Blacksville, Georgia
| Blacksville, Georgia | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
 Location in Henry County and the state of Georgia |
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| Coordinates: 33°25′18″N 84°9′3″W / 33.42167°N 84.15083°WCoordinates: 33°25′18″N 84°9′3″W / 33.42167°N 84.15083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Henry |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| • Land | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 886 ft (270 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 4 |
| • Density | 40/sq mi (20/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 13-08340 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0331179 |
Blacksville is an unincorporated community in Henry County, Georgia, United States. At the 2000 census it was recorded as a census-designated place (CDP), with a population of four. It was no longer a CDP at the 2010 census.
Blacksville is named after the local demographics of McDonough, Georgia, during the era of legal segregation. McDonough is where whites lived; Blacksville is the adjacent area where blacks lived. Blacksville grew next to, but on the "wrong side", of the railroad tracks. The segregation-era black high school for Henry County, Georgia, was in Blacksville and is now used as Henry County Middle School. Most of the community was subsequently annexed by nearby McDonough.
Blacksville is located at 33°25′18″N 84°9′3″W / 33.42167°N 84.15083°W (33.421679, -84.150705).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), all of it land.
While many people continue to live in the area formerly known as Blacksville, as of the census of 2000, there were 4 people, 1 household, and 1 family residing in the CDP, down from 1,112 in 1990. The population density was 50.7 people per square mile (19.3/km²). There was one housing unit at an average density of 12.7/sq mi (4.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 75.00% White and 25.00% from two or more races. None of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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