Rhine is a town in Dodge County,

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, United States. The population was 394 at the 2010 census.

History

A post office called Rhine was established in 1890. The community was named after the

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, in Germany, the native land of a large share of the first settlers. The

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incorporated Rhine as a town in 1891.

Geography

Rhine is located in southern Dodge County at (31.989696, -83.198762). U.S. Route 280 passes through the town, leading west to

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and east to

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crosses US 280 in the center of Rhine, leading north to Eastman, the Dodge County seat, and southeast to

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. State Route 165 diverges from SR 117 in the north part of town and leads northeast to

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. According to the

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, the town of Rhine has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 422 people, 183 households, and 114 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 243 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 67.54%

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, 32.23%

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, and 0.24% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.95% of the population. There were 183 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.6% were

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living together, 21.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.95. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 70.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 67.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $19,107, and the median income for a family was $34,750. Males had a median income of $28,281 versus $21,458 for females. The

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for the town was $14,204. About 16.5% of families and 24.1% of the population were below the

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, including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 36.0% of those age 65 or over.

Cultural reference

Rhine gets mentioned in

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's song

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as the place where the annual watermelon festival takes place.

References

{{authority control Towns in Dodge County, Georgia Towns in Georgia (U.S. state)