Ideal, Georgia | |
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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] |
Ideal is a city in Macon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 407 at the 2020 census, [2] down from 499 in 2010.
The 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]
Ideal 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.
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.