List of census-designated places in Georgia explained

Census-designated places (CDPs) are unincorporated communities lacking elected municipal officers and boundaries with legal status.^[1] The term "census designated place" has been used as an official classification by the U.S. Census Bureau since 1980.^[2] Prior to that, select unincorporated communities were surveyed in the U.S. Census.^[2]

Since Tucker and Brookhaven (North Atlanta CDP) incorporated after the 2010 Census, Georgia has 137 census designated places as of 2020.

Census-Designated Places

CDP^[3]	County	Location of County	Population (2020)	Population (2010)	Population (2000)^[4]	Population (1990)^[5]	Population (1980)^[6]	Notes^[7] ^[8] ^[9]
Antioch	Harris
Appling	Columbia
Axson	center	Atkinson
Belvedere Park	DeKalb
Bemiss	Lowndes
Berry College	Floyd
Bolingbroke	Monroe
Bonanza	Clayton
Box Springs	Talbot
Boykin	Miller
Bristol	Pierce
Buckhead	Bryan
Calvary	Grady
Candler-McAfee	DeKalb
Canoochee	Emanuel
Cataula	Harris
Cedar Springs	Early
Chattanooga Valley	Walker
Cherry Log	Gilmer
Clyattville	Lowndes
Cogdell	Clinch
Coleman	Randolph							Dissolved as a town in 2007 although still listed as a CDP in 2000. Listed as a town prior to 2000.
Conley	Clayton
Country Club Estates	Glynn
Crescent	McIntosh
Crooked Creek	Putnam
Deenwood	Ware							Listed as the unincorporated place of Hebardville in the 1950 U.S. Census (pop. 1,113) and 1960 U.S. Census. Named change to Deenwood in the 1970 U.S. Census with a population of 3,015
Dewy Rose	Elbert
Dixie	Brooks
Dixie Union	Ware
Dock Junction	Glynn							Previously listed as an unincorporated place in 1970 (pop 6,009), 1960 (pop 5,417), and 1950 (pop 4,160)
Druid Hills	DeKalb
Dutch Island	Chatham
Eagle Grove	Hart
East Griffin	Spalding							East Griffin was listed as an unincorporated place in the 1950 U.S. Census (pop 1,539), the 1960 U.S. Census (pop 1,715), and the 1970 U.S. Census (pop 1,479)
East Newnan	Coweta							In 1970, East Newnan was listed as an unincorporated place with a population of 1,634
Ellerslie	Harris
Empire	Bleckley Dodge							Listed as an incorporated place in the 1920, 1930, 1940, and 1950 U.S. Censuses
Epworth	Fannin							Epworth was listed as a town in the 1910, 1920, and 1930 censuses
Eulonia	McIntosh
Evans	Columbia
Everett	Glynn
Experiment	Spalding							Previously listed as an unincorporated place in 1970 (pop 2,256), 1960 (pop 2,497), and 1950 (pop 4,265)
Faceville	Decatur
Fair Oaks	Cobb							Fair Oaks was listed as an unincorporated place in the 1950 U.S. Census (pop 3,181) and the 1960 U.S. Census (pop 7,543) but was not listed in the 1970 U.S. Census
Fairfield Plantation	Carroll
Fairplay	Douglas
Fairview	Walker
Fort Stewart	Liberty							In 1970, Fort Stewart was listed as an unincorporated place with a population of 4,467
Gardi	Wayne
Georgetown	Chatham
Glenn	Heard
Godfrey	Morgan							Listed as a village in the 1910 through 1960 U.S. Censuses.
Gough	Burke
Gresham Park	DeKalb
Gumlog	Franklin
Hannahs Mill	Upson							Did not appear in the 1990 Census after being partially annexed to Thomaston.
Hardwick	Baldwin							Listed as an unincorporated place in 1970 (pop 14,047), in 1960 (pop 16,909 ), and 1950 (pop 14,774).
Henderson	Chatham
Heron Bay	Henry Spalding
Hickox	Brantley
Hilltop	Pike
Hortense	Brantley
Howard	Taylor
Indian Springs	Catoosa
Irondale	Clayton
Isle of Hope	Chatham
Jekyll Island	Glynn
Juliette	Monroe
Kennesaw State University	Cobb
Kings Bay Base	Camden
Knoxville	Crawford							Appeared as a village in the 1890 through 1910 censuses
Lakeview	Catoosa Walker
Lakeview Estates	Rockdale
Lincoln Park	Upson							Did not appear in the 1990 Census after being partially annexed to Thomaston. Appeared as an unincorporated place 1970 (pop 1,852), 1960 (pop 1,840), and 1950 (pop 1,575).
Lindale	Floyd							Listed as an unincorporated place with a population of 2,768 in the 1970 U.S. Census
Lithia Springs	Douglas							Listed as a town in the 2000 U.S. Census and then redesignated a CDP in the 2010 U.S. Census
Manor	Ware
Martinez	Columbia
Matthews	Jefferson
Mendes	Tattnall
Mershon	Pierce
Millwood	Ware
Milstead	Rockdale
Mineral Bluff	Fannin							Appeared as a town in the 1890 through 1990 censuses
Montgomery	Chatham
Moody AFB	Lowndes							In 1970, Moody Air Force Base was listed as an unincorporated place with a population of 1,424
Mountain Park	Gwinnett
Musella	Crawford
Naylor	Lowndes
New England	Dade
Norristown	Emanuel
North Decatur	DeKalb
North Druid Hills	DeKalb
Ohoopee	Toombs
Panthersville	DeKalb
Perkins	Jenkins
Phillipsburg	Tift							Previously listed as an unincorporated place in 1970 (pop 2,335) and 1960 (pop 2,037)
Piney Grove	Harris
Putney	Dougherty
Raoul	Habersham
Redan	DeKalb
Reed Creek	Hart
Robins AFB	Houston
Rock Spring	Walker
Rockingham	Bacon
Russell	Barrow
Salem	Upson
Satilla	Jeff Davis
Sautee Nacoochee	White
Scottdale	DeKalb
Seville	Wilcox
Shannon	Floyd
Skidaway Island	Chatham
Smarr	Monroe
St. Simons	Glynn							Previously listed as an unincorporated place in 1970 (pop 5,346), 1960 (pop 3,199), and 1950 (pop 1,706)
Sterling	Glynn
Stockton	Lanier
Sunnyside	Ware
Sunset Village	Upson
Talahi Island	Chatham
Tate City	Towns
Tazewell	Marion
The Rock	Upson							Former town dissolved in 1995
Unionville	Tift							Previously listed as an unincorporated place in 1970 (pop 1,646) and 1960 (pop 1,607)
Vinings	Cobb
Waresboro	Ware
Warthen	Washington
Waverly	Camden
Waynesville	Brantley
Wenona	Crisp
West Brow	Dade
Whitemarsh Island	Chatham
Wildwood	Dade
Wilmington Island	Chatham
Yonah	White

Former Census-Designated Places

CDP	County	Location of County	Population (2020)	Population (2010)	Population (2000)	Population (1990)	Population (1980)	Notes
North Atlanta	DeKalb							Designated as North Atlanta CDP through the 2010 U.S. Census. Incorporated as Brookhaven city in 2012.
Sandy Springs	Fulton							Incorporated prior to the 2010 Census
Statenville	Echols							Appeared as a CDP in the 2010 U.S. Census. Consolidated into Echols County government thereafter.
Tucker	DeKalb							Appeared as a CDP in the 2010 U.S. Census. Incorporated as a city in 2015.
Garden Lakes	Floyd							First appeared as an unincorporated community name Alto Park in the 1950 census (pop 1,195) and 1960 census (pop. 2,526). The unincorporated place was renamed Alto Park-Garden Lakes in the 1970 census (pop 2,963) and then appeared as the Garden Lakes CDP in the 1980 census (pop. 4,053). Absorbed into Rome city prior to the 1990 census.
Gainesville Mills	Hall							Listed as the unincorporated community Gainesville Cotton Mills in the 1950 U.S. Census (pop. 1,708), 1960 U.S. Census (pop. 2,207), and 1970 U.S. Census (pop. 2,060). Listed as the Gainesville Mills CDP in the 1980 U.S. Census. It was deleted prior to the 2000 U.S. Census.

References

• Web site: State of Georgia Census Designated Places - Current/ACS22 - Data as of January 1, 2022 . United States Census Bureau. January 1, 2022 .
• Web site: State of Georgia Census Designated Places - BVP20 . United States Census Bureau. January 1, 2020 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Geographic Terms and Concepts– Place. United States Census Bureau. United States Department of Commerce. February 24, 2014.
2. https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/reference/GARM/Ch9GARM.pdf "Chapter 9 – Places" in Geographic Areas Reference Manual (GARM)
3. Web site: 2020 Redistricting Data. United States Census Bureau.
4. Web site: 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia . United States Census Bureau. 2000.
5. Web site: 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia . United States Census Bureau. 1990.
6. Web site: 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia . United States Census Bureau. 1980.
7. Web site: 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia . United States Census Bureau. 1970.
8. Web site: 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia . United States Census Bureau. 1960.
9. Web site: 1950 Census of Population - Georgia . United States Census Bureau. 1950.