Hiram, Georgia
| Hiram, Georgia | |
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Downtown Hiram
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 Location in Paulding County and the state of Georgia |
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 Hiram
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| Coordinates: 33°51′56″N 84°46′29″W / 33.86556°N 84.77472°WCoordinates: 33°51′56″N 84°46′29″W / 33.86556°N 84.77472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Paulding |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3 sq mi (7.9 km2) |
| • Land | 3 sq mi (7.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 965 ft (294 m) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 3,659 |
| • Density | 453.7/sq mi (172.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 30141 |
| Area code(s) | 770/678/470 |
| FIPS code | 13-39076 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0331996 |
Hiram is a city in Paulding County, Georgia, United States. As of 2011, the population is 2,332. The city was named after Hiram Baggett, the town's first postmaster.
Hiram is located at 33°51′56″N 84°46′29″W / 33.86556°N 84.77472°W (33.865575, -84.774593).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), of which, 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.66%) is water.
At the intersection of US Highway 278 and Georgia State Route 92, Atlanta's tallest buildings can be seen, specifically the Bank of America Tower.
The past decade saw a tremendous increase in the populations of Dallas and Hiram, as well as Paulding County.
Dallas and Hiram more than doubled in population from 2000 to 2010, according to figures from the U.S. Census. Dallas, Paulding's county seat, went from an overall population of 5,056 in the year 2000 to 11,544 in the 2010 census—just over a 128 percent increase.
But Hiram's growth was even more explosive over the last decade, jumping to 3,546 from 1,361-- an increase of more than 160 percent.
The county's numbers also swelled, but not at the rate experienced by Dallas and Hiram. From 2000's population of 81,678, the county saw nearly three-quarters of that total adding to its resident count, bringing it to 142,324.
As of the census of 2010, there were 3543 people and 1,538 households residing in the city. The population density in 2000 was 452.5 people per square mile (174.67/km²). There were 506 housing units at an average density of 168.2 per square mile (64.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city in 2010 was 60.88% White, 32% African American, 0.22% Native American, 1.04% Asian, 2.74% from other races, and 3.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.54% of the population.
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