Sumner, Georgia
Town in Georgia, United States
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Sumner is a town in Worth County, Georgia, United States. The population was 445 in 2020, up from 427 in 2010. It is part of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan statistical area. Sumner High School is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Sumner, Georgia | |
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Sumner City Hall | |
 Location in Worth County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 31°30′40″N 83°44′18″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Worth |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.77 sq mi (4.59 km2) |
| • Land | 1.77 sq mi (4.59 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 377 ft (115 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 445 |
| • Density | 251.2/sq mi (96.98/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 31789 |
| Area code | 229 |
| FIPS code | 13-74432[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0356569[3] |
Geography
Sumner is located at 31°30′40″N 83°44′18″W (31.510979, -83.738315).[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all land.
History
The community was named after John C. "Jack" Sumner, the original owner of the town site.[5] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sumner as a town in 1883.[6]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 333 | — | |
| 1910 | 336 | 0.9% | |
| 1920 | 331 | −1.5% | |
| 1930 | 332 | 0.3% | |
| 1940 | 340 | 2.4% | |
| 1950 | 226 | −33.5% | |
| 1960 | 193 | −14.6% | |
| 1970 | 207 | 7.3% | |
| 1980 | 213 | 2.9% | |
| 1990 | 209 | −1.9% | |
| 2000 | 309 | 47.8% | |
| 2010 | 427 | 38.2% | |
| 2020 | 445 | 4.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1850-1870[8] 1870-1880[9] 1890-1910[10] 1920-1930[11] 1940[12] 1950[13] 1960[14] 1970[15] 1980[16] 1990[17] 2000[18] 2010[19] | |||
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 309 people, 110 households, and 87 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population grew to 445.
Notable people
- Hoke Howell (1929–1997), actor who was known for playing the recurring role of Ben Jenkins in the ABC western television series Here Come the Brides