The City of Aragon | |
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City | |
Street in Aragon
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Location in Polk County and the state of Georgia |
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Coordinates: 34°2′43″N 85°3′27″W / 34.04528°N 85.05750°WCoordinates: 34°2′43″N 85°3′27″W / 34.04528°N 85.05750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Polk |
Established | December 1899 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-Council |
• Mayor | Ken Suffridge |
Elevation | 741 ft (226 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,249 |
• Density | 944.5/sq mi (371.1/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 30104 |
Area code(s) | 770/678/470 |
FIPS code | 13-02592 |
GNIS feature ID | 0354383 |
Aragon is a city in Polk County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 1,249.
A post office has been in operation in Aragon since 1899. The city was named for local deposits of the mineral aragonite. The city was home to Aragon Mill.
Aragon is located at 34°2′43″N 85°3′27″W / 34.04528°N 85.05750°W (34.045252, -85.057384).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,039 people, 399 households, and 284 families residing in the city. The population density was 965.1 people per square mile (371.4/km²). There were 424 housing units at an average density of 393.9 per square mile (151.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.21% White, 0.67% African American, 0.87% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.38% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.73% of the population.