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Bristol, Georgia

Coordinates: 31°26′55″N 82°12′52″W / 31.44861°N 82.21444°W / 31.44861; -82.21444
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Bristol, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
Bristol Post office
Bristol Post office
Bristol, Georgia is located in Georgia
Bristol, Georgia
Bristol, Georgia
Coordinates: 31°26′55″N 82°12′52″W / 31.44861°N 82.21444°W / 31.44861; -82.21444
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyPierce
Elevation
141 ft (43 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total122
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code912
GNIS feature ID354859[1]

Bristol is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Pierce County, Georgia, United States. Bristol is located at the intersection of the concurrent Georgia State Route 15 and Georgia State Route 121, which runs north–south through Bristol, and Georgia State Route 32, which runs east–west. Bristol is 10 miles (16 km) north of Blackshear. Bristol is also known as Lightsey.

The 2020 census listed a population of 122.[2]

History

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A variant name was "Lightsey".[3] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Bristol as a town in 1914.[4] According to tradition, the present name is after Bristol, in England.[3] Bristol's charter was dissolved in 1995.[3]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020122—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
1850-1870[6] 1870-1880[7]
1890-1910[8] 1920-1930[9]
1940[10] 1950[11] 1960[12]
1970[13] 1980[14] 1990[15]
2000[16] 2010-2020[17]

Bristol was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 census.[17]

Bristol 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[17] % 2020
White alone (NH) 96 78.69%
Black or African American alone (NH) 14 11.48%
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) 0 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 12 9.84%
Total 122 100.00%

In 2020, Bristol had a population of 122.

References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "Bristol CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 25. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  4. ^ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. State printer. 1914. p. 493.
  5. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  6. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870.
  7. ^ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  8. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
  9. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. pp. 251–256.
  10. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  11. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  12. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
  13. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
  14. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  15. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
  16. ^ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  17. ^ a b c "Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bristol CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.


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