Buchanan (Georgia)
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 County and state location
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Georgia |
| County : | Haralson County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 48 ′ N , 85 ° 11 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 1,104 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 256.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 4.4 km 2 (about 2 mi 2 ) of which 4.3 km 2 (about 2 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 379 m |
| Postal code : | 30113 |
| Area code : | +1 770 |
| FIPS : | 13-11616 |
| GNIS ID : | 0354892 |
| Website : | buchananga.com |
| Mayor : | Johnny Pope |
Buchanan is a city and also the county seat of Haralson County in the US state of Georgia with 1104 inhabitants (as of 2010).
geography
Buchanan is located approximately 70 km west of Atlanta and approximately 15 km east of the Alabama border .
history
The first settlers named the place Pierceville and mainly operated the agriculture. However, since there was already a place of the same name in Georgia, it was renamed Buchanan in honor of the newly elected American President James Buchanan to avoid confusion .
On December 22, 1857 the place was given the status of " Town ", became the administrative seat of the newly established Haralson County and in 1902 received the status of "City".
The Haralson County Courthouse was built in 1891 in the Queen Anne style . The clock tower was added in 1897. After a new administration building (New Haralson County Courthouse) was built in 1972, the previous Haralson County Courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 under the number 74000688 . It now houses the Buchanan-Haralson Public Library and the Haralson County Historical Society .
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census, the 1104 inhabitants at that time were distributed among 336 inhabited households, which gives an average of 2.68 people per household. There are a total of 405 households.
66.4% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring) with an average size of 3.30 persons. There were children under the age of 18 in 40.2% of all households and persons aged 65 or over in 31.3% of all households.
24.7% of the population were younger than 20 years, 29.1% were 20 to 39 years old, 23.1% were 40 to 59 years old, and 23.3% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 37 years. 48.2% of the population were male and 51.8% were female.
88.0% of the population identified themselves as whites , 8.0% as African-Americans , 0.2% as Indians and 0.4% as Asian Americans . 1.6% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.8% to several ethnic groups. 3.2% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .
The average annual income per household was 27,171 USD , while 28.8% of the population lived below the poverty line.
Attractions
In 1974, the Haralson County Courthouse was inscribed on the National Register of Historic Places .
traffic
Buchanan is crossed by US Highway 27 and Georgia State Route 120 . The nearest airport is Atlanta Airport (around 90 km east).
crime
The crime rate was 399 points in 2010 (US average: 266 points) in the average range. There were two assaults, 20 break-ins, 47 thefts and three car thefts.
Web links
- Website of the city (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ^ History
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ↑ GEORGIA - Haralson County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed November 18, 2018 .
- ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Buchanan-Georgia.html