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Wadley, Georgia
Wadley is a city in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,061 at the 2010 census. History The community was named for William Morill Wadley, a railroad official. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Wadley as a town in 1876. It was incorporated as a city in 1970. Geography Wadley is located at (32.870491, -82.403756). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (1.09%) is water. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,643 people, 654 households, and 381 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 2,088 people, 765 households, and 516 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 872 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 77.11% African American, 20.26% White, 0.14% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 1.92% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. 2. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, production of goods, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organisations and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving efficiency of goods and service distribution. Historically, city-dwellers have been a small proportion of humanity overall, but following two centuries of unprecedented and rapid urbanization, more than half of the world population now lives in cities, which has had profound consequences for g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
