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City in Georgia, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Social Circle is a city in southern Walton County, extending into Newton County, in the U.S. state of Georgia, 45 miles east of Atlanta.
Social Circle, Georgia | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto: "Georgia's Greatest Little Town" | |
 Location in Walton County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 33°39′N 83°43′W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| Counties | Walton, Newton |
| named: | 1826 |
| Incorporated | 1832 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David Keener |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.69 sq mi (38.04 km2) |
| • Land | 14.58 sq mi (37.76 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2) |
| Elevation | 886 ft (270 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,974 |
| • Density | 341.18/sq mi (131.73/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 30025 |
| Area code | 470/678/770 |
| FIPS code | 13-71660[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0333086[3] |
| Website | socialcirclega.gov |
It is unclear why the name "Social Circle" was applied to this place.[4] According to tradition, Social Circle was named from an incident in which a group of people living in the settlement offered water to a weary traveler, whose response was "This certainly is a social circle".[5] The city also officially notes that a citizen of another village community which was already known by the name of Social Circle joined the settlement in its early days.[6]
Social Circle was incorporated as a town in 1869, and as a city in 1904.[6]
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) (100%) is water.
A CSX Transportation line maintenance facility operates in the city's railroad station. The city's railyard contains one of the relatively few remaining concrete coaling towers in the southeastern United States.
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 2,986 | 60.03% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,635 | 32.87% |
| Native American | 7 | 0.14% |
| Asian | 31 | 0.62% |
| Other/Mixed | 197 | 3.96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 118 | 2.37% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,974 people, 1,598 households, and 1,301 families residing in the city.
The Social Circle City School District includes all of the city.[9][10] The district holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school.[11] The district has 90 full-time teachers and over 1,448 students.[12]
SR 11Jay C. (Jack) Higginbotham (May 11, 1906 – May 26, 1973) was an internationally known Jazz trombonist, born in Social Circle, Georgia.
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