Dearing is a town in McDuffie County,

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, United States. The population was 529 at the 2020 census. It is part of the

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History

An early variant name was "Lombardy". A post office called Lombardy was established in 1823, and the name was changed to Dearing in 1893. The

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incorporated the place in 1910 as the "Town of Dearing". The present name is after William Dearing, a railroad official.

Geography

Dearing is located in southeastern McDuffie County at (33.413425, -82.384781). U.S. Routes 78 and

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run together through the town, leading northwest to

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, the

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, and east to

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. Augusta is east of Dearing. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which , or 1.09%, are water. The town is drained to the south by tributaries of Headstall Creek, which flows south to Brier Creek, a tributary of the

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 441 people, 178 households, and 126 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population was 529.

References

{{authority control Towns in McDuffie County, Georgia Towns in Georgia (U.S. state) Augusta metropolitan area

History

Geography

Demographics

See also

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