Hoboken, Georgia | |
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City | |
Location in Brantley County and the state of Georgia |
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Coordinates: 31°10′58″N 82°8′2″W / 31.18278°N 82.13389°WCoordinates: 31°10′58″N 82°8′2″W / 31.18278°N 82.13389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Brantley |
Area | |
• Total | 3.44 sq mi (8.92 km2) |
• Land | 3.43 sq mi (8.88 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
Elevation | 131 ft (40 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 528 |
• Density | 154/sq mi (59.5/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 31542 |
Area code(s) | 912 |
FIPS code | 13-39216 |
GNIS feature ID | 0331999 |
Hoboken (pronounced ho-bo-kin), is a city in Brantley County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Brunswick, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 528.
Hoboken served as the first county seat of Brantley County from the county's formation in 1920 until 1923 when the seat was transferred to Nahunta.
Hoboken is located in western Brantley County at 31°10′58″N 82°8′2″W / 31.18278°N 82.13389°W (31.182720, -82.133891).U.S. Route 82 passes through the city, leading east 9 miles (14 km) to Nahunta, the county seat, and west 14 miles (23 km) to Waycross.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Hoboken has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.9 km2), of which 0.015 square miles (0.04 km2), or 0.48%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 463 people, 183 households, and 142 families residing in the city. The population density was 132.7 people per square mile (51.2/km²). There were 202 housing units at an average density of 57.9 per square mile (22.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.77% White, 8.86% African American, 0.22% from other races, and 2.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.08% of the population.