Ideal, Georgia
| Ideal, Georgia | |
|---|---|
| City | |
 Location in Macon County and the state of Georgia |
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| Coordinates: 32°22′23″N 84°11′20″W / 32.37306°N 84.18889°WCoordinates: 32°22′23″N 84°11′20″W / 32.37306°N 84.18889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Macon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.2 sq mi (3 km2) |
| • Land | 1.2 sq mi (3 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 482 ft (147 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 518 |
| • Density | 431.7/sq mi (172.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 31041 |
| Area code(s) | 478 |
| FIPS code | 13-40812 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0356328 |
Ideal is a city in Macon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 518 at the 2000 census.
The town was originally named Joetown, but when two railroad executives stopped in the town, one proclaimed it an "ideal" place for a railroad station, and the other declared he'd just named it.
Ideal is located at 32°22′23″N 84°11′20″W / 32.37306°N 84.18889°W (32.372918, -84.188822).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), all of it land. It resides at the confluence of Whitewater and Cedar Creeks, two spring fed tributaries of the Flint River.
As of the census of 2000, there were 518 people, 174 households, and 123 families residing in the city. The population density was 444.4 people per square mile (170.9/km²). There were 217 housing units at an average density of 186.2 per square mile (71.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 32.43% White, 66.22% African American, 0.19% Native American, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population.
There were 174 households out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.2% were married couples living together, 28.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.95.
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