Shannon, Georgia
| Shannon, Georgia | |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Location in Floyd County and the state of Georgia |
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| Coordinates: 34°20′30″N 85°4′47″W / 34.34167°N 85.07972°WCoordinates: 34°20′30″N 85°4′47″W / 34.34167°N 85.07972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Floyd |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.0 sq mi (13.0 km2) |
| • Land | 5.0 sq mi (12.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 696 ft (212 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,862 |
| • Density | 374/sq mi (144.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 30172 |
| Area code(s) | 706/762 |
| FIPS code | 13-69868 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0333013 |
Shannon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Floyd County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Rome, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,862 at the 2010 census.
The first settlement at Shannon, first called Ridge Valley, then Hermitage, was made in the 1830s.
Shannon is located in northeastern Floyd County between Rome and Calhoun, just off Highway 53. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Shannon CDP has a total area of 5.0 square miles (13.0 km2), of which 5.0 square miles (12.9 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.86%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,682 people, 678 households, and 494 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 335.2 people per square mile (129.4/km²). There were 723 housing units at an average density of 144.1/sq mi (55.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.24% White, 1.19% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 2.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.25% of the population.
There were 678 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.91.
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