Official Name: | Doerun, Georgia |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.37 |
Area Land Km2: | 3.33 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.30 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.28 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
Population Total: | 738 |
Population Density Km2: | 221.85 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 574.77 |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 31.32°N -83.9167°W |
Elevation M: | 121 |
Elevation Ft: | 397 |
Postal Code: | 31744 |
Blank Info: | 13-23284[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0313522[3] |
Doerun is a city in Colquitt County, Georgia, United States. The population was 738 in 2020.
A post office called Doerun has been in operation since 1895.[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1899 as the "Town of Doerun".[5] The community was named for a deer run near the original town site.[6]
Doerun is located at 31.32°N -83.9167°W (31.320046, -83.916675).[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3sqmi, of which 1.3sqmi is land and 0.79% is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 828 people, 343 households, and 221 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population was 738.
Doerun Elementary School (DES) is located within the city limits of Doerun. DES is administered by the Colquitt County School District. Doerun is also served by Colquitt County High School. Principal is Mrs. Kati Stephan, a former teacher of Doerun Elementary.