Buckhead, Morgan County, Georgia Explained

Official Name:Buckhead, Georgia
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Morgan
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.11
Area Land Km2:2.09
Area Water Km2:0.02
Area Total Sq Mi:0.81
Area Land Sq Mi:0.81
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:194
Population Density Sq Mi:242.20
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:33.5681°N -83.3625°W
Elevation M:190
Elevation Ft:626
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:30625
Area Code:706
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:13-11672[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0354900[4]

Buckhead is a town in Morgan County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 194.[2]

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Buckhead as a town in 1908.[5] 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.[6]

Geography

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

According to the United States Census Bureau, Buckhead has a total area of 0.8sqmi, of which 0.008sqmi, or 0.99%, are water.[1] 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Georgia . United States Census Bureau . January 31, 2023.
  2. Web site: P1. Race – Buckhead town, Georgia: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. January 31, 2023.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .
  4. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. January 31, 2008. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  5. Web site: Buckhead . GeorgiaGov . June 30, 2019.
  6. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 27 . 0-915430-00-2.
  7. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.