Sunny Side is a city in

Spalding County, Georgia Spalding County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,306. The county seat is Griffin. The county was created December 20, 1851 and named for former United St ...

, United States. The population was 142 at the 2000 census.

History

A post office called Sunny Side was established in 1871. The name "Sunny Side" was commendatorily applied to this place. The

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incorporated Sunny Side as a town in 1897.

Geography

Sunny Side is located at (33.341724, -84.290254). According to the

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, the city has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.5 km), all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 142 people, 53 households, and 36 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 56 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.18%

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, and 2.82% from two or more races. There were 53 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.14. In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 121.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $27,083, and the median income for a family was $30,625. Males had a median income of $26,000 versus $17,500 for females. The

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for the city was $11,769. There were 14.7% of families and 13.2% of the population living below the

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, including 16.1% of under eighteens and 22.2% of those over 64.

References

{{authority control Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Spalding County, Georgia