Ideal is a city in Macon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 407 at the 2020 census,[2] down from 499 in 2010.
Ideal, Georgia | |
|---|---|
 Location in Macon County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 32°22′23″N 84°11′20″W / 32.37306°N 84.18889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Macon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.15 sq mi (2.99 km2) |
| • Land | 1.14 sq mi (2.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 482 ft (147 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 407 |
| • Density | 355.77/sq mi (137.34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 31041 |
| Area code | 478 |
| FIPS code | 13-40812[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0356328[4] |
History
editThe town was originally named "Joetown", but when two railroad executives stopped in the town, one proclaimed it an "ideal" place for a railroad station, and the other declared he'd just named it.[5]
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Ideal as a town in 1906.[6]
Geography
editIdeal is located in western Macon County at 32°22′23″N 84°11′20″W / 32.37306°N 84.18889°W (32.372918, -84.188822).[7] Georgia State Route 90 passes through the center of town, leading southeast 10 miles (16 km) to Oglethorpe, the county seat, and northwest 8 miles (13 km) to Rupert.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.16 square miles (3.0 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.95%, are water.[1] It resides at the confluence of Whitewater and Cedar creeks, two spring-fed tributaries of the Flint River.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 186 | — | |
| 1920 | 304 | 63.4% | |
| 1930 | 285 | −6.2% | |
| 1940 | 238 | −16.5% | |
| 1950 | 318 | 33.6% | |
| 1960 | 432 | 35.8% | |
| 1970 | 543 | 25.7% | |
| 1980 | 619 | 14.0% | |
| 1990 | 554 | −10.5% | |
| 2000 | 518 | −6.5% | |
| 2010 | 499 | −3.7% | |
| 2020 | 407 | −18.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1850-1870[9] 1880[10] 1890-1910[11] 1920-1930[12] 1930-1940[13] 1940-1950[14] 1960-1980[15]1990[16] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 113 | 27.76% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 270 | 66.34% |
| Asian | 1 | 0.25% |
| Other/Mixed | 21 | 5.16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 0.49% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 407 people, 124 households, and 64 families residing in the city.
References
edit- ^ a b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Ideal city, Georgia: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 115. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ Georgia (1907). Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. p. 730.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
- ^ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1870.
- ^ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1880.
- ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930.
- ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930. p. 253.
- ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1940.
- ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
- ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
- ^ "1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1990.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.