Official Name: | Denton, Georgia |
Settlement Type: | City |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jeff Davis |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.99 |
Area Land Km2: | 3.94 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.05 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.54 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.52 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 189 |
Population Density Km2: | 48.00 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 124.34 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 31.7228°N -82.6964°W |
Elevation M: | 80 |
Elevation Ft: | 262 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 31532 |
Area Code: | 912 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 13-22388[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0313447[3] |
Denton is a city in Jeff Davis County, Georgia, United States. The population was 189 in 2020.
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1911 as the "Town of Denton".[4] The community most likely was named after Samuel Denton, an early settler.[5]
Denton is located at 31.7228°N -82.6964°W (31.722663, -82.696323).[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5sqmi, all land.
In 2020, its population was 189, down from 250 in 2010.