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Ohoopee, Georgia

Coordinates: 32°10′49″N 82°13′10″W / 32.18028°N 82.21944°W / 32.18028; -82.21944
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Ohoopee, Georgia
Ohoopee, Georgia is located in Georgia
Ohoopee, Georgia
Ohoopee, Georgia
Coordinates: 32°10′50.91″N 82°13′14.73″W / 32.1808083°N 82.2207583°W / 32.1808083; -82.2207583
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyToombs
Elevation187 ft (57 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total29
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID2812701[1]

Ohoopee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Toombs County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[2]

The 2020 Census listed a population of 29.[3]

History

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A post office called Ohoopee was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1953.[4] The community took its name from the nearby Ohoopee River.[5]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Ohoopee as a town in 1907.[6] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.[5]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202029
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
2020[8]

Ohoopee was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[8]

Ohoopee CDP, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020[8] % 2020
White alone (NH) 25 86.21%
Black or African American alone (NH) 1 3.45%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Other Race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 1 3.45%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2 6.90%
Total 29 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ohoopee Census Designated Place
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ohoopee, Georgia
  3. ^ "Ohoopee CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 164. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  6. ^ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1907. p. 869.
  7. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  8. ^ a b c "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Ohoopee CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.

32°10′49″N 82°13′10″W / 32.18028°N 82.21944°W / 32.18028; -82.21944