
  • Located three miles east of Woodland, The Elms was built in 1838 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Robert H. Dixon, a Georgia State Senator and State Representative (1843) from Talbot County, owned this land from 1827 to 1857.
    Located three miles east of Woodland, The Elms was built in 1838 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Robert H. Dixon, a Georgia State Senator and State Representative (1843) from Talbot County, owned this land from 1827 to 1857.

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 256. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  5. ^ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1908. p. 988.
  6. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  7. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". US Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1870.
  9. ^ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1880.
  10. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930.
  11. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930. p. 251-256.
  12. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1940.
  13. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
  14. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1960.
  15. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1970.
  16. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
  17. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1990.
  18. ^ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000.
  19. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Woodland city, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  20. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Woodland city, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  21. ^ "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Woodland city, Georgia, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
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