Social Circle, Georgia
| Social Circle, Georgia | |
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| City | |
| Motto: "Georgia's Greatest Little Town" | |
 Location in Walton County and the state of Georgia |
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| Coordinates: 33°39′N 83°43′W / 33.650°N 83.717°WCoordinates: 33°39′N 83°43′W / 33.650°N 83.717°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| Counties | Walton, Newton |
| named: | 1826 |
| Incorporated | 1832 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hal Dally |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.2 sq mi (29.2 km2) |
| • Land | 11.2 sq mi (29.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 886 ft (270 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,262 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 30025 |
| Area code(s) | 470/678/770 |
| FIPS code | 13-71660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0333086 |
| Website | [1] |
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| Location: | Social Circle |
| Length: | 2.8 mi (4.5 km) |
Social Circle is a city in Walton County, extending into Newton County, in the U.S. state of Georgia, approximately 45 miles east of Atlanta, and approximately four miles due north of access from Interstate 20.
According to tradition, Social Circle was named from an incident in which a group of townspeople offered water to a weary traveler, whose response was "This certainly is a social circle".
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.3 square miles (29 km2), of which 11.2 square miles (29 km2) are land and 0.04-square-mile (0.10 km2) (0.27%) is water. It was founded in 1820.
The Great Walton Railroad, and the CSX line, extends through the city's downtown. As a result, the city is bi-sected by a railway through cut, causing the south side of the downtown area to be accessed from roadway by bridge. The city's railyard contains one of the relatively few remaining concrete coaling towers in the southeastern United States. The Social Circle rail yard depot is in use as a facility by the CSX Transportation Corporation.
According to 2009 United States Census data, there were about 4,500 people, 1,671 households, and 1,210 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 67% White, 30% African American, 0.5% Native American, 1% Asian, less than 0.5% were Pacific Islander, 0.5% were from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8% of the population.
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