Ila is a city in
Madison County,
Georgia, United States. The population was 350 at the 2020 census.
History
The
Georgia General Assembly
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Each of the General Assembly's 236 members serve two-year terms and are directly ...
incorporated the Town of Ila in 1910. Ila is a name derived from the
Choctaw language meaning "dead".
Geography
Ila is located in northwestern Madison County at (34.173692, -83.292706).
The city is concentrated around the intersection of
Georgia State Route 98
State Route 98 (SR 98) is a state highway that travels southeast-to-northwest through portions of Madison, Jackson, and Banks counties in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway connects Comer and Homer, via ...
and
Georgia State Route 106
State Route 106 (SR 106) is a state highway that runs south-to-north through portions of Madison, Franklin, and Stephens counties in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia.
Route description
SR 106 begins at an intersecti ...
. SR 106 leads south-southwest to
Athens
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and north-northeast to
Carnesville, while SR 98 leads west-northwest to
Commerce
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and southeast to
Danielsville, the Madison
county seat
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.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Ila has a total area of , of which , or 0.13%, are water.
Ila sits on a ridge between the South Fork of the
Broad River to the south and its tributary, Furnace Creek, to the northeast. The city is part of the
Savannah River
The Savannah River is a major river in the southeastern United States, forming most of the border between the states of South Carolina and Georgia. Two tributaries of the Savannah, the Tugaloo River and the Chattooga River, form the norther ...
watershed.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 328 people, 137 households, and 86 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 143 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.26%
White
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, 2.13%
African American
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, and 0.61% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 0.30% of the population.
There were 137 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were
married couples
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living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.2% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $44,583. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $24,167 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $16,890. About 11.6% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Cities in Madison County, Georgia
Athens – Clarke County metropolitan area
Populated places established in 1910