Sunny Side, Georgia Explained

Official Name:Sunny Side, Georgia
Settlement Type:City
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:USA Georgia
Pushpin Label:Sunny Side
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Metro Atlanta
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:Spalding
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.52
Area Land Km2:0.51
Area Water Km2:0.01
Area Total Sq Mi:0.20
Area Land Sq Mi:0.20
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:203
Population Density Km2:396.98
Population Density Sq Mi:1030.46
Coordinates:33.3417°N -84.2903°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:13-74572

Sunny Side is a city in Spalding County, Georgia, United States. The population was 203 in 2020.[2]

History

A post office called Sunny Side was established in 1871.[3] The name "Sunny Side" was commendatorily applied to this place.[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sunny Side as a town in 1897.[5]

Geography

Sunny Side is located at 33.3417°N -84.2903°W (33.341724, -84.290254).[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.5 km), all land.

Demographics

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 142 people, 53 households, and 36 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population was 203.

References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. December 18, 2021.
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-07-27 . data.census.gov.
  3. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 20 June 2019.
  4. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 216 . 0-915430-00-2.
  5. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. 1898. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 313.
  6. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  7. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.