Patterson, Georgia
Patterson, Georgia | |
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![]() Patterson City Hall | |
![]() Location in Pierce County and the state of Georgia | |
Coordinates: 31°23′14″N 82°8′18″W / 31.38722°N 82.13833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Pierce |
Area | |
• Total | 2.65 sq mi (6.86 km2) |
• Land | 2.64 sq mi (6.83 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 749 |
• Density | 283.82/sq mi (109.59/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 31557 |
Area code | 912 |
FIPS code | 13-59500[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0332619[3] |
Website | thecityofpatterson |
Patterson is a city in Pierce County, Georgia, United States. The population was 749 in 2020.
History
[edit]Patterson was named after William Paterson, the proprietor of a local sawmill.[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Patterson in 1893.[5]
Geography
[edit]Patterson is located at 31°23′14″N 82°08′18″W / 31.387356°N 82.138281°W.[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2), all land.
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Patterson, Georgia | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17 (63) | 19 (66) | 21 (70) | 26 (78) | 29 (85) | 32 (90) | 33 (92) | 33 (92) | 31 (87) | 26 (79) | 21 (69) | 17 (62) | 26 (78) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4 (39) | 3 (38) | 7 (44) | 11 (51) | 16 (60) | 20 (68) | 21 (70) | 22 (71) | 19 (67) | 13 (56) | 7 (44) | 3 (38) | 12 (54) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 110 (4.2) | 97 (3.8) | 110 (4.3) | 86 (3.4) | 94 (3.7) | 140 (5.5) | 150 (6.1) | 140 (5.7) | 99 (3.9) | 79 (3.1) | 58 (2.3) | 71 (2.8) | 220 (8.7) |
Source: Weatherbase [7] |
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1900 | 314 | — | |
1910 | 264 | −15.9% | |
1920 | 357 | 35.2% | |
1930 | 528 | 47.9% | |
1940 | 541 | 2.5% | |
1950 | 656 | 21.3% | |
1960 | 719 | 9.6% | |
1970 | 788 | 9.6% | |
1980 | 763 | −3.2% | |
1990 | 626 | −18.0% | |
2000 | 627 | 0.2% | |
2010 | 730 | 16.4% | |
2020 | 749 | 2.6% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[8] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 601 | 80.24% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 99 | 13.22% |
Asian | 2 | 0.27% |
Other/Mixed | 23 | 3.07% |
Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 3.2% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 749 people, 311 households, and 168 families residing in the city.
Notable people
[edit]- KaDee Strickland, actress (b. 1975) Born in Blackshear but she grew up in Patterson and went to school in Pierce County. Her successful acting career includes a starring role in the television series Private Practice.
- Lindsay Thomas, Congressman born in Patterson.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 172. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1893. p. 284.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on September 28, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ Robert Lindsay Thomas at Biographical Directory of the United States Congress