Camak, Georgia Explained

Official Name:Camak, Georgia
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Warren
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.06
Area Land Km2:2.05
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.79
Area Land Sq Mi:0.79
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:141
Population Density Km2:68.71
Population Density Sq Mi:178.03
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:33.4531°N -82.6483°W
Elevation M:177
Elevation Ft:581
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:30807
Area Code:706
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:13-12512[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0331311[3]

Camak is a town in Warren County, Georgia, United States. The town is located just off Interstate 20 between Atlanta and Augusta. The population was 141 in 2020.

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1898 as the "Town of Camak", with municipal corporate limits extending in a one-half mile radius from the Georgia Railroad depot.[4] The community was named after James Camak, a railroad promoter.[5] [6] Camak's home in Athens, the Camak House, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[7]

Geography

Camak is located at (33.453039, -82.648287).[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8sqmi, all land.

Demographics

Camak town, Georgia – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
!Race / Ethnicity!Pop 2010[9] !Pop 2020[10] !% 2010!% 2020
White alone (NH)656047.10%42.55%
Black or African American alone (NH)697050.00%49.65%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)020.00%1.42%
Asian alone (NH)030.00%2.13%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)221.45%1.42%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)241.45%2.84%
Total138141100.00%100.00%

See also

References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. December 18, 2021.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .
  3. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. January 31, 2008. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  4. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. 1898. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 148.
  5. Web site: Warren County . Georgia Encyclopedia . April 4, 2018.
  6. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 31 . 0-915430-00-2.
  7. Web site: GEORGIA - Clarke County . nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com . April 4, 2018.
  8. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.
  9. Web site: P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Camak town, Georgia. United States Census Bureau.
  10. Web site: P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Camak town, Georgia. United States Census Bureau.