Dearing, Georgia | |
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Coordinates: 33°24′48″N 82°23′5″W / 33.41333°N 82.38472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | McDuffie |
Area | |
• Total | 0.82 sq mi (2.13 km2) |
• Land | 0.81 sq mi (2.11 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
Elevation | 469 ft (143 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 529 |
• Density | 649.08/sq mi (250.61/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 30808 |
Area code | 706 |
FIPS code | 13-22024 [3] |
GNIS feature ID | 0355471 [4] |
Dearing is a town in McDuffie County, Georgia, United States. The population was 529 at the 2020 census. [2] It is part of the Augusta metropolitan area.
An early variant name was "Lombardy". [5] A post office called Lombardy was established in 1823, and the name was changed to Dearing in 1893. [6] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1910 as the "Town of Dearing". [7] The present name is after William Dearing, a railroad official. [8]
Dearing is located in southeastern McDuffie County at 33°24′48″N 82°23′5″W / 33.41333°N 82.38472°W (33.413425, -82.384781). [9] U.S. Routes 78 and 278 run together through the town, leading northwest 8 miles (13 km) to Thomson, the county seat, and east 4 miles (6 km) to Harlem. Augusta is 24 miles (39 km) east of Dearing.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 1.09%, are water. [1] The town is drained to the south by tributaries of Headstall Creek, which flows south to Brier Creek, a tributary of the Savannah River.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1920 | 256 | — | |
1930 | 246 | −3.9% | |
1940 | 273 | 11.0% | |
1950 | 325 | 19.0% | |
1960 | 403 | 24.0% | |
1970 | 555 | 37.7% | |
1980 | 539 | −2.9% | |
1990 | 547 | 1.5% | |
2000 | 441 | −19.4% | |
2010 | 549 | 24.5% | |
2020 | 529 | −3.6% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [10] |
As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 441 people, 178 households, and 126 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population was 529.