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and
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, United States. As of 2020, its population was 129. It is located along
Georgia State Route 111
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, southwest of
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, the Grady County seat.
Tallahassee, Florida
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, is to the south.
Agriculture is an important part of the local economy. The top crops in the county are cotton, corn and peanuts, while chickens are overwhelmingly the most important livestock.
Hurricane Michael
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struck the region on Wednesday, October 10, 2018, causing catastrophic damage to agriculture.
History
The area where Calvary is located was settled circa 1835–1836 by emigrants from Sampson County,
North Carolina
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. Settlers claimed they chose the area after hearing claims that the soil was similar to their home county, and so would support similar crops. The community was referred to by some as the North Carolina settlement after these Carolina settlers.
A.J. Johnson's 1863 "Map of Georgia and Alabama" does not identify Calvary by name, but an 1883 Map of Georgia by Georgia Franklin Cram does identify Calvary in Decatur County. In 1910 the community is labeled Calvary on the "Rand McNally Map of Georgia."
On 15 June 1869 Harrison Fairbanks was named
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in Calvary, Georgia (then part of Decatur County). Grady County, including Calvary, was founded from parts of Decatur County and Thomas County on August 17, 1905.
Demographics
The
U.S. Census Bureau
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identifies Calvary as a census-designated place, roughly equivalent to an incorporated place, for the purposes of statistics. Calvary was first listed as a CDP in the 2010 U.S. Census.
2020 census
As of 2020, its population was 129.
The estimated 2017 median income was $85,893 and the mean income was $70,773 for a household in Calvary from the 2013-2017
American Community Survey
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