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Aragon, Georgia

The City of Aragon
City
Street in Aragon
Street in Aragon
Location in Polk County and the state of Georgia
Location in Polk County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 34°2′43″N 85°3′27″W / 34.04528°N 85.05750°W / 34.04528; -85.05750Coordinates: 34°2′43″N 85°3′27″W / 34.04528°N 85.05750°W / 34.04528; -85.05750
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 / 34.04528; -85.05750 (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.


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