Ohoopee
Census-designated place
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyToombs
Population
 (2020)
 • Total29
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)

Ohoopee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Toombs County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

It first appeared as a CDP in the 2020 Census with a population of 29.[2]

History

A post office called Ohoopee was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1953.[3] The community took its name from the nearby Ohoopee River.[4]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Ohoopee as a town in 1907.[5] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202029—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
2020[7]

2020 census

Ohoopee CDP, Georgia – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[7] % 2020
White alone (NH) 25 86.21%
Black or African American alone (NH) 1 3.45%
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) 1 3.45%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2 6.90%
Total 29 100.00%

Note: the US Census 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.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ohoopee, Georgia
  2. ↑ "Ohoopee CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  4. 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 164. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  5. ↑ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1907. p. 869.
  6. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  7. 1 2 "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Ohoopee CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.

32°10′49″N 82°13′10″W / 32.18028°N 82.21944°W / 32.18028; -82.21944


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