Buckhead, Morgan County, Georgia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Buckhead, Georgia
Town
Location in Morgan County and the state of Georgia
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Morgan
Area
• Total	0.81 sq mi (2.11 km2)
• Land	0.81 sq mi (2.09 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	626 ft (190 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	194
• Density	242.20/sq mi (93.51/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	30625
Area code(s)	706
FIPS code	13-11672
GNIS feature ID	0354900

Buckhead is a town in Morgan County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 194.

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Buckhead as a town in 1908. According to tradition, Buckhead was named from a pioneer incident when hunters shot a deer and publicly mounted the buck's head onto a tree.

Geography

Buckhead is located in southeastern Morgan County at 33°34′5″N 83°21′45″W / 33.56806°N 83.36250°W / 33.56806; -83.36250 (33.568012, -83.362443). It is 7 miles (11 km) east-southeast of Madison, the county seat. Interstate 20 passes 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the town, with access from Exit 121 (Seven Islands Road). Via I-20, Buckhead is 65 miles (105 km) east of Atlanta and 85 miles (137 km) west of Augusta.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Buckhead has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), of which 0.008 square miles (0.02 km²), or 0.99%, are water. The town is drained to the north by tributaries of the Apalachee River and to the south by tributaries of Sugar Creek, both of which flow southeast to the Oconee River.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 205 people, 68 households, and 55 families in the town. By 2020, its population was 194.

See also

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