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Empire is an
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and
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in Bleckley and
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counties in the
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of
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. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 319.


History

The
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incorporated the place in 1911 as the "Town of Empire". Founders of the community named it "Empire" in order to promote a sawmill established there. The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.


Geography

Empire is located primarily in Dodge County but extends west into Bleckley County as well. Despite being mostly located in Dodge County, Empire has the same zip code as Bleckley County. U.S. Route 23 passes through the CDP, leading north to Cochran, the Bleckley County seat, and south to Eastman, the Dodge County seat. Macon is to the north via US-23. According to the
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.72%, is water.


Demographics

Empire first appeared as an incorporated place in the
1920 U.S. Census The 1920 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau during one month from January 5, 1920, determined the resident population of the United States to be 106,021,537, an increase of 15.0 percent over the 92,228,496 persons enumerated d ...
through the 1950 U.S. Census. It did not appear in the 1960 through the 2000 U.S. censuses. It was relisted as a
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in the 2010 U.S. Census.


References

{{authority control Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state) Census-designated places in Georgia (U.S. state) Census-designated places in Bleckley County, Georgia Census-designated places in Dodge County, Georgia Populated places disestablished in 1995