Rockingham, Georgia Explained

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.

History

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]

Demographics

In 2020, its population was 230, while at the 2010 census it had a population of 248.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. December 18, 2021.
  2. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 29.
  3. , Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-25. Accessed 2007-12-23.
  4. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 26 May 2019.
  5. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 191 . 0-915430-00-2.
  6. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rockingham CDP, Georgia. https://archive.today/20200212175921/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1366220. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. October 24, 2013.