Newborn, Georgia
Town in Georgia, United States
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Newborn is a town in Newton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 676 in 2020.
Newborn, Georgia | |
|---|---|
Location in Newton County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 33°31′1″N 83°41′40″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Newton |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.61 sq mi (4.16 km2) |
| • Land | 1.59 sq mi (4.13 km2) |
| • Water | 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 732 ft (223 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 676 |
| • Density | 423.9/sq mi (163.65/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 30056 |
| Area code | 770 |
| FIPS code | 13-54656[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0319570[3] |
| Website | http://newbornga.com |
History
After hearing a sermon by 19th-century preacher Samuel Porter Jones, the town adopted the name "Newborn", after the concept of born again in Evangelical Christianity.[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Newborn as a town in 1894.[5]
Geography
Newborn is located at 33°31′1″N 83°41′40″W (33.516980, -83.694572).[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), all land.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[8] | Pop 2010[9] | Pop 2020[10] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 364 | 534 | 503 | 70.00% | 76.72% | 74.41% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 133 | 112 | 121 | 25.58% | 16.09% | 17.90% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0.77% | 1.29% | 0.15% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.00% | 0.57% | 0.59% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.15% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 4 | 6 | 25 | 0.77% | 0.86% | 3.70% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 15 | 31 | 21 | 2.88% | 4.45% | 3.11% |
| Total | 520 | 696 | 676 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2000 census
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 520 people, 181 households, and 148 families living in the town. By 2020, its population was 676.