Unionville is an

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and

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(CDP) in

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, United States. The population was 2,074 at the 2000 census.

History

Unionville took its name in the 1880s from the Union Lumber Company.

Geography

Unionville is located at (31.435302, -83.508824). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

In the 1950 U.S. Census, Unionville was part of the census-defined Unionville- Phillipsburg unincorporated place with population of 2,770. In the 1960 U.S. Census, the two communities were separated with Unionville having a population of 1,607 and then designated a

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in 1980. As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,688 people, 651 households, and 318 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census

At the 2000

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, there were 2,074 people, 750 households and 521 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 859 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 1.45%

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, 96.96%

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, 0.05% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.68% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.16% of the population. There were 750 households, of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.3% were

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living together, 30.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 25.5% 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 2.77 and the average family size was 3.37. 29.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.7 males. The

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was $23,430 and the median family income was $23,372. Males had a median income of $22,143 compared with $19,223 for females. The

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was $11,699. About 33.4% of families and 33.1% of the population were below the

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, including 36.3% of those under age 18 and 32.2% of those age 65 or over. In 2010, Unionville had the 17th-lowest median household income of all places in the United States with a population over 1,000.

References

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