Sunny Side, Georgia

City in Georgia, United States

33°20′30″N 84°17′25″W / 33.34167°N 84.29028°W / 33.34167; -84.29028CountryUnited StatesStateGeorgiaCountiesSpaldingArea

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• Total0.20 sq mi (0.52 km²) • Land0.20 sq mi (0.51 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km²)Population

(2020)

• Total203 • Density1,030.46/sq mi (396.98/km²)FIPS code13-74572

Sunny Side is a city in Spalding County, Georgia, United States. The population was 203 in 2020.^[2]

History

A post office called Sunny Side was established in 1871.^[3] The name "Sunny Side" was commendatorily applied to this place.^[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sunny Side as a town in 1897.^[5]

Geography

Sunny Side is located at 33°20′30″N 84°17′25″W / 33.34167°N 84.29028°W / 33.34167; -84.29028 (33.341724, -84.290254).^[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.5 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	42	—
1930	136	—
1940	123	−9.6%
1950	169	37.4%
1960	190	12.4%
1970	209	10.0%
1980	338	61.7%
1990	215	−36.4%
2000	142	−34.0%
2010	134	−5.6%
2020	203	51.5%
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]

As of the census^[8] of 2000, there were 142 people, 53 households, and 36 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population was 203.^[2]

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 216. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
^ Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1898. p. 313.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.