Palmetto, Georgia Explained

Official Name:Palmetto, Georgia
Settlement Type:City
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:Fulton, Coweta
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:31.19
Area Land Km2:30.71
Area Water Km2:0.49
Area Total Sq Mi:12.04
Area Land Sq Mi:11.86
Area Water Sq Mi:0.19
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:5071
Population Density Km2:165.14
Population Density Sq Mi:427.72
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:33.5311°N -84.6675°W
Elevation Ft:1020
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:30268
Area Code:770
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:13-58884[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2404466

Palmetto is a city located mostly in Fulton County (originally Campbell County) and now partly in Coweta County in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 5,071 at the 2020 census.The current mayor is J. Clark Boddie.

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Palmetto as a town in 1854.[3] The community was named after the Palmetto Regiment of the Mexican–American War.[4]

Demographics

Palmetto racial composition as of 2020[5] !Race!Num.!Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)1,20323.72%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)2,94958.15%
Native American90.18%
Asian430.85%
Pacific Islander10.02%
Other/Mixed2054.04%
Hispanic or Latino66113.03%
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,071 people, 1,950 households, and 1,200 families residing in the city.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. December 18, 2021.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Book: Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. 1854. J. Johnston. 264.
  4. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 170 . 0-915430-00-2.
  5. Web site: Explore Census Data. 2021-12-13. data.census.gov.