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ADVANCE COUNTS 
 
 COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL POPULATION RANKINGS 1980. 
Published by the GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS 
Office of Research and Information Eighth Floor 
40 Marietta Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 
Prepared by Paul W. Lycett, Consultant Office of Research and Information David H. Wi1tsee, Director Georgia Department of Community Affairs 
Jim Higdon, Commissioner 
Revised April, 1983 
 
 INTRODUCTION .......................................... page i 
TABLE 
I. State Population Data ............................. page 1 
II. County Population Rankings: 1970 and 1980......... page 3 
III. Counties: Ten Gain and Loss Leaders: 1970-1980 ....... page 7 
IV. Counties by Population Groups ................. page 8 
V. Counties by Groups: Five Gain and Loss Leaders (Slow Growers): 1970-1980...................... page 9 
VI. Counties Whose 1970 Population Counts Were Revised After Publication of 1970 Census Reports ....... page 10 
VII. Municipal population Rankings: 1970 and 1980 .... page 11 
VIII. Municipalities: Twenty-Five Gain and Loss Leaders (Percentage): 1970-1980 ................. page 26 
IX. Municipalities: Twenty-Five Gain and Loss Leaders (Actual Population): 1970-1980 ............... page 27 
X. Municipalities by Groups - Ten Gain and Loss Leaders (Percentage): 1970-1980 ................... page 28 
. XI. Municipalities by Groups - Ten Gain and Loss Leaders (Actual Population) 1970-1980 ............... page 30 
XII. Municipal population Gain and Loss - Percentage in Each category: 1970-1980 ............ page 32 
XIII. Municipalities and Total State Population: 1970-1980 .. page 33 
XIV. Municipalities for Which population Was Recorded in 1970 but not in 1980.......................... page 34 
XV. Municipalities for Which Population Was Recorded in 1980 but not in 1970 ....................................... page 35 
XVI. Municipalities Whose 1970 Population Counts Were Revised Since Publication of 1970 Census Reports ................ page 36 
 
 INTRODUCTION 
This report analyzes population growth in the united States and Georgia from 1970 to 1980. Based upon data received from the Bureau of the Census, the report looks at the growth in population reported by the fifty United States and counties and municipalities in Georgia. The report identifies those states, counties, and municipalities which experienced population growth in the ten year period and those that experienced population loss in the same period. 
Although the focus of the report is on Georgia, an attempt is made to provide basic data on the states in the union. Each state's 1970 and 1980 population, the net change in the period, the percentage change, and the ranking in terms of the 1980 population is given. 
The same basic information is provided for each county and municipality in Georgia. However, greater use is made of the data. Not only are rankings provided, but also population groups are formed and gain and loss leaders or slow growers are identified. A population group is a group of counties or municipalities of approximately the same population size. A gain leader is a county or municipality that experienced a high degree of population growth during the ten year period. Conversel~ a slow grower experienced a small degree of population growth while a loss leader experienced a loss in population in the period. 
Additional information on counties and municipalities that was gleaned from the advance report for Georgia from the Bureau of the Census is presented. One table contains information on the municipalities whose 1970 population counts were revised since publication of the 1970 data. A second table provides information on the municipalities in the 1980 census for which population data was not recorded in 1970. 
It should be remembered when using the municipal population data that not all of the municipalities counted by the Bureau of the Census are incorporated towns and cities. Some of what the Census classifies as municipalities are not, in fact, incorporated as municipalities under Georgia law. Additionally, many of the incorporated municipalities are not active municipalities, in that they do not have a functioning government. 
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 TABLE I. POPULATION BY STATE: 1970 and 1980 
 
State 
 
1980 
 
1970 
 
Population Population 
 
Net Change 
 
1980 Rank 
 
Percent 
 
by 
 
Change Population 
 
1 Alabama 
 
3,890,061 3,444,354 
 
445,707 
 
12.9 
 
22 
 
2 Alaska 
 
400,481 
 
302,583 
 
97,898 
 
32.3 
 
50 
 
3 Arizona 
 
2,717,866 1,775,399 
 
942,467 
 
53.0 
 
29 
 
4 Arkansas 
 
2,285,513 1,923,322 
 
362,191 
 
18.8 
 
33 
 
5 California 
 
23,668,562 19,971,069 3,693,493 
 
18.4 
 
1 
 
6 Colorada 
 
2,888,834 2,209,596 
 
679,238 
 
30.7 
 
28 
 
7 Connecticut 
 
3,107,576 3,032,217 
 
75,359 
 
2.5 
 
25 
 
8 Delaware 
 
595,225 
 
548,104 
 
47,121 
 
6.2 
 
47 
 
District of 
 
Columbia 
 
637,651 
 
756,668 
 
-119,017 -15.7 
 
9 Florida 
 
9,739,992 6,791,418 2,948,574 
 
43.4 
 
7 
 
10 Georgia 
 
5,463,105 4,587,930 
 
875,175 19.1 
 
13 
 
11 Hawaii 
 
965,000 
 
769,913 
 
195,087 
 
25.3 
 
39 
 
12 Idaho 
 
943,935 
 
713,015 
 
230,920 
 
32.3 
 
41 
 
13 Illinois 
 
11,418,461 11,110,285 
 
308,203 
 
2.7 
 
5 
 
14 Indiana 
 
5,490,179 5,195,392 
 
294,787 
 
5.7 
 
12 
 
15 Iowa 
 
2,913,387 2,825,368 
 
-11,981 
 
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27 
 
16 Kansas 
 
2,363,208 2,249,071 
 
119,137 
 
5.1 
 
32 
 
17 Kentucky 
 
3,661,433 3,220,711 
 
440,722 
 
13.7 
 
23 
 
18 Louisiana 
 
4,203,972 3,644,637 
 
559,335 
 
15.3 
 
19 
 
19 Maine 
 
1,124,660 
 
993,722 
 
130,938 
 
13.2 
 
38 
 
20 Maryland 
 
4,216,446 3,923,897 
 
292,549 
 
7.4 
 
18 
 
21 Massachusetts 5,737,037 5,689,170 
 
47,867 
 
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11 
 
22 Michigan 
 
9,258,344 8,881,826 
 
376,518 
 
7.4 
 
8 
 
23 Minnesota 
 
4,077,148 3,806,103 
 
271,045 
 
4.1 
 
21 
 
24 Mississippi 
 
2,520,638 2,216,994 
 
303,644 
 
13.7 
 
31 
 
25 Missouri 
 
4,917,444 4,077,623 
 
239,821 
 
2.9 
 
15 
 
26 Montana 
 
786,690 
 
694,409 
 
92,281 
 
13.8 
 
44 
 
27 Nebraska 
 
1,570,006 1,485,333 
 
84,673 
 
9.9 
 
35 
 
28 Nevada 
 
799,184 
 
488,735 
 
310,446 
 
63.5 
 
43 
 
29 New Hampshire 
 
920,610 
 
737,681 
 
182,929 
 
24.8 
 
42 
 
30 New Jersey 
 
7,364,158 7,171,112 
 
193,046 
 
1.5 
 
9 
 
31 New Mexico 
 
1,299,968 1,017,055 
 
282,913 
 
27.8 
 
37 
 
32 New York 
 
17,557,288 18,241,391 
 
-684,103 
 
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33 North Carolina 5,874,429 5,084,441 
 
789,988 
 
15.5 
 
10 
 
34 North Dakota 
 
652,695 
 
617,792 
 
34,903 
 
5.6 
 
46 
 
35 Ohio 
 
10,797,419 10,657,423 
 
139,996 
 
1.3 
 
6 
 
36 Oklahoma 
 
3,025,226 2,559,463 
 
465,803 
 
18.1 
 
26 
 
37 Oregon 
 
2,632,663 2,091,533 
 
541,130 
 
25.9 
 
30 
 
38 Pennsylvania 11,866,728 11,800,766 
 
65,962 
 
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4 
 
39 Rhode Island 
 
947,154 
 
949,723 
 
-2,569 
 
-1. 3 
 
40 
 
40 South Carolina 3,119,208 2,590,713 
 
528,495 
 
20.4 
 
24 
 
41 South Dakota 
 
690,257 
 
662,257 
 
27,921 
 
4.2 
 
45 
 
42 Tennessee 
 
4,590,750 3,926,018 
 
664,732 
 
16.9 
 
17 
 
43 Texas 
 
14,228,383 11,198,655 3,029,728 
 
27.0 
 
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1 
 
 POPULATION BY STATE: 1970 and 1980 
 
State 
 
1980 
 
1970 
 
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Net Change 
 
Percent Change 
 
1980 Rank by 
Population 
 
44 Utah 
 
1,461,037 1,059,273 
 
401,764 
 
37.9 
 
36 
 
45 Vermont 
 
511,456 
 
444,732 
 
66,724 
 
15.0 
 
118 
 
46 . Virginia 
 
5,346,279 4,651,448 
 
649,831 
 
14.9 
 
14 
 
47 Washington 
 
4,130,163 3,413,244 
 
716,919 
 
21. 0 
 
20 
 
48 West Virginia 1,949,644 1,744,237 
 
205,407 
 
11.8 
 
34 
 
49 Wisconsin 
 
4,705,335 4,417,821 
 
287,514 
 
6.5 
 
16 
 
50 Wyoming 
 
470,816 
 
332,416 
 
138,400 
 
41.6 
 
49 
 
Total of all 
 
States 
 
225,477,496 203,235,298 22,242,198 
 
10.9 
 
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Fulton DeKalb Cobb Chatham Richmond Muscogee Gwinnett Clayton Bibb Dougherty Floyd Houston Hall Clarke Lowndes Whitfield Walker Carroll Glynn Douglas Cherokee Troup Spalding Bartow Columbia Coweta Thomas Liberty Ware Catoosa Laurens Rockdale Henry Bulloch Colquitt Baldwin Newton Tift Polk Walton Gordon Sumter Fayette Forsyth Coffee Paulding Upson Decatur Jackson 
 
TABLE II: COUNTY POPULATION RANKINGS: 1970 and 1980 
 
1980 Ranking 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 
 
1980 Population 
589,904 483,024 297,718 202,226 181,629 170,108 166,903 150,357 150,256 100,718 
79,800 77 ,60S 75,649 74,498 67,972 65,789 56,470 56,346 54,981 54,573 51,699 50,003 47,899 40,760 40,118 39,268 38,098 37,583 37,180 36,991 36,990 36,747 36,309 35,785 35,376 34,686 34,489 32,862 32,386 31,211 30,070 29,360 29,043 27,958 26,894 26,110 25,998 25,495 25,343 
 
1970 Ranking 
1 2 3 4 6 5 11 7 8 9 10 13 14 12 15 16 17 19 18 32 30 20 21 26 43 27 22 58 23 33 24 54 38 29 28 25 36 34 31 41 39 35 89 63 42 59 40 44 45 
 
1970 Population 
605,210 415,387 196,793 187,816 162,437 167,377 
72,349 98,126 143,366 89,639 73,742 62,924 59,405 65,177 55,112 55,108 50,691 45,404 50,528 28,659 31,059 44,466 39,514 32,911 22,327 32,310 34,562 17,569 33,525 28,271 32,738 18,152 23,724 31,585 32,298 34,240 26,282 27,288 29,656 23,404 23,570 26,931 11,364 16,928 22,828 17,520 23,505 22,310 21,093 
 
Percent Change 
1970-1980 
-2.5 16.3 51.3 
7.7 11.8 
1.6 130.7 53.2 
4.8 12.4 
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9.5 1.3 31. 3 20.4 9.2 33.4 27.6 9.0 155.6 65.2 17.8 49.0 10.6 14.3 20.1 
 
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Habersham Toombs Chattooga Stephens Chattahoochee Barrow Meriwether Mitchell Emanuel Wayne Grady Murray Crisp Burke Peach Washington Elbert Hart McDuffie Haralson Jefferson Effingham Tattna11 Worth Madison Dodge Jones Ben Hill Appling Harris Brooks Franklin Fannin Monroe Screven Macon Butts Berrien Cook Camden Early Oconee Dade Lamar Terrell Pierce Lee Pickens 
 
TABLE II: COUNTY POPULATION RANKINGS: 1970 and 1980 
 
1980 Ranking 
50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 
71 
72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 
91 
92 93 94 95 96 97 
 
1980 Population 
25,020 22,592 21,856 21,763 21,732 21,354 21,229 21,114 20,795 20,750 19,845 19,685 19,489 19,349 19.151 18,842 18.758 18,585 18,546 18,422 18,403 18,327 18,134 18,064 17,747 16,955 16,579 16,000 15,565 15,464 15,255 15.185 14,748 14.610 14,043 14,003 13,665 13,525 13,490 13.371 13,158 12.427 12.318 12,215 12.017 11,897 11.684 11.652 
 
1970 Ranking 
46 50 47 48 37 64 49 51 52 56 57 
77 
55 53 66 60 61 68 70 67 62 73 65 
71 
74 69 83 76 80 86 
72 
79 75 91 82 78 93 85 84 90 81 116 98 92 87 103 125 100 
 
1970 Population 
20,691 19,151 20,541 20,331 25.813 16,859 19,461 18,956 18,357 17,858 17,826 12,986 18,087 18,255 15,990 17.480 17,262 15,814 15,276 15,927 17,174 13,632 16,557 14.770 13,517 15,658 12,270 13,171 12,726 11,520 13,743 12.784 13.357 10,991 12,591 12,933 10.560 11,556 12,129 11,334 12,682 
7,915 9,810 10.688 11.416 9.281 7,044 9.620 
 
Percent Change 
1970-1980 
20.9 18.0 
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Morgan Jeff Davis Telfair Greene Gilmer Wilkes Doo1y B1eck1ey Lumpkin Rabun Wilkinson Putnam Bryan White Randolph Turner Hancock Union Bacon Twiggs Seminole Irwin Pulaski Pike Oglethorpe Jenkins Banks Brantley Johnson Evans McIntosh Taylor Crawford Wilcox Jasper Candler Charlton Miller Montgomery Lincoln Clinch Warren Talbot Heard Atkinson Treut1en Stewart Calhoun Lanier Towns 
 
TABLE II: COUNTY POPULATION RANKINGS: 1970 and 1980 
 
1980 Ranking 
98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 
 
1980 Population 
11.572 11.473 11.445 11.391 11.110 10.951 10.826 10.767 10.762 10.466 10.368 10.295 10.175 10.120 9.599 9.510 9,466 9.390 9.379 9.354 9.057 8.988 8.950 8.937 8.929 8.841 8.702 8.701 8.660 8.428 8.046 7.902 7.684 7.682 7.553 7.518 
7.343 7.038 7.011 6.716 6.660 6.583 6.536 6.520 6.141 6.087 5.896 5,717 5.654 5.638 
 
1970 Ranking 
99 101 
88 96 105 97 94 95 108 111 102 109 132 118 107 106 104 128 112 113 124 115 114 122 120 110 127 138 119 123 121 117 142 126 141 135 143 134 137 139 136 129 130 145 140 144 133 131 147 149 
 
1970 Population 
9.904 9.425 11.394 10.212 8.956 10.184 10.404 10.291 8.728 8.327 9.393 8.394 6.539 7,742 8.734 8.J90 9.019 6.911 8.233 8.222 7.059 8.036 8.066 7.316 7.598 8.332 6.833 5.940 7,727 7.190 7.371 7,865 5.748 6.998 5.760 6.412 5.680 6.424 6.099 5.895 6.405 6.669 6.625 5.354 5.879 5.647 6.511 6.606 5.031 4.565 
 
Percent Change 
1970-1980 
16.8 21. 7 0.4 11.5 24.1 
7.5 4.1 4.6 23.3 25.7 10.4 22.6 55.6 30.7 9.9 8.2 5.0 37.9 13.9 13.8 28.3 11.8 11.0 22.2 17.5 6.1 27.4 46.5 12.1 15.6 9.2 0.5 33.7 9.8 31.1 17.2 29.3 9.6 15.0 13.9 4.0 -1.3 -1. 3 21.8 4.5 7.8 -9.4 -13.5 12.4 23.5 
 
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Marion Wheeler Dawson Long Baker Clay Schley Glascock Quitman Webster Echols Taliaferro 
 
TABLE II: COUNTY POPULATION RANKINGS: 1970 and 1980 
 
1980 Ranking 
148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 
 
1980 Population 
5,297 5,155 4,774 4,524 3,808 3,553 3.433 2,382 2,357 2,341 2,297 2,032 
 
1970 Ranking 
146 148 152 151 150 153 154 157 158 156 159 155 
 
1970 Population 
5,099 4,956 3,639 3,746 3,875 3,636 3,097 2,280 2,180 2,362 1,924 2,423 
 
Percent Change 
1970-1980 
3.9 12.2 31.2 20.8 -1.7 -2.3 10.8 
4.5 8.1 -0.9 19.4 -16.1 
 
6 
 
 TABLE III. CDUNTIES - TEN CAIN AND IDSS LEADERS: 1970-1980 
 
Actual Population 
1. Cobb 2. Qrinnett 3. ~lb 4. Clayton 5. D::>u;J1as 6. Cherokee 7. Liberty 8. Richroclnd 9. Pockda1e 10. Co1urrbia 
 
G\INERS 
 
Nmrber 
 
Percentage 
 
100,925 94,554 67,637 52,231 25,914 20,640 20,014 19,192 18,595 17,791 
 
1. Fayette 2. Qrinnett 
3. Liberty 4. Rockdale 5. Douglas 6. Co1UITbia 7. Cherokee 8. Lee 9. Forsyth 10. Ooonee 
 
Percent 
155.6 130.7 113.9 102.4 
90.4 79.7 66.5 65.9 65.2 57.0 
 
Actual Population 
1. Fulton 2. Olattahoochee 3. calhoun 4. Stewart 5. Taliaferro 6. Talbot 7. Warren 8. Clay 9. Baker 10. Webster 
 
IDSERS 
 
Nuni:ler 
 
Percentage 
 
-15,306 -4,081 -889 -615 -391 -89 -86 -83 -67 -21 
 
1. Taliaferro 2. Chattahoochee 3. Calooun 4. stewart 5. FUlton 6. Clay 7. Baker 8. Warren 9. Talbot 10. Webster 
 
Percent 
-16.1 -15.8 -13.5 
-9.4 -2.5 -2.3 -1. 7 -1. 3 -1. 3 -0.9 
 
7 
 
 Group Size 
 
NtrWer of 
Cbunties 
 
I 
 
50,000 and over 
 
22 
 
~..BIE IV. <XX.NI'IES BY POPUIATICN GRClJPS 
 
1980 Populatioo. - 
Percent of State Total 
 
1970 Pcpulation - 
Percent of State Total 
 
Percent O1ange Net Change 
 
1970-1980 
 
1970-1980 
 
Average Gain Per O;j.mty 
 
3,258,228 
 
2,760,775 
 
18.0 
 
524,453 
 
23,839 
 
II 
 
25,000 - 49,999 
 
28 
 
59.6 906,453 
 
60.2 727,096 
 
24.7 
 
179,357 
 
6,406 
 
co 
 
III 
 
10,000 - 24,999 
 
61 
 
16.6 946,079 
 
15.8 813,652 
 
16.3 
 
132,437 
 
2,171 
 
IV 
 
5,000 - 9,999 
 
38 
 
V 
 
less than 5,000 
 
10 
 
17.3 
291,268 
- 
5.3 
31,501 
 
17.6 
257,245 
- 
5.6 
29,162 
 
13.2 
 
34,023 
 
895 
 
8.0 
 
2,339 
 
234 
 
.6 
 
.6 
 
 TABLE V. COUNTIES BY POPULATION GROUPS - FIVE GAIN AND LOSS LEADERS (SLOW GROWERS) : 1970-1980 
 
Group Size 
I 50,000 and 
over 
 
Gainers 
1. Gwinnett 2. Douglas 3. Cherokee 4. Clayton 5. Cobb 
 
Losers or Percent Slow Growers 
 
130.7 90.4 66.5 53.2 51. 3 
 
1. Fulton 2. Muscogee 3. Bibb 4. Chatham 5. Floyd 
 
Percent 
-2.5 1.6 
4.8 7.7 
8.2 
 
II 
 
25,000 to 
 
1. Fayette 
 
155.6 
 
1. Baldwin 
 
1.3 
 
49,999 
 
2. Liberty 
 
113.9 
 
2. Sumter 
 
9.0 
 
3. Rockdale 
 
102.4 
 
3. Polk 
 
9.2 
 
4. Columbia 
 
79.7 
 
4. Colquitt 
 
9.5 
 
5. Forsyth 
 
65.2 
 
5. Thomas 
 
10.2 
 
III 10,000 to 
24,999 
 
1. Lee 2. Oconee 3. Bryan 4. Murray 5. Jones 
 
65.9 57.0 55.6 51. 6 35.1 
 
1. Chattahoochee 2. Telfair 3. Early 4. Doo1y 5. B1eck1ey 
 
-15.8 0.4 3.8 4.1 4.6 
 
IV 5,000 to 
9,999 
 
1. Brantley 2. Union 3. Crawford 4. Jasper 5. Charlton 
 
46.5 37.9 33.7 31.1 29.3 
 
1. Calhoun 2. Stewart 3. Warren 4. Talbot 5. Taylor 
 
-13.5 -9.4 -1. 3 -1.3 0.5 
 
V 
Less than 5,000 
 
1. Dawson 2. Long 3. Echols 4. Schley 5. Quitman 
 
31.2 20.8 19.4 10.8 
8.1 
 
1. Taliaferro 2. Clay 3. Baker 4. Webster 5. Glascock 
 
-16.1 -2.3 -1.7 -0.9 4.5 
 
9 
 
 TABLE VI. COUNTIES WHOSE 1970 POPULATION COUNTS WERE REVISED SINCE PUBLICATION OF THE 1970 CENSUS REPORTS 
 
County 
 
1970 Population 
 
Bartow Bibb Brooks Chatham Clayton Colquitt Emanuel Fulton Jones Miller Telfair Thomas 
 
32,663 143,418 
13,739 187,767 
98,043 32,200 18,189 605,210 12,218 6,397 11,381 34,515 
 
1970 Revised Population 
 
Amount of Revision 
 
32,911 143,366 
13,743 187,816 
98,126 32,298 18,357 607,592 12,270 
6,424 11,394 34,562 
 
248 -52 
4 49 83 98 168 2,382 52 27 13 47 
 
10 
 
 TABLE VII. MUNICIPAL POPULATION RANKINGS: 1970-1980 
 
Municipality 
 
County 
 
1980 
 
1980 
 
1970 
 
1970 
 
\ 
 
Net 
 
Ranking Population Ranking Population Change Change 
 
Atlanta 
 
DeKalb/ 
 
Columbus 
 
Fulton 
 
1 
 
Muscogee 
 
2 
 
savannah 
Macon 
Albany 
Augusta Athens 
 
Chatham 
 
3 
 
Bibb 
 
4 
 
Dougherty 5 
 
Richlrond 
 
6 
 
Clarke 
 
7 
 
Warner Fobins Houston 
 
8 
 
Valdosta 
 
Lowndes 
 
9 
 
East Point 
 
Fulton 
 
10 
 
Marietta 
 
Cobb 
 
11 
 
Rome 
 
Floyd 
 
12 
 
College Park Clayton/ 13 
 
Fulton 
 
LaGrange 
 
Troup 
 
14 
 
Roswell 
 
Fulton 
 
15 
 
Dalton 
 
Whitfield 16 
 
Griffin 
 
Spalding 17 
 
Smyrna 
 
Cobb 
 
18 
 
Waycross 
 
Ware 
 
19 
 
Forest Park Clayton 
 
20 
 
Thomasville Thomas 
 
21 
 
Decatur 
 
DeKa1b 
 
22 
 
Brunswick 
 
Glynn 
 
23 
 
Americus 
 
Sumter 
 
24 
 
Dublin 
 
Laurens 
 
25 
 
Moultrie 
 
Colquitt 26 
 
Gainesville Hall 
 
27 
 
Statesboro 
 
Bulloch 
 
28 
 
Carrollton 
 
Carroll 
 
29 
 
Tifton 
 
Tift 
 
30 
 
Milledgeville Baldwin 
 
31 
 
Newnan 
 
Coweta 
 
32 
 
Hinesville 
 
Liberty 
 
33 
 
Douglas 
 
Coffee 
 
34 
 
Cordele 
 
Crisp 
 
35 
 
Covington 
 
Newton 
 
36 
 
Bainbridge 
 
Decatur 
 
37 
 
Vidalia 
 
Toombs 
 
38 
 
Fitzgerald 
 
Ben Hill 39 
 
Thomaston 
 
Upson 
 
40 
 
Cartersville Bartow 
 
41 
 
425,022 169,441 141,390 116,896 74,059 47,532 42,549 
39,893 
37,596 37,486 30,829 29,654 24,632 
24,204 23,337 20,939 
20,728 20,312 19,371 18,782 18,463 18,404 17,605 16,120 16,083 15,708 15,280 14,866 14,078 13,749 12,176 11,449 11,309 10,980 10,914 10,586 10,553 10,393 10,187 
9,682 9,508 
 
1 
 
495,039 
 
-14.1 -70,017 
 
2 155,028 
 
9.3 14,413 
 
4 118,349 
 
19.5 23,041 
 
3 122,423 
 
-4.5 -5,527 
 
5 
 
72,623 
 
2.0 1,436 
 
6 
 
59,864 -20.6 -12,332 
 
7 
 
44,342 
 
-4.0 -1,793 
 
9 
 
33,491 
 
19.1 6,402 
 
10 
 
32,303 
 
16.4 5,293 
 
8 
 
39,315 
 
-4.7 -1,829 
 
12 
 
27,216 
 
13.3 3,613 
 
11 
 
30,759 
 
-3.6 -1,105 
 
21 
 
18,203 
 
35.3 6,429 
 
13 
 
23,301 
 
3.9 1,003 
 
59 
 
5,430 329.8 17,907 
 
20 
 
18,872 
 
11.0 2,067 
 
14 
 
22,734 
 
-6.8 -2,006 
 
18 
 
19,157 
 
6.0 1,155 
 
19 
 
18,996 
 
2.0 
 
375 
 
16 
 
19,994 
 
-6.1 -1,212 
 
22 
 
18,155 
 
1.7 
 
308 
 
15 
 
21,943 
 
-16.1 -3,539 
 
17 
 
19,585 
 
-10.1 -1,980 
 
23 
 
16,091 
 
0.2 
 
29 
 
25 
 
15,143 
 
6.2 
 
940 
 
27 
 
14,302 
 
9.1 1,406 
 
24 
 
15,459 
 
-1. 2 
 
-179 
 
26 
 
14,616 
 
1.7 
 
250 
 
28 
 
13,520 
 
4.1 
 
558 
 
29 
 
12,179 
 
12.9 1,570 
 
30 
 
11,601 
 
5.0 
 
575 
 
31 
 
11 ,205 
 
2.2 
 
244 
 
82 
 
4,115 
 
174.8 7,194 
 
35 
 
10,195 
 
7.7 
 
785 
 
33 
 
10,733 
 
1.7 
 
181 
 
34 
 
10,267 
 
3.1 
 
319 
 
32 
 
10,887 
 
-3.1 
 
-344 
 
39 
 
9,507 
 
9.3 
 
886 
 
47 
 
8,015 
 
24.4 2,172 
 
36 
 
10,024 
 
-3.4 
 
-342 
 
37 
 
9,929 
 
-6.2 
 
-421 
 
11 
 
 MUNICIPAL POPULATION RANKINGS: 1970-1980 
 
Municipality County 
 
1980 
 
1980 
 
1970 
 
1970 
 
% 
 
Net 
 
Ranking population Ranking Population Change Change 
 
Perry 
 
Houston 
 
42 
 
Jesup 
 
Wayne 
 
43 
 
Toccoa 
 
Stephens 44 
 
Fort Valley Peach 
 
45 
 
Lawrence- 
 
Gwinnett 46 
 
ville 
 
Monroe 
 
Walton 
 
47 
 
Cairo 
 
Grady 
 
48 
 
Cedartown 
 
Polk 
 
49 
 
Snellville Gwinnett 50 
 
Douglasville Douglas 
 
51 
 
Swainsboro Emanuel 
 
52 
 
Doraville 
 
DeKalb 
 
53 
 
Chamblee 
 
DeKalb 
 
54. 
 
Riverdale 
 
Clayton 
 
55 
 
Thomson 
 
McDuffie 56 
 
Garden City Chatham 
 
57 
 
Winder 
 
Barrow 
 
58 
 
Buford 
 
Gwinnett 59 
 
Conyers 
 
Rockdale 60 
 
LaFayette 
 
Walker 
 
61 
 
Peachtree 
 
62 
 
City 
 
Fayette 
 
Hapeville 
 
Fulton 
 
63 
 
Sandersville Washington 64 
 
Blakely 
 
Early 
 
65 
 
Sylvester 
 
Worth 
 
66 
 
Waynesboro Burke 
 
67 
 
Dawson 
 
Terrell 
 
68 
 
Elberton 
 
Elbert 
 
69 
 
Adel 
 
Cook 
 
70 
 
calhoun 
 
Gordon 
 
71 
 
Ft. Ogle- 
 
catoosa / 72 
 
thorpe 
camilla Eastman 
 
Walker 
 
Mitchell 73 
 
Dodge 
 
74 
 
Quitman 
 
Brooks 
 
75 
 
Cochran 
 
Bleck1ey 76 
 
Kennesaw 
 
Cobb 
 
77 
 
Barnesville Lamar 
 
78 
 
Summerville Chattooga 79 
 
Stone Moun- DeKalb 
 
80 
 
tain 
 
9,453 
 
48 
 
9,418 
 
43 
 
9,104 
 
50 
 
9,000 
 
41 
 
8,928 
 
64 
 
8,854 
 
45 
 
8,777 
 
46 
 
8,619 
 
40 
 
8,514 
 
155 
 
7,641 
 
58 
 
7,602 
 
49 
 
7,414 
 
44 
 
7,137 
 
42 
 
7,121 
 
135 
 
7,001 
 
52 
 
6,895 
 
55 
 
6,705 
 
51 
 
6,697 
 
74 
 
6,567 
 
69 
 
6,517 
 
54 
 
6,429 
 
257 
 
6,166 
 
38 
 
6,137 
 
56 
 
5,880 
 
62 
 
5,860 
 
78 
 
5,760 
 
57 
 
5,699 
 
61 
 
5,686 
 
53 
 
5,592 
 
67 
 
5,563 
 
73 
 
5,443 
 
91 
 
5,414 
 
66 
 
5,330 
 
60 
 
5,188 
 
n 
 
5,121 
 
63 
 
5,095 
 
102 
 
4,887 
 
68 
 
4,878 
 
65 
 
4,867 
 
160 
 
7,7n 
9,091 6,971 9,251 5,115 
8,on 
8,061 9,253 1,990 5,472 7,325 9,039 9,127 2,521 6,503 5,741 6,605 4,640 4,890 6,044 
793 
9,567 5,546 5,267 4,226 5,530 5,383 6,438 4,972 
4,748 3,869 
4,987 
5,416 4,818 5,161 3,548 4,935 5,043 1,899 
 
21. 6 3.6 
30.6 -2.7 71.5 
 
1,682 327 
2,133 -251 
3,813 
 
9.7 8.9 -6.9 327.8 39.6 3.8 -19.0 -21.8 182.5 7.7 19.1 1.5 44.3 34.3 7.8 
nO.7 
 
783 716 -634 6,524 2,169 277 -1,625 -1,990 4,600 498 1,154 100 2,057 1,677 473 5,636, 
 
-35.5 10.7 11.6 38.7 4.2 5.9 -11. 7 12.5 
17.2 40.7 
 
-3,401 
591 613 1,634 230 316 -752 620 
815 1,574 
 
8.6 
-1.6 7.7 
-0.8 43.6 -1.0 -3.3 156.3 
 
427 
-86 370 -40 1,547 -48 -165 2,968 
 
12 
 
 MUNICIPAL POPULATION RANKINGS: 1970-1980 
 
Municipality County 
 
1980 
 
1980 
 
1970 
 
1970 
 
% 
 
Net 
 
Ranking Population Ranking Population Change Change 
 
Hartwell Eatonton Nashville Montezuma Manchester Union City Ashburn Washington Forsyth Clarkston Hawkinsville Cuthbert Pelham West Point 
Hazelhurst Lyons Glennville Jackson Jonesboro Commerce Millen Bremen 
Port Wentworth 
Austell Alma Morrow Lilburn Rossville Acworth Roc lanart Canton St. Mary's Baxley Metter Fairburn Ocilla Villa Rica 
M:::Rae Groveta-m Powder 
Springs Hogansville 
 
Hart 
 
81 
 
Putnam 
 
82 
 
Berrien 
 
83 
 
Macon 
 
84 
 
Meriwether 85 
 
Fulton 
 
86 
 
Turner 
 
87 
 
Wilkes 
 
88 
 
Monroe 
 
89 
 
DeKalb 
 
90 
 
Pulaski 
 
91 
 
Randolph 92 
 
Mitchell 93 
 
Harris/ 
 
94 
 
Troup 
 
Jeff Davis 95 
 
Toombs 
 
96 
 
Wheeler 
 
97 
 
Butts 
 
98 
 
Clayton 
 
99 
 
Jackson 100 
 
Jenkins 101 
 
Carroll/ 102 
 
Haralson 
 
Chatham 103 
 
Cobb 
 
104 
 
Bacon 
 
105 
 
Clayton 106 
 
Gwinnett 107 
 
Walker 
 
108 
 
Cobb 
 
109 
 
Polk 
 
110 
 
Cherokee 111 
 
Camden 
 
112 
 
Appling 113 
 
Candler 114 
 
Fulton 
 
115 
 
Irwin 
 
116 
 
Carroll/ 117 
 
Douglas 118 
 
Telfair 
 
Colunbia 119 
 
Cobb 
 
120 
 
Troup 
 
121 
 
4,855 
 
70 
 
4,833 
 
80 
 
4,831 
 
76 
 
4,830 
 
81 
 
4,796 
 
72 
 
4,780 
 
114 
 
4,766 
 
79 
 
4,662 
 
84 
 
4,624 
 
97 
 
4,539 
 
111 
 
4,372 
 
85 
 
4,340 
 
87 
 
4,306 
 
75 
 
4,294 
 
77 
 
4,249 
 
86 
 
4,203 
 
96 
 
4,144 
 
116 
 
4,133 
 
94 
 
4,132 
 
83 
 
4,092 
 
100 
 
3,988 
 
98 
 
3,966 
 
104 
 
3,947 
 
90 
 
3,939 
 
128 
 
3,819 
 
95 
 
3,791 
 
99 
 
3,765 
 
178 
 
3,749 
 
92 
 
3,648 
 
88 
 
3,645 
 
93 
 
3,601 
 
101 
 
3,596 
 
105 
 
3,586 
 
103 
 
3,531 
 
117 
 
3,466 110 3,436 107 
 
3,420 
 
89 
 
3,409 109 
 
3,384 108 
 
3,381 
 
133 
 
3,362 
 
112 
 
4,865 4,125 4,323 4,125 4,779 3,031 4,209 4,094 3,736 3,127 4,077 3,972 4,539 4,232 
4,065 3,739 2,965 3,778 4,105 3,702 3,713 3,484 
3,905 
2,632 3,756 3,708 1,668 3,957 3,929 3,857 3,654 3,408 3,503 2,912 
3,143 3,185 3,922 
3,151 3,169 
2,559 
3,075 
 
-0.2 17.2 11.8 17.1 
0.4 57.7 13.2 13.9 23.8 45.2 
7.2 9.3 -5.1 1.5 
4.5 12.4 39.8 
9.4 0.7 10.5 7.4 13.8 
1.1 
49.7 1.7 2.2 
125.7 -5.3 -7.2 -5.5 -1.5 5.5 2.4 21. j 
10.3 7.9 -12.8 
8.2 6.8 
32.1 
9.3 
 
-10 708 508 705 
17 1,749 
557 557 888 1,412 295 368 -233 
62 
184 464 1,179 355 
27 390 275 482 
42 
1,307 63 83 
2,097 -208 -281 -212 
-53 188 
83 619 
323 251 -502 
258 215 
822 
287 
 
13 
 
 MUNICIPAL POPULATION RANKINGS: 1970-1980 
 
Municipality County 
 
1980 
 
1980 
 
1970 
 
1970 
 
, 
 
Net 
 
Ranking Population Ranking population Change Change 
 
Sylvania 
 
Screven 122 
 
Donalson- 
 
Seminole 123 
 
ville 
 
Norcross 
 
Gwinnett 124 
 
Blackshear Pierce 
 
125 
 
Cornelia 
 
Habersham 126 
 
Alpharetta Fulton 
 
127 
 
Homerville Clinch 
 
128 
 
Greensboro Greene 
 
129 
 
Soperton 
 
Treutlen 130 
 
Lake City 
 
Clayton 131 
 
Duluth 
 
Gwinnett 132 
 
Madison 
 
Morgan 
 
133 
 
East Dublin Laurens 134 
 
Vienna 
 
Dooly 
 
135 
 
Dahlonega 
 
Lumpkin 136 
 
Louisville Jefferson 137 
 
McDonough 
 
Henry 
 
138 
 
Gordon 
 
Wilkinson 139 
 
Fayetteville Fayette 140 
 
Woodstock 
 
Cherokee 141 
 
Claxton 
 
Evans 
 
142 
 
Lakeland 
 
Lanier 
 
143 
 
Tallapoosa Haralson 144 
 
Lithonia 
 
DeKalb 
 
145 
 
Centerville Houston 146 
 
Social 
 
Walton 
 
147 
 
Circle 
 
Pooler 
 
Chatham 148 
 
Wrights- 
 
Johnson 149 
 
ville 
 
Dallas 
 
Paulding 150 
 
ChatS\o.Orth Murray 
 
151 
 
Wadley 
 
Jefferson 152 
 
Wrens 
 
Jefferson 153 
 
Royston 
 
Franklin/ 154 
 
Hart/ 
 
Madison 
 
Monticello Jasper 
 
155 
 
Sugar Hill Gwinnett 156 
 
Reidsville Tattnall 157 
 
Folkston 
 
Charlton 158 
 
Savannah 
 
Chatham 159 
 
Beach/ Tybee 
 
Island 
 
3,352 
 
106 
 
3,320 
 
118 
 
3,317 
 
121 
 
3,222 
 
129 
 
3,203 
 
115 
 
3,128 
 
136 
 
3,112 
 
113 
 
2,985 
 
131 
 
2,981 
 
130 
 
2,963 
 
140 
 
2,956 
 
166 
 
2,954 
 
120 
 
2,916 
 
157 
 
2,886 
 
139 
 
2,844 
 
127 
 
2,823 
 
124 
 
2,778 
 
125 
 
2,768 
 
134 
 
2,715 
 
144 
 
2,699 
 
244 
 
2,694 
 
126 
 
2,647 
 
132 
 
2,647 
 
119 
 
2,637 
 
141 
 
2,622 
 
174 
 
2,591 
 
159 
 
2,543 
 
191 
 
2,526 
 
148 
 
2,508 145 
 
2,493 123 
 
2,438 
 
156 
 
2,415 
 
141 
 
2,404 
 
137 
 
2,382 
 
146 
 
2,340 
 
172 
 
2,296 
 
167 
 
2,243 
 
147 
 
2,240 
 
168 
 
3,199 2,907 
2,755 2,624 3,014 2,455 3,025 2,583 2,596 2,306 1,810 2,890 2,000 2,341 2,658 2,691 2,675 2,553 2,160 
870 2,669 2,569 2,896 2,270 1,725 1,961 
1,517 2,106 
2,133 2,706 
1,989 2,270 2,428 
 
4.8 14.2 
20.4 22.8 6.3 27.4 
2.9 15.6 14.8 28.5 63.3 
2.2 45.8 23.3 
7.0 4.9 3.9 8.4 25.7 210.2 0.9 3.0 -8.6 16.2 52.0 32.1 
67.6 19.9 
17.6 - 7.9 
22.6 9.6 -1.0 
 
153 413 
562 598 188 673 
87 402 385 657 1,146 
64 916 545 186 132 103 215 555 1,829 
25 78 -249 367 897 630 
1,026 420 
375 -213 
449 145 -24 
 
2,132 
 
11. 7 
 
250 
 
1,745 
 
34.1 
 
595 
 
1,806 
 
27.1 
 
490 
 
2,112 
 
6.2 
 
131 
 
1,786 
 
25.4 
 
454 
 
14 
 
 MUNICIPAL POPULATION RANKINGS: 1970-1980 
 
Municipality County 
 
1980 
 
1980 
 
1970 
 
1970 
 
% 
 
Net 
 
Ranking Population Ranking population Change Change 
 
Chickamauga Warrenton Thunderbolt Gray stockbridge cumming Palmetto 
colquitt Hampton Lavonia Kingsland Rincon Butler 
Ringgold Bloomingdale loganville Clayton Pearson 
Jefferson Richland Sparta Oxford Union Point Bowdon Adairsville Woodbury ~lt. Vernon Trion Darien Tennille Ellaville Byron Trenton Rochelle Cleveland Dacula Arlington 
Unadilla Jasper Buena Vista Marsha11- 
ville 
 
Walker 
 
160 
 
Warren 
 
161 
 
Chatham 162 
 
Jones 
 
163 
 
Henry 
 
164 
 
Forsyth 165 
 
Coweta/ 166 
 
Fulton 
 
Miller 
 
167 
 
Henry 
 
168 
 
Franklin 169 
 
Camden 
 
170 
 
Effingham 171 
 
Taylor 
 
172 
 
catoosa 173 
 
Cllatham 174 
 
Walton 175 
 
Rabun 
 
176 
 
Atkinson 177 
 
Jackson 178 
 
Stewart 179 
 
Hancock 180 
 
Newton 
 
181 
 
Greene 
 
182 
 
Carroll 183 
 
Bartow 
 
184 
 
Meriwether 185 
 
Montgomery 186 
 
Chattooga 187 
 
McIntosh 188 
 
Washington 189 
 
Schley 
 
190 
 
Peach 
 
191 
 
Dade 
 
192 
 
Wilcox 
 
193 
 
White 
 
194 
 
Gwinnett 195 
 
Calhoun/ 196 
 
Early 
 
Dooly 
 
197 
 
Pickens 198 
 
Marion 
 
199 
 
Macon 
 
200 
 
2,232 
 
162 
 
2,172 
 
149 
 
2,165 
 
122 
 
2,145 
 
154 
 
2,103 
 
186 
 
2,094 
 
152 
 
2,086 
 
150 
 
2,065 
 
153 
 
2,059 
 
187 
 
2,024 
 
151 
 
2,008 
 
163 
 
1,988 
 
161 
 
1,959 
 
183 
 
1,882 200 
 
1,855 
 
UR 
 
1,841 211 
 
1,838 185 
 
1,827 175 
 
1,820 
 
179 
 
1,802 
 
165 
 
1,754 
 
143 
 
1,750 
 
204 
 
1,750 
 
180 
 
1,743 
 
170 
 
1,739 
 
177 
 
1,738 
 
197 
 
1,737 
 
184 
 
1,732 
 
158 
 
1,731 
 
164 
 
1,709 
 
171 
 
1,684 
 
199 
 
1,661 
 
205 
 
1,636 
 
190 
 
1,626 
 
201 
 
1,578 
 
207 
 
1,577 
 
259 
 
1,572 
 
176 
 
1,566 
 
193 
 
1,556 
 
222 
 
1,544 
 
192 
 
1,540 
 
203 
 
1,842 2,073 2,750 2,014 1,561 2,031 2,045 
2,026 1,551 2,044 1,831 1,854 1,589 
1,381 
1,318 1,569 1,700 
1,647 1,823 2,172 1,373 1,624 1,753 1,676 1,422 1,579 1,965 1,826 1,753 1,391 1,368 1,523 1,380 1,353 
782 1,698 
1,457 1,202 1,486 1,376 
 
21. 2 4.8 
-21.3 6.5 
34.7 3.1 2.0 
1.9 32.8 -1.0 
9.7 7.2 23.3 
36.3 
39.7 17.1 
7.5 
10.5 -1.2 -19.2 27.5 
7.8 -0.6 
3.8 22.2 10.0 -11. 9 -5.2 -2.5 21.1 21. 4 
7.4 17.8 16.6 101. 7 -7.4 
7.5 29.5 
3.9 11. 9 
 
390 99 
-585 131 542 63 41 
39 508 -20 177 134 370 
501 
523 269 127 
173 -21 -418 377 126 -10 
63 316 158 -233 -95 -44 293 293 113 246 225 795 -126 
109 354 
58 164 
 
15 
 
 MUNICIPAL POPULATION RANKINGS: 1970-1980 
 
Municipality County 
 
1980 
 
1980 
 
1970 
 
1970 
 
\ 
 
Ranking Population Ranking Population Change 
 
Hahira Temple Ellijay Lookout 
Mountain Harlem Locust Grove Jefferson- 
ville Hepzibah Porterdale Lumber City Boston Lincolnton Twin City Pembroke Helena Blue Ridge Sparks Clarkesville Lumpkin Avondale 
Estates Oglethorpe Leesburg Reynolds Ludowici Fort Gaines Shellman Watkinsville Meigs 
McCaysville Cussetta 
Greenville Sardis Richmond 
Hill Willacoochee Talbotton Demorest Edison Broxton 
 
Lowndes 201 
 
Carroll 202 
 
Gilmer 
 
203 
 
Walker 
 
204 
 
Columbia 205 
 
Henry 
 
206 
 
Twiggs 
 
207 
 
Richmond 208 
 
Newton 
 
209 
 
Telfair 210 
 
Thomas 
 
211 
 
Lincoln 212 
 
Emanuel 213 
 
Bryan 
 
214 
 
Telfair 215 
 
Fannin 
 
216 
 
Cook 
 
217 
 
Habersham 218 
 
Stewart 219 
 
DeKalb 
 
220 
 
Macon 
 
221 
 
Lee 
 
222 
 
Taylor 
 
223 
 
Long 
 
224 
 
Clay 
 
225 
 
Randolph 226 
 
Oconee 
 
227 
 
Mitchell/ 228 
 
Thomas 
 
Fannin 
 
229 
 
Chattahoo- 230 
 
chee 
 
Meriwether 231 
 
Burke 
 
232 
 
Bryan 
 
233 
 
Atkinson 234 
 
Talbot 
 
235 
 
Habersham 236 
 
Calhoun 237 
 
Coffee 
 
238 
 
1,534 
 
210 
 
1,520 
 
246 
 
1,507 
 
209 
 
1,505 
 
189 
 
1,485 
 
188 
 
1,479 
 
293 
 
1,473 
 
212 
 
1,452 
 
236 
 
1,451 
 
169 
 
1,426 
 
202 
 
1,424 
 
194 
 
1,406 
 
195 
 
1,402 
 
228 
 
1,400 
 
206 
 
1,390 
 
219 
 
1,376 
 
182 
 
1,353 
 
208 
 
1,348 
 
214 
 
1,335 
 
196 
 
1,313 
 
173 
 
1,305 
 
215 
 
1,301 
 
235 
 
1,298 
 
217 
 
1,286 
 
J 98 
 
1,260 
 
216 
 
1,254 
 
223 
 
1,240 
 
237 
 
1,231 
 
220 
 
1,219 
 
181 
 
1,218 
 
218 
 
1,213 
 
229 
 
1,180 
 
292 
 
1,177 
 
252 
 
1,166 
 
227 
 
1,140 
 
232 
 
1,130 
 
231 
 
1,128 
 
221 
 
1,117 
 
239 
 
1,326 864 
1,326 1,538 
1,540 642 
1,305 
987 1,773 1,377 1,443 1,442 1,119 1,361 1,230 1,602 1,337 1,294 1,431 1,735 
1,286 996 
1,253 1,419 1,255 1,166 
986 1,226 
1,619 1,251 
1,085 643 826 
1,120 1,045 1,070 1,210 
957 
 
15.7 75.9 13.7 -2.1 
-3.6 130.4 
13 .1 
47.1 -18.2 
3.6 -1. 3 -2.5 25.3 
2.9 13.0 -14.1 
1.2 4.2 -6.7 -24.3 
1.5 30.6 
3.6 -9.4 
0.4 7.5 25.8 0.4 
-24.7 -2.6 
11.8 83.5 42.5 
4.1 9.1 5.6 -6.8 16.7 
 
Net Change 
208 656 181 -33 
-55 837 168 
465 -322 
49 -19 -36 283 
39 160 -226 
16 54 -96 -422 
19 305 
45 -133 
5 88 254 
5 
-400 -33 
128 537 351 
46 95 60 -82 160 
 
16 
 
 Municipality 
 
MUNICIPAL POPULATION RANKINGS: 1970-1980 
 
County 
 
1980 
 
1980 
 
Ranking Population 
 
1970 
 
1970 
 
, 
 
Net 
 
Ranking Population Change Change 
 
Milan 
 
Dodge/ 
 
239 
 
Telfair 
 
Nicholls 
 
Coffee 
 
240 
 
Emerson 
 
Bartow 
 
241 
 
Grantville Coweta 
 
242 
 
statham 
 
Barrow 
 
243 
 
Baldwin 
 
Banks/ 
 
244 
 
Habersham 
 
Springfield Effingham 245 
 
Doerun 
 
Colquitt 246 
 
Industrial Gordon/ 247 
 
City 
 
Murray/ 
 
Whitfield 
 
Tyrone 
 
Fayette 248 
 
Brooklet 
 
Bulloch 249 
 
Suwanee 
 
Gwinnett 250 
 
Buchanan 
 
Hazalson 251 
 
zebulon 
 
Pike 
 
252 
 
Alarro 
 
Wheeler 253 
 
atega 
 
Colquitt! 254 
 
Tift 
 
Abbeville 
 
Dodge/ 
 
255 
 
Wilcox 
 
Pine Moun- Harris 
 
256 
 
tain 
 
Lenox 
 
Cook 
 
257 
 
Nahunta 
 
Brantley 258 
 
Georgetown Quitman 259 
 
Comer 
 
Madison 260 
 
waverly Hall Harris 
 
261 
 
Woodbine 
 
Camden 
 
262 
 
Walthour- 
 
Liberty 263 
 
ville 
 
Pine Lake 
 
DeKalb 
 
264 
 
Senoia 
 
Coweta 
 
265 
 
Bowman 
 
Elbert 
 
266 
 
Cave Springs Floyd 
 
267 
 
Hagan 
 
Evans 
 
268 
 
Screven 
 
Wayne 
 
269 
 
Smithville Leel 
 
270 
 
Sumter 
 
Tunnel Hill Whitfield 271 
 
1,115 
 
230 
 
1,114 
 
225 
 
1,110 
 
254 
 
1,110 
 
226 
 
1,101 
 
253 
 
1,080 
 
264 
 
1,075 
 
234 
 
1,062 
 
224 
 
1,054 
 
1,038 
 
521 
 
1,035 
 
284 
 
1,026 
 
301 
 
1,019 
 
256 
 
995 262 
 
993 249 990 250 
 
985 
 
260 
 
984 
 
247 
 
965 
 
248 
 
951 
 
238 
 
935 
 
308 
 
930 
 
251 
 
913 
 
286 
 
910 
 
233 
 
905 
 
UR 
 
901 
 
245 
 
900 
 
242 
 
890 
 
273 
 
883 
 
212 
 
880 
 
311 
 
872 
 
240 
 
867 
 
277 
 
867 
 
UR 
 
1,084 
1,150 813 
1,128 817 772 
1,001 1,157 
 
2.9 
-3.1 36.5 -1.6 34.8 39.9 
7.4 -8.2 
 
31 
-36 297 -18 284 308 
74 -95 1054 
 
131 
 
692.4 
 
907 
 
683 
 
51. 5 
 
352 
 
615 
 
66.8 
 
411 
 
800 
 
27.4 
 
219 
 
776 
 
28.2 
 
219 
 
833 
 
19.2 
 
160 
 
831 
 
19.1 
 
159 
 
781 
 
26.1 
 
204 
 
862 
 
14.2 
 
122 
 
860 
 
12.2 
 
105 
 
974 
 
-2.4 
 
-23 
 
860 
 
8.7 
 
75 
 
828 
 
12.3 
 
102 
 
671 
 
36.1 
 
242 
 
1,002 
 
-9.2 
 
-92 
 
866 910 724 1,305 572 936 713 
1,146 
 
4.0 -1.1 22.9 -32.3 53.8 -6.8 21.6 
-24.3 
 
35 -10 166 -422 308 -64 154 
-279 
 
17 
 
 MUNICIPAL POPULATION RANKINGS: 1970-1980 
 
Municipality County 
 
1980 
 
1980 
 
Ranking Population 
 
Roberta 
 
Crawford 272 
 
859 
 
Lula 
 
Banks/ 
 
273 
 
857 
 
Hall 
 
Aragon 
 
Polk 
 
274 
 
855 
 
Fairmont 
 
Gordon 
 
275 
 
842 
 
Irwinton 
 
Wilkinson 276 
 
841 
 
Pavo 
 
Brooks/ 277 
 
830 
 
Thomas 
 
Glennwood 
 
Wheeler 278 
 
824 
 
Bogart 
 
Clarke/ 279 
 
819 
 
Oconee 
 
Poulan 
 
Worth 
 
280 
 
818 
 
Franklin 
 
Franklin 281 
 
797 
 
Springs 
 
Leary 
 
Calhoun 282 
 
783 
 
Whitesburg Carroll 283 
 
775 
 
Alapaha 
 
Berrien 284 
 
771 
 
Baconton 
 
Mitchell 285 
 
763 
 
Patterson 
 
Pierce 
 
286 
 
763 
 
Norman Park Colquitt 287 
 
757 
 
Adrian 
 
Emanuel/ 288 
 
756 
 
Johnson 
 
Flowery 
 
Hall 
 
289 
 
755 
 
Branch 
 
Guyton 
 
Effingham 290 
 
749 
 
Coolidge 
 
Thomas 
 
291 
 
736 
 
Homer 
 
Banks 
 
292 
 
734 
 
Kingston 
 
Bartow 
 
293 
 
733 
 
Tignall 
 
Wilkes 
 
294 
 
733 
 
Gibson 
 
Glascock 295 
 
730 
 
Oakwood 
 
Hall 
 
296 
 
723 
 
Franklin 
 
Heard 
 
297 
 
711 
 
Hiram 
 
Paulding 298 
 
711 
 
Newton 
 
Baker 
 
299 
 
711 
 
Canon 
 
Franklin/ 300 
 
704 
 
Hart 
 
Mountain 
 
Rabun 
 
301 
 
701 
 
City 
 
Portal 
 
Bulloch 302 
 
694 
 
Rutledge 
 
Morgan 
 
303 
 
694 
 
Auburn 
 
Barrow 
 
304 
 
692 
 
Holly 
 
Cherokee 305 
 
687 
 
Springs 
 
Young Harris Towns 
 
306 
 
687 
 
1970 
 
1970 
 
11 
 
Net 
 
Ranking Population Change Change 
 
269 
 
746 
 
15.1 
 
113 
 
271 
 
736 
 
16.4 
 
121 
 
UR 
 
298 
 
623 
 
35.2 
 
219 
 
266 
 
757 
 
1l.1 
 
84 
 
263 
 
775 
 
7.1 
 
55 
 
287 
 
670 
 
23.0 
 
154 
 
288 
 
667 
 
22.8 
 
152 
 
265 
 
776 
 
6.8 
 
42 
 
328 
 
501 
 
59.1 
 
296 
 
243 
 
907 
 
-13.7 
 
-124 
 
274 
 
720 
 
7.6 
 
55 
 
294 
 
633 
 
21.8 
 
138 
 
278 
 
710 
 
7.5 
 
53 
 
258 
 
788 
 
-3.2 
 
-25 
 
241 
 
912 
 
-17.0 
 
-155 
 
280 
 
705 
 
7.2 
 
51 
 
261 
 
779 
 
-3.1 
 
-24 
 
270 
 
742 
 
0.9 
 
7 
 
275 
 
717 
 
2.6 
 
19 
 
371 
 
365 
 
101.1 
 
369 
 
276 
 
714 
 
2.7 
 
19 
 
267 
 
756 
 
-3.0 
 
-23 
 
281 
 
701 
 
4.1 
 
29 
 
441 
 
250 
 
189.2 
 
473 
 
268 
 
749 
 
-5.1 
 
-38 
 
343 
 
441 
 
61. 2 
 
30 
 
297 
 
624 
 
13.9 
 
87 
 
279 
 
709 
 
-0.7 
 
-5 
 
305 
 
594 
 
18.0 
 
107 
 
291 
 
643 
 
7.9 
 
51 
 
295 
 
628 
 
10.5 
 
66 
 
373 
 
361 
 
91. 7 
 
331 
 
309 
 
575 
 
19.5 
 
112 
 
317 
 
544 
 
26.3 
 
143 
 
18 
 
 MUNICIPAL POPULATION RANKINGS: 1970-1980 
 
Municipality County 
 
1980 
 
1980 
 
Ranking Population 
 
Homeland 
 
Charlton 307 
 
683 
 
Toomsboro 
 
Wilkinson 308 
 
673 
 
Midville 
 
Burke 
 
309 
 
670 
 
Mt. Airy 
 
Habersham 310 
 
670 
 
Bibb City 
 
Muscogee 311 
 
667 
 
Woodland 
 
Talbot 
 
312 
 
664 
 
Dasher 
 
Lowndes 313 
 
p59 
 
Ray City 
 
Berrien 314 
 
658 
 
Plains 
 
Sumter 
 
315 
 
651 
 
Uvalda 
 
Montgomery 316 
 
646 
 
Ball Ground Cherokee 317 
 
640 
 
Collins 
 
Tattnall 318 
 
639 
 
Ochlochnee Thomas 
 
319 
 
627 
 
Attapulgus Decatur 320 
 
623 
 
Winterville Clarke 
 
321 
 
621 
 
Ideal 
 
Macon 
 
322 
 
619 
 
Maysville 
 
Banks/ 
 
323 
 
619 
 
Jackson 
 
Alto 
 
Banks 
 
324 
 
618 
 
TyTy 
 
Tift 
 
325 
 
618 
 
Menlo 
 
Chattooga 326 
 
611 
 
Allenhurst Liberty 327 
 
606 
 
Luthersville Meriwether 328 
 
597 
 
Crawford- 
 
Taliaferro 329 
 
594 
 
ville 
 
Rhine 
 
Dodge 
 
330 
 
590 
 
Ailey 
 
Montgomery 331 
 
579 
 
Enigma 
 
Berrien 332 
 
574 
 
Byromville Dooly 
 
333 
 
567 
 
Pineview 
 
Wilcox 
 
334 
 
564 
 
Nelson 
 
Cherokee/ 335 
 
562 
 
Pickens 
 
Dearing 
 
McDuffie 336 
 
539 
 
Berlin 
 
colquitt 337 
 
538 
 
Blairsville Union 
 
338 
 
530 
 
Danville 
 
Twiggs/ 339 
 
529 
 
Wilkinson 
 
Dexter 
 
Laurens 340 
 
527 
 
Stillmore 
 
Emanuel 341 
 
527 
 
Bronwood 
 
Terrell 342 
 
524 
 
Hi11tonia 
 
Screven 343 
 
515 
 
Hoboken 
 
Brantley 344 
 
514 
 
Whigham 
 
Grady 
 
345 
 
507 
 
1970 
 
1970 
 
% 
 
Net 
 
Ranking Population Change Change 
 
304 
 
595 
 
14.8 
 
88 
 
285 
 
682 
 
-1.3 
 
-9 
 
289 
 
665 
 
0.8 
 
5 
 
338 
 
463 
 
44.7 
 
207 
 
255 
 
812 
 
-17.9 
 
-145 
 
282 
 
689 
 
-3.6 
 
-25 
 
340 
 
452 
 
45.8 
 
207 
 
300 
 
617 
 
6.6 
 
41 
 
283 
 
683 
 
-4.7 
 
-32 
 
290 
 
663 
 
-2.6 
 
-17 
 
299 
 
617 
 
3.7 
 
23 
 
310 
 
574 
 
11. 3 
 
65 
 
303 
 
611 
 
2.6 
 
16 
 
324 
 
513 
 
21.4 
 
110 
 
315 
 
551 
 
12.7 
 
70 
 
318 
 
543 
 
14.0 
 
76 
 
314 
 
553 
 
11. 9 
 
66 
 
369 
 
372 
 
66.1 
 
246 
 
342 
 
447 
 
38.3 
 
171 
 
306 
 
593 
 
3.0 
 
18 
 
454 
 
230 
 
163.5 
 
376 
 
356 
 
400 
 
49.3 
 
197 
 
272 
 
735 
 
-19.2 
 
-141 
 
336 
 
471 
 
25.3 
 
119 
 
332 
 
487 
 
18.9 
 
92 
 
327 
 
505 
 
13.7 
 
69 
 
351 
 
419 
 
35.3 
 
148 
 
320 
 
528 
 
6.8 
 
36 
 
302 
 
613 
 
-8.3 
 
-51 
 
313 
 
555 
 
-2.9 
 
-16 
 
350 
 
422 
 
27.5 
 
116 
 
330 
 
491 
 
7.9 
 
39 
 
323 
 
515 
 
2.7 
 
14 
 
344 
 
438 
 
20.3 
 
89 
 
377 
 
522 
 
1.0 
 
5 
 
329 
 
500 
 
4.8 
 
24 
 
405 
 
294 
 
75.2 
 
221 
 
347 
 
424 
 
21. 2 
 
90 
 
364 
 
381 
 
33.1 
 
126 
 
19 
 
 MUNICIPAL POPULATION RANKINGS: 1970-1980 
 
Municipal!ty County 
 
1980 
 
1980 
 
Ranking Population 
 
Hamilton Berkeley 
Lake White Colbert Crawford Cobbtown Hiawassee Nicholson Hoschton Warwick Lyerly Euharlee Sycamore Morven 
Waco Leslie East Ellijay Carnesville Grayson Flovilla Midway Harrison Ivey Woodville Waleska Lake Park Siloam 
Mount Zion Remerton Flemington Mansfield Davisboro Pinehurst Preston Dudley Warm Springs Linwood Barwick Chester Climax Cohutta Sasser 
 
Harris 
 
346 
 
Gwinnett 347 
 
Bartow 
 
348 
 
Madison 349 
 
Oglethorpe 350 
 
Tattnall 351 
 
Towns 
 
352 
 
Jackson 353 
 
Jackson 354 
 
Worth 
 
355 
 
Chattooga 356 
 
Bartow 
 
357 
 
Turner 
 
358 
 
Brooks 
 
359 
 
Haralson 360 
 
Sumter 
 
361 
 
Gilmer 
 
362 
 
Franklin 363 
 
Gwinnett 364 
 
Butts 
 
365 
 
Liberty 366 
 
Washington 367 
 
Wilkinson 368 
 
Greene 
 
369 
 
Cherokee 370 
 
Lowndes 371 
 
Greene 
 
372 
 
Carroll 373 
 
Lowndes 374 
 
Liberty 375 
 
Newton 
 
376 
 
Washington 377 
 
Dooly 
 
378 
 
Webster 379 
 
Laurens 380 
 
Meriwether 381 
 
Walker 
 
382 
 
Brooks 
 
383 
 
Dodge 
 
384 
 
Decatur 385 
 
Whitfield 386 
 
Terrell 387 
 
506 503 
501 498 498 494 491 491 490 . 
488 482 477 474 471 471 470 469 465 464 458 457 456 455 455 450 448 446 445 443 440 435 433 431 429 425 425 417 413 409 407 407 407 
 
1970 
 
1970 
 
% 
 
Net 
 
Ranking population Change Change 
 
375 
 
357 
 
41.7 
 
149 
 
464 
 
219 
 
129.7 
 
284 
 
339 
 
462 
 
8.4 
 
39 
 
319 
 
532 
 
-6.4 
 
-34 
 
296 
 
624 
 
-20.2 
 
-126 
 
392 
 
321 
 
53.9 
 
173 
 
352 
 
415 
 
18.3 
 
76 
 
357 
 
397 
 
23.7 
 
94 
 
326 
 
509 
 
-3.7 
 
-19 
 
337 
 
466 
 
4.7 
 
22 
 
346 UR 
 
-426 
 
13.1 
- 
 
56 477 
 
316 
 
547 
 
-13.3 
 
-73 
 
341 
 
449 
 
4.9 
 
22 
 
345 
 
431 
 
9.3 
 
40 
 
312 
 
562 
 
-16.4 
 
-92 
 
331 
 
488 
 
-3.9 
 
-19 
 
325 
 
510 
 
-8.8 
 
-45 
 
370 
 
366 
 
26.8 
 
98 
 
410 
 
289 
 
58.5 
 
169 
 
503 
 
167 
 
173.7 
 
290 
 
388 
 
329 
 
38.6 
 
127 
 
442 
 
245 
 
85.7 
 
210 
 
366 
 
379 
 
20.1 
 
76 
 
333 
 
487 
 
-7.6 
 
-37 
 
374 
 
361 
 
24.1 
 
87 
 
394 
 
319 
 
39.8 
 
127 
 
430 
 
264 
 
68.6 
 
181 
 
321 
 
523 
 
-15.3 
 
-80 
 
428 
 
265 
 
66.0 
 
175 
 
381 
 
340 
 
27.9 
 
95 
 
334 
 
476 
 
-9.0 
 
-43 
 
354 
 
405 
 
6.4 
 
26 
 
459 
 
226 
 
89.8 
 
203 
 
348 
 
423 
 
0.5 
 
2 
 
322 
 
523 
 
-18.7 
 
-98 
 
307 
 
588 
 
-29.1 
 
-171 
 
363 
 
432 
 
-4.4 
 
-19 
 
353 
 
409 
 
0.0 
 
a 
 
415 
 
275 
 
48.0 
 
132 
 
UR 
 
393 
 
3.6 
 
14 
 
382 
 
339 
 
20.1 
 
68 
 
20 
 
 MUNICIPAL POPULATION RANKINGS: 1970-1980 
 
Municipality County 
 
1980 
 
1980 
 
Ranking Population 
 
Damascus 
 
Early 
 
388 
 
403 
 
Newington 
 
Screven 389 
 
402 
 
Odurn 
 
wayne 
 
390 
 
401 
 
Shiloh 
 
Harris 
 
391 
 
392 
 
Newborn 
 
Jasper! 392 
 
391 
 
Newton 
 
Yatesville Upson 
 
393 
 
390 
 
Stapleton 
 
Jefferson 394 
 
388 
 
Pineora 
 
Effingham 395 
 
387 
 
Walnut Grove Walton 
 
396 
 
387 
 
McIntyre 
 
Wilkinson 397 
 
386 
 
Pitts 
 
wilcox 
 
398 
 
384 
 
Molena 
 
pike 
 
399 
 
379 
 
Mountain 
 
Cherokee! 400 
 
378 
 
Park 
 
Fulton 
 
Russell 
 
Barrow 
 
401 
 
378 
 
Arabi 
 
Crisp 
 
402 
 
376 
 
Surrency 
 
Appling 403 
 
368 
 
Blythe 
 
Burke! 
 
404 
 
367 
 
Richmond 
 
Iron City 
 
Seminole 405 
 
367 
 
Morgan 
 
Calhoun 406 
 
364 
 
Ambrose 
 
Coffee 
 
407 
 
360 
 
Jenkinsburg Butts 
 
408 
 
360 
 
Moreland 
 
Coweta 
 
409 
 
358 
 
Bartow 
 
Jefferson 410 
 
357 
 
Bostwick 
 
Morgan 
 
411 
 
357 
 
Daniels- 
 
Madison 412 
 
354 
 
ville 
 
Cadwell 
 
Laurens 413 
 
353 
 
Chauncey 
 
Dodge 
 
414 
 
350 
 
Dawsonville Dawson 
 
415 
 
342 
 
Sunnyside 
 
Spalding 416 
 
338 
 
Funston 
 
Colquitt 417 
 
337 
 
Rentz 
 
Laurens 418 
 
337 
 
Sale City 
 
Mitchell 419 
 
336 
 
Center 
 
Jackson 420 
 
330 
 
Kite 
 
Johnson 421 
 
328 
 
Allentown 
 
Laurens! 422 
 
321 
 
Twiggs! 
 
Wilkinson 
 
Milner 
 
Lamar 
 
423 
 
320 
 
Bowersville Hart 
 
424 
 
318 
 
1970 
 
1970 
 
% 
 
Net 
 
Ranking Population Change Change 
 
418 
 
272 
 
48.2 
 
131 
 
355 
 
402 
 
0.0 
 
0 
 
365 
 
379 
 
5.8 
 
22 
 
402 
 
298 
 
31. 5 
 
94 
 
406 
 
294 
 
33.0 
 
97 
 
349 
 
423 
 
-7.8 
 
-33 
 
359 
 
390 
 
-0.5 
 
-2 
 
425 
 
266 
 
45.5 
 
121 
 
497 
 
175 
 
121.1 
 
212 
 
335 
 
471 
 
-18.0 
 
-85 
 
380 
 
345 
 
11. 3 
 
39 
 
360 
 
389 
 
-2.6 
 
-10 
 
422 
 
268 
 
41.0 
 
110 
 
368 
 
378 
 
0.0 
 
0 
 
399 
 
305 
 
23.3 
 
71 
 
378 
 
352 
 
4.5 
 
16 
 
386 
 
333 
 
10.2 
 
34 
 
379 
 
351 
 
4.6 
 
16 
 
414 
 
280 
 
30.0 
 
84 
 
434 
 
253 
 
42.3 
 
107 
 
362 
 
382 
 
-5.8 
 
-22 
 
372 
 
363 
 
-1.4 
 
-5 
 
385 
 
333 
 
7.2 
 
24 
 
409 
 
289 
 
23.5 
 
68 
 
367 
 
378 
 
-6.3 
 
-24 
 
376 
 
354 
 
-0.3 
 
-1 
 
398 
 
308 
 
13.6 
 
42 
 
411 
 
288 
 
18.8 
 
54 
 
474 
 
209 
 
61.7 
 
129 
 
407 
 
293 
 
15.0 
 
44 
 
358 
 
392 
 
-14.0 
 
-55 
 
389 
 
323 
 
4.0 
 
13 
 
472 
 
213 
 
54.9 
 
117 
 
384 
 
336 
 
-2.4 
 
-8 
 
403 
 
295 
 
8.8 
 
26 
 
420 
 
270 
 
18.5 
 
50 
 
401 
 
301 
 
5.6 
 
17 
 
21 
 
 MUNICIPAL POPULATION RANKINGS: 1970-1980 
 
Municipality 
Concord Braselton Norwood OConee Martin 
Meansville Van Wert Pendergrass Eton Clermont Tiger carlton Varnell Ila Denton Camak Braswell 
Bethlehem Culloden Plainville Cecil Lexington 
Ellenton Brinson Gumbranch Rebecca Anderson- 
ville DuPont Taylors- 
ville Chalybeate 
Springs Helen Morgantown Turin Dixie Pulaski North High 
Shoals 
 
County 
 
1980 
 
1980 
 
Ranking Population 
 
Pike 
 
425 
 
317 
 
Jackson 426 
 
308 
 
Warren 
 
427 
 
306 
 
Washington 428 
 
306 
 
Franklin/ 429 
 
305 
 
Stephens 
 
Pike 
 
430 
 
303 
 
Polk 
 
431 
 
303 
 
Jackson 432 
 
302 
 
Murray 
 
433 
 
301 
 
Hall 
 
434 
 
300 
 
Rabun 
 
435 
 
299 
 
Madison 436 
 
291 
 
Whitfield 437 
 
288 
 
Madison 438 
 
287 
 
Jeff Davis 439 
 
286 
 
Warren 
 
440 
 
283 
 
Paulding/ 441 
 
282 
 
Polk 
 
Barrow 
 
442 
 
281 
 
Monroe 
 
443 
 
281 
 
Gordon 
 
444 
 
281 
 
Cook 
 
445 
 
280 
 
Ogle- 
 
446 
 
278 
 
thorpe 
 
Colquitt 447 
 
277 
 
Decatur 448 
 
274 
 
Liberty 449 
 
272 
 
Turner 
 
450 
 
272 
 
Sumter 
 
451 
 
267 
 
Clinch 
 
452 
 
267 
 
Polk/ 
 
453 
 
266 
 
Bartow 
 
Meri- 
 
454 
 
265 
 
wether 
 
White 
 
455 
 
265 
 
Fannin 
 
456 
 
263 
 
Coweta 
 
457 
 
260 
 
Brooks 
 
458 
 
259 
 
Candler 459 
 
257 
 
Oconee 
 
460 
 
256 
 
1970 
 
1970 
 
% 
 
Net 
 
Ranking population Change Change 
 
396 
 
312 
 
1.6 
 
5 
 
361 
 
386 
 
-20.2 
 
-78 
 
419 
 
272 
 
12.5 
 
34 
 
431 
 
262 
 
16.8 
 
44 
 
481 
 
201 
 
51. 7 
 
104 
 
395 
 
313 
 
-3.2 
 
-10 
 
UR 
 
360 
 
15.8 
 
-57 
 
423 
 
267 
 
13.1 
 
35 
 
412 
 
286 
 
5.2 
 
15 
 
408 
 
290 
 
3.4 
 
10 
 
397 
 
312 
 
4.2 
 
13 
 
404 
 
294 
 
-1.0 
 
-3 
 
UR 
 
314 
 
-8.3 
 
-26 
 
480 
 
202 
 
42.1 
 
85 
 
443 
 
244 
 
17.2 
 
42 
 
460 
 
224 
 
26.3 
 
59 
 
570 
 
30 
 
840.0 
 
252 
 
400 
 
304 
 
-7.6 
 
-23 
 
417 
 
272 
 
3.3 
 
9 
 
485 
 
192 
 
46.4 
 
89 
 
427 
 
265 
 
5.7 
 
15 
 
391 
 
322 
 
-13.7 
 
-44 
 
383 
 
337 
 
-17.8 
 
-60 
 
453 
 
231 
 
18.6 
 
43 
 
UR 
 
426 
 
266 
 
2.3 
 
6 
 
416 
 
274 
 
-2.6 
 
-7 
 
436 
 
252 
 
6.0 
 
15 
 
435 
 
253 
 
5.1 
 
13 
 
424 
 
266 
 
-0.4 
 
-1 
 
437 
 
252 
 
5.2 
 
13 
 
477 
 
205 
 
28.3 
 
58 
 
445 
 
242 
 
7.4 
 
18 
 
UR 
 
455 
 
230 
 
11.7 
 
27 
 
504 
 
165 
 
55.2 
 
91 
 
22 
 
 MUNICIPAL POPULATION RANKINGS: 1970-1980 
 
Municipality County 
 
1980 
 
1980 
 
1970 
 
1980 
 
% 
 
Net 
 
Ranking Population Ranking Population Change Change 
 
Oak Park Junction 
City Williamson Avera DeSoto Spring Place Central- 
hatchee Carl Oliver Dillard Geneva Rest Haven 
White Plains Roopville Naylor Girard Arcade Rocky Ford Garfield Parrott Scotland 
Buckhead Riceboro Summertown Mitchell Swnner Seville Argyle Durand 
Jacksonville Lovejoy Maxeys Lilly Jersey Avalon Good Hope Brooks Payne 
 
Emanuel 461 
 
Talbot 
 
462 
 
Pike 
 
463 
 
Jefferson 464 
 
Swnter 
 
465 
 
Murray 
 
466 
 
Heard 
 
467 
 
Barrow 
 
468 
 
Screven 469 
 
Rabun 
 
470 
 
Talbot 
 
471 
 
Gwinnett/ 472 
 
Hall 
 
Greene 
 
473 
 
carroll 474 
 
Lowndes 475 
 
Burke 
 
476 
 
Jackson 477 
 
Screven 478 
 
Emanuel 479 
 
Terrell 480 
 
Telfair/ 481 
 
Wheeler 
 
Morgan 
 
482 
 
Liberty 483 
 
Emanuel 484 
 
Glascock 485 
 
Worth 
 
486 
 
wilcox 
 
487 
 
Clinch 
 
488 
 
Meri- 
 
489 
 
wether 
 
Telfair 490 
 
Clayton 491 
 
Oglethorpe 492 
 
Doo1y 
 
493 
 
Walton 
 
494 
 
Stephens 495 
 
Walton 
 
496 
 
Fayette 497 
 
Bibb 
 
498 
 
256 
 
458 
 
254 
 
421 
 
250 
 
413 
 
248 
 
466 
 
248 
 
393 
 
246 
 
447 
 
240 
 
491 
 
239 
 
452 
 
239 
 
467 
 
238 
 
492 
 
232 
 
440 
 
231 
 
488 
 
231 
 
449 
 
229 
 
463 
 
228 
 
444 
 
225 
 
446 
 
223 
 
456 
 
223 
 
439 
 
222 
 
469 
 
222 
 
462 
 
222 
 
432 
 
219 
 
495 
 
216 
 
438 
 
215 
 
UR 
 
214 
 
490 
 
213 
 
475 
 
209 
 
UR 
 
206 
 
476 
 
206 
 
484 
 
206 
 
470 
 
205 
 
UR 
 
205 
 
457 
 
202 
 
511 
 
201 
 
493 
 
200 
 
478 
 
200 
 
479 
 
199 
 
499 
 
196 
 
448 
 
226 
 
13.3 
 
30 
 
269 
 
-5.6 
 
-15 
 
284 
 
-12.0 
 
-34 
 
217 
 
14.3 
 
31 
 
321 
 
-22.7 
 
-73 
 
241 
 
2.1 
 
5 
 
186 
 
29.0 
 
54 
 
234 
 
2.1 
 
5 
 
217 
 
10.1 
 
22 
 
186 
 
28.0 
 
52 
 
250 
 
-7.2 
 
-18 
 
188 
 
22.9 
 
43 
 
236 
 
-2.1 
 
-5 
 
221 
 
3.6 
 
8 
 
244 
 
-6.6 
 
-16 
 
241 
 
-6.6 
 
-16 
 
229 
 
-2.6 
 
-6 
 
252 
 
-1l.5 
 
-29 
 
214 
 
3.7 
 
-8 
 
222 
 
0.0 
 
0 
 
261 
 
-14.9 
 
-39 
 
177 
 
23.7 
 
42 
 
252 
 
-14.3 
 
-36 
 
159 
 
35.2 
 
56 
 
187 
 
14.4 
 
27 
 
207 
 
2.9 
 
6 
 
206 
 
0.0 
 
0 
 
192 
 
7.3 
 
14 
 
227 
 
-9.3 
 
-21 
 
229 
 
-10.5 
 
-24 
 
155 
 
30.3 
 
47 
 
180 
 
11. 7 
 
21 
 
204 
 
-2.0 
 
-4 
 
202 
 
-1.0 
 
-2 
 
172 
 
15.7 
 
27 
 
236 
 
-16.9 
 
-40 
 
23 
 
 MUNICIPAL POPULATION RANKINGS: 1970-1980 
 
Municipality County 
 
1980 
 
1980 
 
Ranking Population 
 
Jakin 
 
F.arly 
 
499 
 
194 
 
Sharpsburg Coweta 
 
500 
 
194 
 
Graysville Catoosa 501 
 
193 
 
Hull 
 
Madison 502 
 
188 
 
Arnoldsville Ogle- 
 
503 
 
187 
 
thorpe 
 
Ephesus 
 
Heard 
 
504 
 
184 
 
Vernonburg Chatham 505 
 
178 
 
Rayle 
 
Wilkes 
 
506 
 
177 
 
Gay 
 
Meri- 
 
507 
 
175 
 
wether 
 
Daisy 
 
EVans 
 
508 
 
174 
 
Bellville 
 
EVans 
 
509 
 
173 
 
Bishop 
 
Oconee 
 
510 
 
172 
 
Ranger 
 
Gordon 
 
5ll 
 
171 
 
Montrose 
 
Laurens 512 
 
170 
 
omaha 
 
Stewart 513 
 
169 
 
Mountville Troup 
 
514 
 
168 
 
Nunez 
 
Emanuel 515 
 
168 
 
Santa Claus Toombs 
 
516 
 
167 
 
Coleman 
 
Randolph 517 
 
164 
 
Orchard Hill Spalding 518 
 
162 
 
Tallulah 
 
Habersham/ 519 
 
162 
 
Falls 
 
Rabun 
 
Shady Dale Jasper 
 
520 
 
155 
 
Riddleville Washington 521 
 
154 
 
Higgston 
 
Montgomery 522 
 
152 
 
Oakman 
 
Gordon 
 
523 
 
150 
 
Barney 
 
Brooks 
 
524 
 
146 
 
Tarrytown 
 
Montgomery 525 
 
145 
 
Gillsville Banks/ 
 
526 
 
142 
 
Hall 
 
Odessadale Meri- 
 
527 
 
142 
 
wether 
 
Sharon 
 
Taliaferro 528 
 
140 
 
Aldora 
 
Lamar 
 
529 
 
139 
 
Scott 
 
Johnson/ 530 
 
139 
 
Laurens 
 
Benevolence Randolph 531 
 
138 
 
Bluffton 
 
Clay 
 
532 
 
132 
 
Mineral 
 
Fannin 
 
533 
 
130 
 
Bluff 
 
Plainfield Dodge 
 
534 
 
128 
 
1970 
 
1970 
 
% 
 
Net 
 
Ranking Population Change Change 
 
500 
 
172 
 
12.8 
 
22 
 
508 
 
161 
 
20.5 
 
33 
 
550 
 
80 
 
141.3 
 
113 
 
461 
 
222 
 
-15.3 
 
-34 
 
534 
 
181 
 
3.3 
 
6 
 
473 
 
212 
 
-13.2 
 
-28 
 
519 
 
136 
 
30.9 
 
42 
 
UR 
 
110 
 
60.9 
 
67 
 
482 
 
200 
 
-12.5 
 
-25 
 
512 
 
150 
 
16.0 
 
24 
 
451 
 
234 
 
-26.1 
 
-61 
 
450 
 
235 
 
-26.8 
 
-63 
 
517 
 
140 
 
22.1 
 
31 
 
483 
 
199 
 
-14.6 
 
-29 
 
487 
 
188 
 
-10.1 
 
-19 
 
465 
 
218 
 
-22.9 
 
-50 
 
530 
 
ll7 
 
43.6 
 
51 
 
529 
 
118 
 
41.5 
 
49 
 
502 
 
168 
 
-2.4 
 
-4 
 
UR 
 
433 
 
255 
 
-36.5 
 
-93 
 
486 
 
190 
 
-18.4 
 
-35 
 
515 
 
143 
 
7.7 
 
11 
 
496 
 
175 
 
-13.1 
 
-23 
 
494 
 
178 
 
-15.7 
 
-22 
 
UR 
 
489 
 
188 
 
-22.9 
 
-43 
 
541 
 
100 
 
42.0 
 
42 
 
557 
 
70 
 
102.9 
 
70 
 
509 
 
160 
 
-12.5 
 
-20 
 
390 
 
322 
 
-56.8 
 
-183 
 
468 
 
215 
 
-35.3 
 
-76 
 
UR 
 
538 
 
105 
 
25.7 
 
27 
 
528 
 
119 
 
9.2 
 
11 
 
551 
 
77 
 
66.2 
 
51 
 
24 
 
 MUNICIPAL POPULATION RANKINGS: 1970-1980 
 
Municipali ty County 
 
1980 
 
1980 
 
Ranking Population 
 
1970 
 
1970 
 
, 
 
Net 
 
Ranking Population Change Change 
 
Haralson 
 
Coweta/ 535 
 
Meri- 
 
wether 
 
Cotton 
 
Mitchell 536 
 
Deepstep 
 
Washing- 537 
 
ton 
 
Lone oak 
 
Meri- 
 
538 
 
wether 
 
White 
 
Meri- 
 
539 
 
Sulphur 
 
wether 
 
Springs 
 
Manassas 
 
Tattnall 540 
 
Oakfield 
 
Worth 
 
541 
 
Alston 
 
Montgom- 542 
 
ery 
 
Weston 
 
Webster 543 
 
Finleyson Pulaski 544 
 
Riverside 
 
Colquitt 545 
 
Woolsey 
 
Fayette 546 
 
Alvaton 
 
Meri- 
 
547 
 
wether 
 
Between 
 
Walton 
 
548 
 
The Rock 
 
Upson 
 
549 
 
Corinth 
 
Coweta/ 550 
 
Heard 
 
Talking Rock Pickens 551 
 
Sky Valley Rabun 
 
552 
 
Rocky Mount Meri- 
 
553 
 
wether 
 
Edgehi11 
 
Glascock 554 
 
St. Marks 
 
Meri- 
 
555 
 
wether 
 
Primrose 
 
Meri- 
 
556 
 
wether 
 
123 
 
507 
 
122 
 
540 
 
120 
 
536 
 
119 
 
523 
 
118 
 
569 
 
116 
 
514 
 
113 
 
501 
 
111 
 
539 
 
109 
 
554 
 
101 
 
UR 
 
99 
 
532 
 
99 
 
547 
 
91 
 
531 
 
87 
 
544 
 
78 
 
518 
 
75 
 
535 
 
72 
 
553 
 
65 
 
UR 
 
56 
 
564 
 
53 
 
568 
 
36 
 
572 
 
30 
 
571 
 
162 
 
-24.1 
 
-39 
 
102 
 
19.6 
 
20 
 
107 
 
12.1 
 
13 
 
129 
 
-7.8 
 
-10 
 
38 
 
210.5 
 
80 
 
144 
 
-19.4 
 
-28 
 
171 
 
-33.9 
 
-58 
 
104 
 
6.7 
 
7 
 
73 
 
49.3 
 
36 
 
114 -13.2 
 
-15 
 
91 
 
8.8 
 
8 
 
114 -20.2 
 
-23 
 
94 
 
-7.4 
 
-7 
 
136 
 
-42.6 
 
-58 
 
107 
 
-29.9 
 
-32 
 
76 
 
-5.3 
 
-4 
 
53 
 
5.7 
 
3 
 
46 
 
15.2 
 
7 
 
25 
 
44.0 
 
11 
 
28 
 
7.1 
 
2 
 
UR = Unranked 
 
25 
 
 TABLE VIII. MUNICIPALITIES - TWENTY-FIVE GAIN AND LOSS LEADERS (PERCENTAGE): 1970-1980 
 
Gainers 
1. Braswell 2. Peachtree City 3. Tyrone 4. Roswell 5. Snellville 6. White Sulphur 
Springs 7. Woodstock 8. Oakwood 9. Riverdale 10. Hinesville 11. Midway 12. Allenhurst 13. Stone Mountain 14. Graysville 15. Locust Grove 16. Berkeley Lake 17. Lilburn 18. Walnut Grove 19. Odessada1e 20. Dacula 21. Homer 22. Auburn 23. Preston 24. Ivey 25. Sardis 
 
Percentage 
840.0 710.7 692.4 329.8 327.8 
210.5 210.2 189.2 182.5 174.8 173.7 163.5 156.3 141.3 130.4 129.7 125.7 121.1 102.9 101. 7 101.1 
91. 7 89.8 85.7 83.5 
 
Losers 
1. Aldora 2. The Rock 3. Tallulah Falls 4. Hapeville 5. Scott 6. Oakfield 7. Cave Springs 8. Corinth 9. Linwood 10. Bishop 11. Bellville 12. McCaysville 13. Avondale Estates 14. Haralson 15. Mountville 16. Chamblee 17. Thunderbolt 18. Augusta 19. Crawford 20. Braselton 21. Sparta 22. Crawfordville 23. Doraville 24. Warm Springs 25. Porterdale 
 
Percentage 
-56.8 -42.6 -36.5 -35.5 -35.3 -33.9 -32.3 -29.9 -29.1 -26.8 -26.1 -24.7 -24.3 -24.1 -22.9 -21.8 -21.3 -20.6 -20.2 -20.2 -19.2 -19.2 -19.0 -18.7 -18.2 
 
26 
~ 
 
 TABLE IX. MUNICIPALITIES - TWENTY-FIVE GAIN AND LOSS LEADERS 
(ACTUAL POPULATION) : 1970-1980 
 
Gainers 
l. Savannah 2. Roswell 3. Columbus 4. Hinesville 5. Snellville 6. College Park 7. Warner Robins 8. Peachtree City 9. Valdosta 10. Riverdale 1I. Lawrenceville 12. Marietta 13. Stone Mountain 14. Fitzgerald 15. Douglasville 16. Toccoa 17. Lilburn 18. Dalton 19. Buford 20. Woodstock 21- Union City 22. Perry 23. Conyers 24. Sylvester 25. Fort Oglethorpe 
 
Number 
23,041 17,907 14,413 
7,194 6,524 6,429 6,402 5,636 5,293 4,600 3,813 3,613 2,968 2,172 2,169 2,133 2,097 2,067 2,057 1,829 1,749 1,682 1,677 1,634 1,574 
 
Losers 
l. Atlanta 2. Augusta 3. Macon 4. Decatur 5. Hapeville 6. Griffin 7. Chamblee 8. Brunswick 9. East Point 10. Athens 11. Doraville 12. Forest Park 13. Rome 14. Elberton 15. Cedartown 16. Thunderbolt 17. Villa Rica 18. Avorrlale Estates 
J.9. cave Sprinqs 
20. Cartersville 21. Sparta 22. McCaysville 23. Bainbridge 24. Thonaston 25. Porterdale 
 
Number 
-70,017 -12,332 -5,527 -3,539 -3,401 -2,006 -1,990 -1,980 -1,829 
-1,793 -1,625 -1,212 -1,105 
-752 -634 -585 -502 -422 -422 -421 -418 -400 -344 -342 -322 
 
27 
 
 TABLE X. MUNICIPALITIES BY POPULATION GROUPS - TEN GAIN AND LOSS LEADERS: 1970-1980 
 
Group Size 
 
Gainers 
 
Percent Losers 
 
Percent 
 
I 25,000 or more 
 
1. Savannah 2. Warner Robins 3. Valdosta 4. Marietta 5. Columbus 6. Albany 
 
19.5 
19.1 
16.4 
13.3 
9.3 2.0 
 
1. Augusta 2. Atlanta 3. East Point 4. Macon 5. Athens 6. Rome 
 
-20.6 -14.1 
-4.7 -4.5 -4.0 -3.6 
 
II 
10,000 to 24,999 
 
1. Roswell 2. Hinesville 3. College Park 4. Fitzgerald 5. Tifton 6. Dalton 7. Vidalia 8. Moultrie 9. Douglas 10. Dublin 
 
329.8 174.8 
35.3 24.4 12.9 11.0 9.3 9.1 
7.7 6.2 
 
1. Decatur 2. Brunswick 3. Griffin 4. Forest Park 5. Bainbridge 6. Gainesville 
 
-16.1 -10.1 -6.8 
-6.1 -3.1 -1.2 
 
III 5,000 to 9,999 
 
1. Peachtree City 2. Snellville 3. Riverdale 4. Lawrenceville 5. Buford 6. Kennesaw 7. Fort Oglethorpe 8. Douglasville 9. Sylvester 
10. Conyers 
 
710.7 327.8 182.5 71. 5 44.3 43.6 40.7 
39.6 38.7 34.3 
 
1. Hapeville 2. Chamblee 3. Doraville 4. Elberton 5. Cedartown 6. Cartersville 7. Thomaston 8. Fort Valley 9. Eastman 10. Cochran 
 
-35.5 -21.8 -19.0 -11. 7 
-6.9 -6.2 -3.4 -2.7 -1.6 -0.8 
 
IV 1,000 to 
4,999 
 
1. Tyrone 2. Woodstock 3. Stone Mountain 4. Locust Grove 5. Lilburn 6. Dacula 7. Sardis 8. Temple 9. Pooler 10. Suwanee 
 
692.4 210.2 156.3 130.4 125.7 101. 7 
83.5 75.9 67.6 66.8 
 
1. McCaysville 2. Avondale Estates 3. Thunderbolt 4. Sparta 5. Porterdale 6. Blue Ridge 7. Villa Rica 8. Trion 9. Ludowici 10. Tallapoosa 
 
-24.7 -24.3 -21. 3 -19.2 -18.2 -14.1 -12.8 -11. 9 
-9.4 -8.6 
 
28 
 
 MUNICIPALITIES BY POPULATION GROUPS - TEN GAIN AND LOSS LEADERS : 1970-1980 
 
Group Size V 
500 to 999 
VI 250 to 499 
VII Less than 250 
 
Gainers 
 
Percent Losers 
 
l. Oakwood 
 
189.2 
 
2. Allenhur8t 
 
163.5 
 
3. Berkeley Lake 129.7 
 
4. Homer 
 
101.1 
 
5. Auburn 
 
91. 7 
 
6. Hilltonia 
 
75.2 
 
7. Alto 
 
66.1 
 
8. Hiram 
 
61.2 
 
9. Franklin Springs 59.1 
 
10. Hagan 
 
53.8 
 
1. Cave SprinF,s 2. Crawfordville 3. Bibb City 4. Norman Park 5. Leary 6. Woodbine 7. Nelson 8. Screven 9. Franklin 10. Plains 
 
1. Braswell 
 
840.0 
 
2. Midway 
 
173.7 
 
3. Walnut Grove 
 
121.1 
 
4. Preston 
 
89.8 
 
5. Ivey 
 
85.7 
 
6. Mount Zion 
 
68.6 
 
7. Flemington 
 
66.0 
 
8. Sunnyside 
 
61. 7 
 
9. Flovilla 
 
58.5 
 
10. North High Shoals 55.2 
 
1. Linwood 2. Crawford 3. Braselton 4. Warm Springs 5. McIntyre 6. Ellenton 7. Leslie 8. Van Wert 9. Rernerton 10. Rentz 
 
1. White Sulphur Springs 
2. Graysville 3. Odessada1e 4. Plainfield 5. Rayle 6. Weston 7. St. Marks 8. Nunez 9. Gillsville 10. Santa Claus 
 
210.5 141.3 102.9 
66.2 60.9 49.3 44.0 43.6 42.0 41.5 
 
1. Aldora 2. The Rock 3. Tallulah Falls 4. Scott 5. Oakfield 6. Corinth 7. Bishop 8. Bellville 9. Haralson 10. Mountville 
 
Percent 
-32.3 -19.2 -17.9 -17.0 -13.7 
-9.2 -8.3 -6.8 -5.1 -4.7 
-29.1 -20.2 -20.2 -18.7 18.0 -17 .8 -16.4 -15.8 -15.3 -14.0 
-56.8 -42.6 -36.S -35.3 -33.9 -29.9 -26.8 -26.1 -2!j .1 -22.9 
 
29 
 
 TABLE XI. MUNICIPALITIES BY POPULATION GROUPS - TEN GAIN AND LOSS LEADERS (ACTUAL POPULATION): 1970-1980 
 
Group SiZe 
I 25,000 or more 
 
Gainers 
1. Savannah 2. Columbus. 3. Warner Robins 4. Valdosta 5. Marietta 6. Albany 
 
Number 
 
Losers 
 
23,041 14,413 
6,402 5,293 
3,613 1,436 
 
1. Atlanta 2. Augusta 3. Macon 4. East Point 5. Athens 6. Rome 
 
Number 
-70,017 -12,332 
-5,527 -1,829 -1,793 -1,105 
 
II 10,000 to 
24,999 
 
1. Roswell 2. Hinesville 3. College Park 4. Fitzgerald 5. Dalton 6. Tifton 7. Moultrie 8. Smyrna 9. LaGrange 10. Dublin 
 
17,907 7,194 6,429 2,172 
2,067 1,570 1,406 1,155 1,003 
940 
 
1. Decatur 2. Griffin 3. Brunswick 4. Forest Park 5. Bainbridge 6. Gainesville 
 
-3,539 -2,006 -1,980 -1,212 
-344 -179 
 
III 5,000 to 9,999 
 
1. Snellville 2. Peachtree City 3. Riverdale 4. Lawrenceville 5. Douglasville 6. Toccoa 7. Buford 8. Perry 9. Conyers 10. Sylvester 
 
6,524 5,636 4,600 3,813 2,169 2,133 2,057 1,682 1,677 1,634 
 
1. Hapeville 2. Chamblee 3. Doraville 4. Elberton 5. Cedartown 6. Cartersville 7. Thomaston 8. Fort Valley 9. Eastman 10. Cochran 
 
-3,401 -1,990 -1,625 
-752 -634 -421 -342 -251 
-86 -40 
 
IV 1,000 to 4,999 
 
1. Stone Mountain 2. Lilburn 3. Woodstock 4. Union City 5. Clarkston 6. Austell 7. Glennville 8. Duluth 9. Pooler 10. East Dublin 
 
2,968 2,097 1,829 1,749 1,412 1,307 1,179 1,146 1,026 
916 
 
1. Thunderbolt 2. Villa Rica 3. Avondale Estates 4. Sparta 5. McCaysville 6. Porterdale 7. Acworth 8. Tallapoosa 9. Trion 10. Pelham 
 
-585 -502 -422 -418 -400 -322 -281 -249 -233 -233 
 
30 
 
 MUNICIPALITIES BY POPULATION GROUPS - TEN GAIN AND LOSS LEADERS (ACTUAL POPULATION) ; 1970-1980 
 
Group Size 
V 500 to 999 
 
Gainers 
 
Number 
 
Losers 
 
1. OakwonJ 
2. Allenhurst 
3. Homer 4. Auburn 
5. Hagan 6. Franklin Springs 
7. Berkeley Lake 8. Alto 
9. Waverly Hall 10. Willtonia 
 
473 l. Cave Springs 
376 2. Tunnel Hill 
369 3. Norman Park 
331 4. Bibb Ci t" 308 5. Crawfordville 296 6. Learv 284 7. Woodbine 246 8. Screven 242 9. Nelson 221 10. Franklin 
 
Number 
-422 -27q 
-155 -]45 -141 
-12/, -92 
-64 -51 -38 
 
VI 250 to 499 
 
l. Midway 
2. Braswell 3. Walnut Grove 4. Ivey 5. Preston 6. Mount Zion 7. Flemington 8. Cobbtown 9. Flovilla 10. Climax 
 
290 l. Linwood 252 2. Crawford 212 3. Warm Springs 210 4. Leslie 203 5. McIntyre 181 6. Remerton 175 7. Braselton 173 8. Sycamore 169 9. Ellenton 132 10. Van Wert 
 
-171 
-126 -98 -92 -85 -80 -78 -73 
-flO 
-57 
 
VII 
Less than 250 
 
l. Graysville 2. White Sulphur 
Springs 3. Odessadale 4. Rayle 5. Summertown 6. Centralhatchee 7. Dillard 8. Plainfield 9. Nunez 10. Santa Claus 
 
113 1- Aldora 2. Tallulah Falls 
80 3. Scott 70 4. DeSoto 67 5. Bishop 56 6. Bellville 54 7. The Rock 52 8. Oakfield 51 9. Mountville 51 10. Tarrytown 49 
 
-183 
-93 
-76 -73 -63 
-61 -58 -'i8 -50 
-43 
 
31 
 
 TABLE XII. MUNICIPAL POPULATION GAIN AND LOSS - PERCENTAGE IN EACH CATEGORY: 1970-1980 
 
GRCt;P 
SIZE 
 
I 25,000 or 
more 
 
II 10,000 to 
24,999 
 
III 
 
w 
 
5,000 to 
 
N 
 
9,999 
 
IV 1,000 to 
4,999 
 
V 500 to 
999 
 
VI 250 to 
499 
 
VII Less than 
250 
 
Number of Municipalities 
 
100% or Greater 
 
50% to 99.9% 
 
25% to 49.9% 
 
10% to 24.9% 
 
0% to 9.9% 
 
-.1% 
 
-10% 
 
to 
 
to 
 
-9.9% -24.9% 
 
-25% to 
-49.9% 
 
Greater than 
-50.0% 
 
12 
 
0.0 
 
0.0 
 
0.0 
 
33.0 
 
16.5 
 
33.0 
 
16.5 
 
0.0 
 
0.0 
 
27 
 
7.4 
 
0.0 
 
3.7 
 
1l.1 55.5 14.8 
 
7.4 
 
0.0 
 
0.0 
 
38 
 
7.8 
 
0.0 
 
18.4 
 
15.7 
 
28.9 
 
15.7 
 
7.8 
 
2.6 
 
0.0 
 
174 
 
3.4 
 
4.5 
 
15.5 
 
22.4 
 
31. 6 
 
16.0 
 
4.0 
 
0.0 
 
0.0 
 
97 
 
4.1 
 
6.2 
 
14.5 
 
27.8 
 
23.7 
 
15.5 
 
5.2 
 
1.0 
 
0.0 
 
115 
 
2.6 
 
8.7 
 
13.9 
 
18.3 
 
23.5 
 
19.1 
 
9.6 
 
1.7 
 
0.0 
 
93 
 
3.2 
 
2.2 
 
11. 9 
 
16.3 
 
16.3 
 
13.0 
 
21. 7 
 
7.6 
 
1.1 
 
 TABLE XIII. MUNICIPALITIES AND TOTAL STATE POPULATION: 1970-1980 
 
(f) 
<l) 
..,.-.1, 
 
..... ,'.,.-..1, 
 
o co 
 
P- 
 
I-< ',-1 
 
P- 
 
Q) U 
 
;:l 
 
.0 .,-1 
 
0 
 
~ I: 
 
I-< 0 
 
;:l ;:l 
z;:;:: 
 
1980 Population 
 
1980 Percent 
 
of Total 
 
1970 
 
State 
 
Population 
 
1970 Percent of Total State 
 
Difference 1970-1980 
 
Percent Change 1970-1980 
 
I 12 
 
1,192,347 
 
21.8 
 
1,230,752 
 
26.8 
 
-38,405 
 
-3.1 
 
II 27 
 
431,208 
 
7.9 
 
388,499 
 
8.5 
 
42,709 
 
11.0 
 
III 38 
 
267,517 
 
4.9 
 
234,171 
 
5.1 
 
33,346 
 
14.2 
 
w 
 
IV 174 
 
424,699 
 
7.7 
 
372,231 
 
8.1 
 
52,468 
 
14.1 
 
w 
 
V 97 
 
69,980 
 
1.3 
 
61,714 
 
1.3 
 
8,266 
 
13.4 
 
VI 115 
 
42,076 
 
.8 
 
37,127 
 
.8 
 
4,949 
 
13.3 
 
\'11 93 
 
15,513 
 
.3 
 
14,742 
 
.3 
 
771 
 
5.2 
 
cJ 
 
!J 
f-' 
 
556 
 
2,443,340 
 
44.7 
 
2,339,736 
 
51.0 
 
103,604 
 
4.4 
 
 TNH XIV. MUNICIPALITIES FOR WHICH POPULATION WAS RECORDED IN 1970 BUT NOT IN 1980 
 
MUll i (' i pa 1i tv 
 
\:ll\1ll tv 
 
1970 
 
1970 
 
Population Rank 
 
1. B,)Vk in 
 
2. C1 mp tOil 
 
L el:,II"ll'S 
 
II. Cobb 
 
S. Co 1eman 's l.akp 
 
6. CrosL1l1d 
 
7. Dickey 
 
8. Ducktown 
 
9. List Jul iette 
 
10. Eastville 
 
II. ElberLl 
 
. 1') ~ 
 
Farmington 
 
13. Farrar 
 
lL.. Cratis 
 
LS. !lowell 
 
1h. Lovett 
 
17. ~1a t t hl'\"S 
 
18. Me r r ill v i I It' 
 
19. Meted f 
 
20. MiJd ll,ton 
 
2l. Minter 
n. Modoc 
 
2'3- i'1011n ta in View 
 
'~)4 / . Norm:lntnwn 
 
25. Ohoopee 
 
26. Penfield 
 
27. Pine l.ake 
 
28. Pocotalago 
 
29. Raleigh 
 
30. Reno 
n. Ruckersvi lle 
 
'32. Smithonia 
 
33. Sugar Valley 
 
34. Talmo 
 
35. Tazewell 
 
16. Towns 
 
37. Vanna 
 
38. Vidette 
 
39. Wesley 
 
~illpr 
 
h1 
 
560 
 
\h 1tllll 
 
93 
 
546 
 
T,l(lmb:~ 
 
61 
 
561 
 
Slllnt- (~r 
 
125 
 
524 
 
Emanuel 
 
17 
 
575 
 
Colquitt 
 
158 
 
SID 
 
Calhoun 
 
47 
 
567 
 
Forsyth 
 
66 
 
558 
 
Jones 
 
161 
 
50S 
 
Oconee 
 
135 
 
520 
 
HOllston 
 
2h4 
 
!.j29 
 
Oconee 
 
121 
 
525 
 
Jasper 
 
87 
 
5/18 
 
Walton 
 
Sf, 
 
5h2 
 
Echols 
 
99 
 
5/j 2 
 
Lallrpns 
 
50 
 
Sh5 
 
J",ffl'rsoll 
 
lJ4 
 
')45 
 
Til, lm;l S 
 
J::' 0 
 
') 2(, 
 
Tilomas 
 
213 
 
II 71 
 
Elhert 
 
lOh 
 
537 
 
L:lurl'ns 
 
174 
 
1,98 
 
l\m;Hllll'1 
 
23 
 
573 
 
Cl:lvtol1 
 
2,413 
 
138 
 
Toombs 
 
71 
 
555 
 
Toombs 
 
b/.j 
 
SSlJ 
 
Creene 
 
112 
 
')33 
 
(;rady 
 
330 
 
337 
 
M;ldison Meriwether 
 
99 
 
~)4 3 
 
77 
 
5 C) -') 
 
Crady 
 
54 
 
5b3 
 
Elbert 
 
82 
 
54<) 
 
Oglethorpe 
 
20 
 
574 
 
Gordon 
 
143 
 
Slh 
 
Jackson 
 
163 
 
506 
 
Marion 
 
120 
 
527 
 
Telfair 
 
71 
 
556 
 
Hart 
 
149 
 
513 
 
Burke 
 
131 
 
522 
 
Emanuel 
 
49 
 
566 
 
34 
 
 TABLE XV. MUNICIPALITIES FOR WHICH POPULATION WAS RECORDED IN 1980 BUT NOT IN 1970 
 
Municipality 
l. Aragon 2. Ba rney 3. Benevolence 4. Bloomingd::d e 5. Dixie 6. Euharlee 7. Finleyson 8. Gumhranch 9. Industrial City 
10. Lovejoy 1I. Orchard Hill 12. Seville 13. Sky Valley 14. Walthourville 
 
County 
Polk Brooks Randolph Chatham Brooks Bartow Pulaski Liberty Gordon, Murray 
and Whit field Clayton Spalding Wilcox Rabun Liberty 
 
1980 Population 
855 1l-l () 118 I,H5) 259 477 101 272 
1,054 205 162 209 65 905 
 
1980 Rank 
274 52 Ii 531 173 458 357 544 449 
247 491 518 487 552 263 
 
3S 
 
 TABLE XVI. Municipali ty 
 
MUNICIPALITIES WHOSE 1970 POPULATION COUNTS WERE REVISED SINCE PUBLICATION OF 1970 CENSUS REPORTS 
 
1970 Population 
 
1970 Revised Population 
 
Amount of Revision 
 
Arnoldsville Atlanta Barwick Cartersville Cohutta Columbus Doraville East Dublin Fitzgerald Garden City Georgetown Jacksonville Lawrenceville Moultrie Omega Rayle Rossville Stillmore Summer tmvn Tunnel Hill Van Wert Varnell 
 
107 496,973 
381 lJ,929 
n/a 154,16R 
9,039 1,986 8,015 5,741 
578 214 5,115 14,302 831 nla 3,869 354 n/a nla n/a n/a 
 
181 495,039 
432 10,138 
393 155,028 
9,157 2,000 8,187 5,790 
860 227 5,207 14,400 835 llO 3,957 522 159 1,146 360 \14 
 
74 -1,934 
51 209 n/d 860 118 
lI~ 
172 49 
282 
LJ 92 98 
4 n/a 
88 168 n/il n/a n/a n/a 
 
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