Vidette, Georgia Explained

Official Name:Vidette, Georgia
Settlement Type:City
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Burke
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.52
Area Land Km2:2.52
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.97
Area Land Sq Mi:0.97
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:103
Population Density Km2:40.85
Population Density Sq Mi:105.86
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:33.0369°N -82.2486°W
Elevation M:107
Elevation Ft:351
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:13-79416[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0324706[3]

Vidette is a city in Burke County, Georgia, United States. The population was 103 in 2020. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area.

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Vidette as a town in 1908.[4] The town has the name of one Dr. Vidette.[5]

Geography

Vidette is located in western Burke County at (33.037027, -82.248589),[6] west of Waynesboro, the county seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1sqmi, all land.[7]

Demographics

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 112 people living in the city. In 2020, its population declined to 103.

See also

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. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  4. Book: Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. 1908. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 959.
  5. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 242 . 0-915430-00-2.
  6. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  7. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Vidette city, Georgia . dead . https://archive.today/20200212182347/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1379416 . February 12, 2020 . November 8, 2013 . U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder.