| Official Name: | Empire, Georgia |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Georgia |
| Pushpin Label: | Empire |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bleckley, Dodge |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.00 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.96 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.32 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.30 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 319 |
| Population Density Km2: | 53.54 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 138.70 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 386 |
| Coordinates: | 32.3403°N -83.2961°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 31014 |
| Area Code: | 478 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 13-27512[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0313945[3] |
Empire is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Bleckley and Dodge counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 319.
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1911 as the "Town of Empire".[4] Founders of the community named it "Empire" in order to promote a sawmill established there.[5] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.
Empire is located primarily in Dodge County but extends west into Bleckley County as well. Despite being mostly located in Dodge County, Empire has the same zip code as Bleckley County. U.S. Route 23 passes through the CDP, leading north 4miles to Cochran, the Bleckley County seat, and south to Eastman, the Dodge County seat. Macon is to the north via US-23.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6km2, of which 0.04sqkm, or 0.72%, is water.[6]
Empire first appeared as an incorporated place in the 1920 U.S. Census through the 1950 U.S. Census. It did not appear in the 1960 through the 2000 U.S. censuses. It was relisted as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.
| White alone (NH) | 327 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 259 | 83.21% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 81.19% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 61 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 54 | 15.52% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 16.93% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1 | 0.25% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.31% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 1 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.25% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.31% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 4 | 0.76% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1.25% | |
| Total | 393 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 319 | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |