Trenton, Georgia

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Trenton
Trenton, Georgia
Trenton
Trenton
Location in Georgia
Basic data
Foundation : 1854
State : United States
State : Georgia
County : Dade County
Coordinates : 34 ° 53 ′  N , 85 ° 31 ′  W Coordinates: 34 ° 53 ′  N , 85 ° 31 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 1,942 (as of: 2000 census)
Population density : 242.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 8 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 )
Postal code : 30752
Area code : +1 706
FIPS : 13-77372
GNIS ID : 333261

Trenton is a city in Dade County in the US state of Georgia . Its population is 1,942.

Trenton is part of the metropolitan area of Chattanooga, Tennessee . In April 2011, the city was badly damaged by a hurricane. The ethnic composition was 98.09% White, 0.26% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.05% from the Pacific Islands.

flag

In 2001, Trenton caused a sensation in the USA with two decisions: on the one hand, the controversial state flag of Georgia , which was flown between 1956 and 2001, was adopted as the flag of the city of Trenton immediately after its abolition, on the other hand, a pillar with the Ten Commandments was set up in the city administration . The city flag now includes the flag of the Confederate States of America .

Attractions

  • Cloudland Canyon State Park

Traffic routes

Individual evidence

  1. Rick Wyatt: Trenton, Georgia (US) . In: Flags of the World . July 4, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2010.