Hogansville is a city in

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, United States. The population was 3,060 at the 2010 census. Since 1998, Hogansville has held an annual Hummingbird Festival in October. It is located approximately halfway between

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and

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via Interstate 185.

History

The community was named after William Hogan, owner of the original town site.

Attractions and events

* Hogansville Hummingbird Festival, outdoor arts-and-crafts festival held the third weekend of October *Christmas Parade, "Santa Claus and dozens of floats, both home-made and professional, our parade is small town life at its best""Hogansville, Georgia" pamphlet *Trunk or Treat, "A great Hogansville Halloween idea. Fun for kids of all ages. Proves the adage that it's better to give than receive." *Van Byars Antique Auction, a Hogansville tradition, every third Saturday throughout the year

Geography

Hogansville is located at (33.170022, -84.909146). Hogansville is located along

, which runs northeast to southwest through the city, leading northeast to

and southwest to

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. Other highways which run through the city include

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, and

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. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.45%) is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 3,267 people, 1,056 households, and 657 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,774 people, 1,099 households, and 727 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,249 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 55.16%

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, 43.22%

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, 0.18% Native American, 0.47%

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, 0.29% from

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, and 0.68% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.58% of the population. There were 1,099 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were

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living together, 22.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.11. In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $27,976, and the median income for a family was $32,979. Males had a median income of $27,028 versus $18,889 for females. The

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for the city was $12,592. About 10.2% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the

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, including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 13.9% of those age 65 or over.

Gallery

File:Hogansville, GA City Hall (Royal Theater).JPG, The Royal Theater was built in 1937 and was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

on June 21, 2001. The building currently serves as the Hogansville City Hall. File:Stark Mill and Mill Village Historic District; Hogansville, GA.JPG, Stark Mill (pictured) and the Mill Village Historic District were added to the

on July 5, 2000. File:The Grand Hotel (Hogansville, GA).JPG, Built on East Main Street in the 1890s
The Grand Hotel
is operated as a

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. It is part of the East Main Street-Johnson Street Historic District. File:Callaway High School (Hogansville, GA).JPG, Callaway High School is a public high school located in Hogansville.

Notable people

* J. M. Gates, preacher and gospel singer. *

Terry Godwin Terry Tyrome Godwin (born October 23, 1996) is an American football wide receiver who a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in t ...

, football player UGA. *

Gar Heard Garfield Heard (born May 3, 1948) is an American retired professional basketball player and coach. He played collegiately at the University of Oklahoma and was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the third round of the 1970 NBA draft. He had a ...

, basketball player. *

Alfred Jenkins Alfred Donnell Jenkins (born January 25, 1952) is a former professional American football wide receiver who played for the Birmingham Americans in 1974 and nine seasons for the Atlanta Falcons from 1975 through 1983. Jenkins was selected to the ...

, football player. * Luther "Houserocker" Johnson, blues guitarist and singer. * Tank Bigsby, current running back for Auburn University *

Ed Levy Edward Clarence Levy (''né'' Whitner; October 28, 1916 – October 27, 2008) was a left fielder/first baseman in Major League Baseball who played between and for the Philadelphia Phillies (1940) and New York Yankees (, 1944). Listed at 6' 5.5 ...

, baseball player. *

Cowboy Jimmy Moore James William Moore (September 14, 1910 – November 17, 1999), known as "Cowboy Jimmy Moore", was a world-class American pocket billiards (pool) player originally from Troup County, Georgia, and for most of his life a resident of Albuquerque, Ne ...

, billiard champion. * Derek Smith, basketball player. *

John Whelchel John Esten "Billick" Whelchel (April 1, 1898 – November 5, 1973) was a decorated officer in the United States Navy with the rank of Vice admiral (United States), Vice Admiral, American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator ...

, football player.

References

External links

Official City of Hogansville Site

Hogansville Hummingbird Festival

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