Blacksville is an

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in Henry County,

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, United States. At the 2000 census it was recorded as a

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(CDP), with a population of four. It was no longer a CDP at the 2010 census. Blacksville is named after the Black family of

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, their family were one of the early pioneers to move to the village of McDonough where Blacksville is now located today. The segregation-era black high school for Henry County was in Blacksville and is now used as Henry County Middle School. Most of the community was subsequently annexed by nearby McDonough.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP had a total area of , all land.

Major highways

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* U.S. Highway 23 *

Georgia State Route 20 State Route 20 (SR 20) is a state highway roughly in the shape of a capital J rotated ninety degrees to the left, which travels through portions of Floyd, Bartow, Cherokee, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Walton, Rockdale, Newton, and Henry ...

Georgia State Route 42 State Route 42 (SR 42) is a state highway that runs southeast-to-northwest through portions of Peach, Crawford, Monroe, Butts, Henry, Clayton, and DeKalb counties in the central and north-central parts of the U.S. state of Georgia. The ro ...

Georgia State Route 81 State Route 81 (SR 81) is a diagonal state highway that travels southwest-to-northeast in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. Its path exists within portions of Henry, Newton, Walton, and Barrow counties. It connects ...

Georgia State Route 155 State Route 155 (SR 155) is a state highway that travels south-to-north through portions of Spalding, Henry, Rockdale, and DeKalb counties in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. Route description Spalding County SR ...

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Demographics

While many people continue to live in the area formerly known as Blacksville, as of the

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of 2000, there were 4 people, 1 household, and 1 family residing in the CDP, down from 1,112 in 1990. The population density was . There was one housing unit at an average density of 12.7/sq mi (4.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 75.00%

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and 25.00% from two or more races. None of the population were

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of any race. The single household consisted of a

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living together with children under the age of 18. The average household size was 4.00 and the average family size was 4.00. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 50.0% from 25 to 44 and 25.0% from 45 to 64. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 50.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $53,750, and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $21,250 for females. The

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for the CDP was $13,527.

References

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