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Norristown, Georgia

Coordinates: 32°30′25″N 82°29′39″W / 32.50694°N 82.49417°W / 32.50694; -82.49417
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Norristown, Georgia
Norristown is located in Georgia
Norristown
Norristown
Coordinates: 32°30′25″N 82°29′39″W / 32.50694°N 82.49417°W / 32.50694; -82.49417
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyEmanuel
Area
 • Total0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2)
 • Land0.41 sq mi (1.05 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
249 ft (76 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total54
 • Density133.00/sq mi (51.33/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30447
Area code478
GNIS feature ID2587042[2]

Norristown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Emanuel County, Georgia, United States. Its population was 54 as of the 2020 census.[3]

Norristown has a post office with ZIP code 30447, which opened on May 8, 1878.[4][5] U.S. Route 221 passes through the community.

History

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The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Norristown as a town in 1907.[6] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.[7]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
201050
2020548.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1850-1870[9] 1870-1880[10]
1890-1910[11] 1920-1930[12]
1940[13] 1950[14] 1960[15]
1970[16] 1980[17] 1990[18]
2000[19] 2010[20] 2020[21]

Norristown was first listed as a CDP in the 2010 census.[21][19]

Norristown 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 2010[20] Pop 2020[21] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 53 47 89.83% 87.04%
Black or African American alone (NH) 4 4 6.78% 7.41%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 2 2 3.39% 3.70%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 1 0.00% 1.85%
Total 50 54 100.00% 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Norristown Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Norristown CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  4. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  6. ^ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1907. p. 850.
  7. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 160. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  8. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870.
  10. ^ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  11. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
  12. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. pp. 251–256.
  13. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  14. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  15. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
  16. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
  17. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  18. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
  19. ^ a b "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  20. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Norristown CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  21. ^ a b c "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Norristown CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.