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Junction City, Georgia
Junction City (in 2012)
Junction City (in 2012)
Location in Talbot County and the state of Georgia
Location in Talbot County and the state of Georgia
Country United States
State Georgia
County Talbot
Area
 • Total 2.48 sq mi (6.42 km2)
 • Land 2.35 sq mi (6.09 km2)
 • Water 0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)
Elevation
689 ft (210 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 138
 • Density 58.70/sq mi (22.67/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31812
Area code(s) 706
FIPS code 13-42800
GNIS feature ID 316309

Junction City is a town in Talbot County, Georgia, United States. The population was 138 at the 2020 census.

History

Junction City was platted at the site of a railway junction, hence the name. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Junction City as a town in 1906.

Geography

Junction City is located at 32°36′11″N 84°27′29″W / 32.60306°N 84.45806°W / 32.60306; -84.45806 (32.603083, -84.458190).

The city is located along the Fall Line Freeway (GA state routes 96 and 540), which runs west to east through the town, leading east 15 mi (24 km) to Butler and west 39 mi (63 km) to Columbus. Georgia State Route 90 also runs through the town, leading northwest 8 mi (13 km) to Talbotton, the county seat, and southeast 8 mi (13 km) to Mauk.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2), of which 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (2.35%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 225
1920 323 43.6%
1930 341 5.6%
1940 326 −4.4%
1950 259 −20.6%
1960 226 −12.7%
1970 269 19.0%
1980 254 −5.6%
1990 182 −28.3%
2000 179 −1.6%
2010 177 −1.1%
2020 138 −22.0%
U.S. Decennial Census
1850-1870 1880
1890-1910 1920-1930
1930-1940 1940-1950
1960-1980 1980-2000
Junction City, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
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 may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000 Pop 2010 Pop 2020 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 68 35 38 37.99% 19.77% 27.54%
Black or African American alone (NH) 108 135 98 60.34% 76.27% 71.01%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 2 0 0 1.12% 0.00% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 0 1 2 0.00% 0.56% 1.45%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1 6 0 0.56% 3.39% 0.00%
Total 179 177 138 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Junction City first appeared in the 1910 U.S. census, with a population of 225. As of the 2020 census, its population was 138.

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