Montrose is a town in Laurens County, Georgia, United States. The population was 203 in 2020.
Montrose, Georgia | |
|---|---|
 Location in Laurens County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 32°33′30″N 83°9′8″W / 32.55833°N 83.15222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Laurens |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.62 sq mi (4.20 km2) |
| • Land | 1.61 sq mi (4.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 384 ft (117 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 203 |
| • Density | 125.77/sq mi (48.55/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 31065 |
| Area code | 478 |
| FIPS code | 13-52500[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0318408[3] |
History
editThe Georgia General Assembly incorporated Montrose as a town in 1929.[4]
Geography
editMontrose is located at 32°33′30″N 83°9′8″W / 32.55833°N 83.15222°W (32.558253, -83.152311).[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), all land.
Montrose is US Route 80 at the junction of State Highway 278 and is north of Interstate 16.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 210 | — | |
| 1930 | 226 | 7.6% | |
| 1940 | 90 | −60.2% | |
| 1950 | 242 | 168.9% | |
| 1960 | 236 | −2.5% | |
| 1970 | 199 | −15.7% | |
| 1980 | 170 | −14.6% | |
| 1990 | 117 | −31.2% | |
| 2000 | 154 | 31.6% | |
| 2010 | 215 | 39.6% | |
| 2020 | 203 | −5.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
At the 2000 census,[2] there were 154 people, 55 households and 44 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population was 203.
Notable people
editReferences
edit- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 151. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.