Hahira, Georgia
| Hahira, Georgia | |
|---|---|
| City | |
Hahira City Hall
|
|
 Location in Lowndes County and the state of Georgia |
|
| Coordinates: 30°59′26″N 83°22′17″W / 30.99056°N 83.37139°WCoordinates: 30°59′26″N 83°22′17″W / 30.99056°N 83.37139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Lowndes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.3 sq mi (5.9 km2) |
| • Land | 2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 225 ft (69 m) |
| Population (2009 est.) | |
| • Total | 2,328 |
| • Density | 1,058.2/sq mi (408.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 31632 |
| Area code(s) | 229 |
| FIPS code | 13-36052 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0315009 |
| Website | http://www.hahira.ga.us/ |
Hahira is a city in northwest Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. The estimated population as of July 2009 is 2,328. The population was 1,626 at the 2000 census.
Hahira has a mayor-council form of elected government. It is led by Mayor Wayne Bullard and the four members of the City Council, elected from single-member districts. The city is mentioned in several songs by comedian/songwriter Ray Stevens, most notably the song "Shriner's Convention"[3].
According to legend, the town of Hahira was named after a local cotton plantation. The planter was said to have named his estate after a West African village, Hairaairee, which was described to him by an English traveler.
Lowndes County was developed for cotton cultivation in large plantations, with labor taken from enslaved African Americans. Many had been transported to this region in the domestic slave trade from the Low Country and Upper South, breaking up their families.
Hahira is located at 30°59′26″N 83°22′17″W / 30.99056°N 83.37139°W (30.990537, -83.371433).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), of which, 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (3.93%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,626 people, 643 households, and 448 families residing in the city. The population density was 739.4 people per square mile (285.4/km²). There were 715 housing units at an average density of 325.1 per square mile (125.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 73.49% White, 22.32% African American, 0.92% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 1.97% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.43% of the population.
...
Wikipedia