Talmo, Georgia Explained

Official Name:Talmo, Georgia
Settlement Type:Town
Motto:"The Jewel of Jackson County"[1]
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jackson
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:8.00
Area Land Km2:7.92
Area Water Km2:0.08
Area Total Sq Mi:3.09
Area Land Sq Mi:3.06
Area Water Sq Mi:0.03
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:257
Population Density Km2:32.43
Population Density Sq Mi:83.99
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:34.1875°N -83.7164°W
Elevation M:279
Elevation Ft:915
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:30575
Area Code:706
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:13-75412[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0323901[4]

Talmo is a town in Jackson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 257 at the 2020 census.

Talmo calls itself "The Jewel of Jackson County".[1]

History

"Talmo" is a name derived from the Creek language meaning "home of the Chief Tallassee".[5] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Talmo as a town in 1920.[6]

Geography

Talmo is located in northwestern Jackson County at 34.1875°N -83.7164°W (34.187587, -83.716387).[7] It is bordered to the southeast by Pendergrass. U.S. Route 129 passes through the town, leading northwest to Gainesville and southeast 10miles to Jefferson, the Jackson county seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.5km2, of which 0.06sqkm, or 1.16%, are water.[8] The town is drained by tributaries of the Middle Oconee River.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 477 people, 146 households, and 116 families residing in the town. The population density was 275.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 150 housing units at an average density of 86.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 79.45% White, 4.19% African American, 0.21% Native American, 13.21% from other races, and 2.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 43.82% of the population.

There were 146 households, out of which 48.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 9.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.27 and the average family size was 3.41.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.1% under the age of 18, 13.6% from 18 to 24, 36.9% from 25 to 44, 13.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 119.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 129.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,750, and the median income for a family was $31,442. Males had a median income of $20,938 versus $15,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,256. About 12.6% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.3% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. Web site: City of Talmo Georgia . City of Talmo Georgia . September 4, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111113193952/http://talmo-ga.com/Home.html . November 13, 2011 .
  2. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. December 18, 2021.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  4. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. January 31, 2008. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  5. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 221 . 0-915430-00-2.
  6. Book: Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. 1920. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1549.
  7. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.
  8. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Talmo town, Georgia. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. May 3, 2018. https://archive.today/20200213114039/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1375412. February 13, 2020. dead.

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