Sharon, Georgia
| Sharon, Georgia | |
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| City | |
 Location in Taliaferro County and the state of Georgia |
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| Coordinates: 33°33′31″N 82°47′38″W / 33.55861°N 82.79389°WCoordinates: 33°33′31″N 82°47′38″W / 33.55861°N 82.79389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Taliaferro |
| Incorporated (city) | 1884 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.8 sq mi (2 km2) |
| • Land | 0.8 sq mi (2 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 600 ft (183 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 140 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 132 |
| • Density | 136/sq mi (52.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 30664 |
| Area code(s) | 706 |
| FIPS code | 13-69896 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0322779 |
Sharon is a city in Taliaferro County, Georgia, United States. The population was 105 at the 2000 census.
The community of Sharon is visible on maps as early as 1865. Its residents incorporated as a city in 1884. Around that time and into the 1890s, Sharon was bustling with thousands of travelers who came there for the reputed healing powers of the nearby Electric Health Resort, where it was said that exposure to bedrock in a subterranean chamber provided electrical healing powers. The resort, which included a hotel, lake, and post office, eventually burned down.
Sharon is located at 33°33′31″N 82°47′38″W / 33.55861°N 82.79389°W (33.558724, -82.793784).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 105 people, 46 households, and 28 families residing in the city. The population density was 134.2 people per square mile (52.0/km²). There were 53 housing units at an average density of 67.7 per square mile (26.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 27.62% White, 71.43% African American and 0.95% Asian.
There were 46 households out of which 17.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.86.
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