Screven, Georgia

City in Georgia, United States

31°29′6″N 82°0′59″W / 31.48500°N 82.01639°W / 31.48500; -82.01639CountryUnited StatesStateGeorgiaCountyWayneGovernment

• MayorJason WeaverArea

^[1]

• Total2.18 sq mi (5.64 km²) • Land2.16 sq mi (5.59 km²) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km²)Elevation

121 ft (37 m)Population

(2020)

• Total769 • Density356.51/sq mi (137.67/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

31560

Area code912FIPS code13-69448^[2]GNIS feature ID0332994^[3]Websitewww.cityofscreven.com

Screven (/skrɪvm/) is a city in Wayne County, Georgia, United States. The population was 769 in 2020. Although it was a railroad town as early as 1847, it was not officially chartered until August 19, 1907.

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Screven as a town in 1907.^[4]

Geography

Screven is located at 31°29′6″N 82°0′59″W / 31.48500°N 82.01639°W / 31.48500; -82.01639 (31.485008, −82.016305).^[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1910	276	—
1920	364	31.9%
1930	505	38.7%
1940	664	31.5%
1950	752	13.3%
1960	1,010	34.3%
1970	936	−7.3%
1980	872	−6.8%
1990	819	−6.1%
2000	702	−14.3%
2010	766	9.1%
2020	769	0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 702 people, 291 households, and 196 families residing in the city. By the 2020 census, its population was 769.

References

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^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 202. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.