Junction City, Georgia Explained

Official Name:	Junction City, Georgia
Settlement Type:	Town
Mapsize:	250px
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Georgia
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Talbot
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Area Footnotes:	^[1]
Area Total Km2:	6.42
Area Land Km2:	6.09
Area Water Km2:	0.33
Area Total Sq Mi:	2.48
Area Land Sq Mi:	2.35
Area Water Sq Mi:	0.13
Population As Of:	2020
Population Total:	138
Population Density Km2:	22.67
Population Density Sq Mi:	58.70
Timezone:	Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:	-5
Timezone Dst:	EDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-4
Coordinates:	32.6031°N -84.4581°W
Elevation Ft:	689
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	31812
Area Code:	706
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	13-42800^[2]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	316309

Junction City is a town in Talbot County, Georgia, United States. The population was 138 at the 2020 census.

History

Junction City was platted at the site of a railway junction, hence the name.^[3] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Junction City as a town in 1906.^[4]

Geography

Junction City is located at 32.6031°N -84.4581°W (32.603083, -84.458190).^[5]

The city is located along the Fall Line Freeway (GA state routes 96 and 540), which runs west to east through the town, leading east 15 mi (24 km) to Butler and west 39 mi (63 km) to Columbus. Georgia State Route 90 also runs through the town, leading northwest 8 mi (13 km) to Talbotton, the county seat, and southeast 8 mi (13 km) to Mauk.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.5sqmi, of which 2.5sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (2.35%) is water.

Demographics

**Junction City, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition**
!Race / Ethnicity (*NH = Non-Hispanic*)!Pop 2000^[6] !Pop 2010^[7] !^[8] !% 2000!% 2010!
White alone (NH)	68	35	style='background: #ffffe6;	38	37.99%	19.77%	style='background: #ffffe6;	27.54%
Black or African American alone (NH)	108	135	style='background: #ffffe6;	98	60.34%	76.27%	style='background: #ffffe6;	71.01%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	2	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	0	1.12%	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	0	0.00%	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	0	0.00%	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	0	0.00%	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	0	1	style='background: #ffffe6;	2	0.00%	0.56%	style='background: #ffffe6;	1.45%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	6	style='background: #ffffe6;	0	0.56%	3.39%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%
Total	179	177	style='background: #ffffe6;	138	100.00%	100.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	100.00%

Junction City first appeared in the 1910 U.S. census, with a population of 225. As of the 2020 census, its population was 138.

References

Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. December 18, 2021.
Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 123 . 0-915430-00-2.
Book: Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. 1906. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 826.
Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.
Web site: P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Junction City, Georgia. United States Census Bureau.
Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Junction City, Georgia. United States Census Bureau.
Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Junction City, Georgia . United States Census Bureau.