Axson, Georgia Explained

Official Name:Axson, Georgia
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Census designated place
Pushpin Map:USA Georgia
Pushpin Label:Axson
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Atkinson
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:144
Coordinates:31.2764°N -82.7344°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:31624
Area Code:912
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2812665[1]

Axson is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Atkinson County, Georgia, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 82, east of Pearson. Axson has a post office with ZIP code 31624.[2] [3] Per the 2020 census, the population was 360.[4]

History

An early variant name was "McDonald's Mill". A post office called Axson has been in operation since 1916.[5] The latter name is after First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson.[6]

Demographics

Axson first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.

2020 Census

Axson CDP, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2020[7] !% 2020
White alone (NH)18651.67%
Black or African American alone (NH)143.89%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%
Asian alone (NH)00.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)00.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)20.56%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)15843.89%
Total360100.00%

At the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 360. Among its population, 51.67% were non-Hispanic white, 3.89% African American, and 43.89% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Notes and References

  1. Axson Census Designated Place.
  2. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. November 21, 2015. United States Postal Service.
  3. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. November 21, 2015. October 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017172656/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  4. Web site: Axson CDP, Georgia. United States Census Bureau. March 13, 2022.
  5. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 1 April 2018.
  6. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 11 . 0-915430-00-2.
  7. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Axson CDP, Georgia. United States Census Bureau.