Sunny Side, Georgia

Sunny Side, Georgia
Census-designated place
Location in Spalding County and the state of Georgia
Sunny Side
Location in Metro Atlanta
Coordinates: 33°20′30″N 84°17′25″W / 33.34167°N 84.29028°W / 33.34167; -84.29028
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountiesSpalding
Area
 • Total
0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
 • Land0.20 sq mi (0.51 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
203
 • Density1,030.46/sq mi (396.98/km2)
FIPS code13-74572

Sunny Side is a census-designated place (CDP) and former city in Spalding County, Georgia, United States. The population was 203 in 2020.[2]

History

A post office called Sunny Side was established in 1871.[3] The name "Sunny Side" was commendatorily applied to this place.[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sunny Side as a town in 1897.[5] Sunny Side was disincorporated in 2023.[6]

Geography

Sunny Side is located at 33°20′30″N 84°17′25″W / 33.34167°N 84.29028°W / 33.34167; -84.29028 (33.341724, -84.290254).[7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.5 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
188042
1930136
1940123−9.6%
195016937.4%
196019012.4%
197020910.0%
198033861.7%
1990215−36.4%
2000142−34.0%
2010134−5.6%
202020351.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1850-1870[9] 1870-1880[10]
1890-1910[11] 1920-1930[12]
1940[13] 1950[14] 1960[15]
1970[16] 1980[17] 1990[18]
2000[19] 2010[20]

As of the census[21] of 2000, there were 142 people, 53 households, and 36 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population was 203.[2]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  4. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 216. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  5. ^ Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1898. p. 313.
  6. ^ "Georgia HB542, Sunny Side, City of; repeal Act to incorporate; transfer duties and obligations to Spalding County". 2023.
  7. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  8. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870.
  10. ^ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  11. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  12. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. pp. 251–256.
  13. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  14. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  15. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
  16. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
  17. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  18. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
  19. ^ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  20. ^ "2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010.
  21. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.