Girard is a town in
Burke County,
Georgia
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, United States. The population was 156 at the 2010 census.
It is part of the
Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area
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History
Girard was incorporated in 1902.
Geography
Girard is located at (33.040994, -81.711108).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.20%, is water.
Girard is located near the
South Carolina
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state line on
State Highway 23
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Demographics
At the
2010 census, there were 156 people living in the town. The
racial makeup
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of the town was 67.9% White, 31.4% Black and 0.6% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
At the
2000 census there were 227 people, 84 households and 54 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 111 housing units at an average density of . The
racial make-up was 56.83% White, 41.41% African American and 1.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.76%.
Of the 84 households 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.5% were married couples living together, 22.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 33.3% of households were one person and 13.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.57.
The age distribution was 33.0% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% 65 or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.
The
median household income
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was $22,857 and the median family income was $29,583. Males had a median income of $33,750 and females $17,292. The per capita income was $9,600. About 24.6% of families and 34.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 38.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 36.8% of those sixty five or over.
See also
*
Central Savannah River Area
The Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) is a trading and marketing region in the U.S. states of Georgia and South Carolina, spanning fourteen counties in Georgia and seven in South Carolina. The term was coined in 1950 by C.C. McCollum, the winn ...
References
External links
Girardat Georgia.gov
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Towns in Burke County, Georgia
Towns in Georgia (U.S. state)
Augusta metropolitan area