Official Name: | Dasher, Georgia |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lowndes |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Date: | 1889 |
Established Title2: | Incorporated |
Established Date2: | 1968 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 12.85 |
Area Land Km2: | 11.91 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.95 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.96 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.60 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.37 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 890 |
Population Density Km2: | 74.75 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 193.60 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 30.7453°N -83.2231°W |
Elevation M: | 55 |
Elevation Ft: | 180 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 31601 |
Area Code: | 229 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 13-21744[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0313320[3] |
Dasher is a town in Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. The population was 890 in 2020.
Dasher was established as a station on the route of the newly completed Georgia Southern and Florida Railway in 1889 at the residence of V. F. Dasher.[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Dasher in 1968.[5]
Dasher is located in southeastern Lowndes County at 30.7453°N -83.2231°W (30.745391, -83.222919).[6] U.S. Route 41 passes through the town, leading northwest 7miles to Valdosta, the county seat, and southeast 6miles to Lake Park.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 12.9km2, of which 11.8km2 are land and 1.1km2, or 8.44%, are water.[7]
In 2000, there were 834 people, 298 households, and 230 families residing in the town; in 2010, its population was 912.[8] By the 2020 census, its population was 890.