Axson, Georgia
Census-designated place
Axson is located in Georgia
Axson
Axson
Coordinates: 31°16′35″N 82°44′04″W / 31.27639°N 82.73444°W / 31.27639; -82.73444
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyAtkinson
Elevation
177 ft (54 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31624
Area code912
GNIS feature ID354419[1]

Axson is a census-designated place in Atkinson County, Georgia, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 82, 7.1 miles (11.4 km) east of Pearson. Axson has a post office with ZIP code 31624.[2][3] Per the 2020 census, the population was 360.[4]

History

An early variant name was "McDonald's Mill".[1] A post office called Axson has been in operation since 1916.[5] The latter name is after First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020360—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
2020[8]
Axson CDP, Georgia - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[8] % 2020
White alone (NH) 186 51.67%
Black or African American alone (NH) 14 3.89%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 2 0.56%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 158 43.89%
Total 360 100.00%

Note: the U.S. Census Bureau treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

At the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 360. Among its population, 51.67% were non-Hispanic white, 3.89% African American, and 43.89% Hispanic or Latino of any race.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Axson
  2. ↑ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Axson CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 11. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  7. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  8. 1 2 3 "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Axson CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.



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