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Harlem is a city in Columbia County,
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, United States. It is part of the Augusta metropolitan area. The population was 2,666 at the 2010 census, up from 1,814 in 2000. This city was named after the neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan. Harlem is the birthplace of comedian Oliver Hardy; the annual Harlem Oliver Hardy Festival is held on the first Saturday each October on Main Street in his honor.


History

From the building of the
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which passes through town until at least the 1860s, Harlem was known as Saw Dust. The town is twinned with
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in England, the birthplace of Stan Laurel, the partner of Oliver Hardy.


Geography

Harlem is located in southern Columbia County at (33.416822, -82.313762), with its western boundary following the McDuffie County line. U.S. Routes 78 and
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pass through the center of town, leading east to downtown Augusta and west to Thomson. U.S. Route 221 crosses US 78/278 in the center of town, leading north to Interstate 20 and to the
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border, and south to
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. According to the
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, Harlem has a total area of , of which , or 0.36%, is water.


Demographics


2020 census

As of the
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, there were 3,571 people, 1,021 households, and 645 families residing in the city.


2000 census

At the 2000 census there were 1,814 people in 704 households, including 506 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 763 housing units at an average density of . The racial makup of the city was 70.95% White, 25.41% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.88% Asian, 1.10% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.26%. Of the 704 households 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 20.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 24.1% of households were one person and 9.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.07. The age distribution was 29.2% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.8 males. The median household income was $30,500 and the median family income was $36,307. Males had a median income of $27,833 versus $22,098 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,439. About 15.1% of families and 17.0% of the population were below the
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, including 24.1% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.


See also

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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


City of Harlem official websiteHarlem
at Georgia.gov {{authority control Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Columbia County, Georgia Augusta metropolitan area