Rockingham, Georgia | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA Georgia |
Pushpin Label: | Rockingham |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Georgia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bacon |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.05 |
Area Land Km2: | 3.03 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 230 |
Population Density Km2: | 75.82 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 194 |
Coordinates: | 31.5481°N -82.4164°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 13-66220 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 332889 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.18 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.17 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 196.41 |
Rockingham (also Sallie) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in central Bacon County, Georgia, United States. It lies along State Route 32 to the east of the city of Alma, the county seat of Bacon County.[2] Its elevation is .[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 230.
A post office called Rockingham was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1939.[4] The community was named after Rockingham, North Carolina, the native home of a share of the first settlers.[5]
In 2020, its population was 230, while at the 2010 census it had a population of 248.[6]