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Chauncey, Georgia
Chauncey is a city in Dodge County, Georgia, United States. The population was 342 at the 2010 census. It was formed around station number twelve on the Macon and Brunswick Railroad. History The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the "Town of Chauncey" in 1883. The community was named after William Chauncey, a businessperson in the local lumber industry. Geography Chauncey is located in southeastern Dodge County at (32.104972, -83.065991). U.S. Routes 23 and 341 pass concurrently through the center of town, leading northwest to Eastman, the county seat, and east to McRae. Sugar Creek runs along the southwest border of the city. According to the United States Census Bureau, Chauncey has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 289 people, 143 households, and 89 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 295 people, 111 households, and 85 families residing in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, production of goods, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organisations and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving efficiency of goods and service distribution. Historically, city-dwellers have been a small proportion of humanity overall, but following two centuries of unprecedented and rapid urbanization, more than half of the world population now lives in cities, which has had profound consequ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
