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Du Pont, Georgia
Du Pont Town Hall
Du Pont Town Hall
Location in Clinch County and the state of Georgia
Location in Clinch County and the state of Georgia
Country United States
State Georgia
County Clinch
Area
 • Total 0.78 sq mi (2.03 km2)
 • Land 0.78 sq mi (2.03 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
184 ft (56 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 134
 • Density 171.14/sq mi (66.10/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31630
Area code(s) 912
FIPS code 13-24796
GNIS feature ID 0355562

Du Pont is a town in Clinch County, Georgia, United States. The population was 134 in 2020.

According to the 1916 History of Clinch County the town was first settled around 1856 as Lawton, on the route of the newly chartered Atlantic and Gulf Railroad. During the Civil War, a branch line from Lawton to Live Oak, Florida, was built to assist the movement of Confederate troops and supplies, but was not completed until 1865, when the war was nearly over. The town was renamed in 1874 after J. P. A. DuPont, an early settler. It was incorporated as a city in 1889.

Geography

Du Pont is located in northwestern Clinch County at 30°59.4′N 82°52.3′W / 30.9900°N 82.8717°W / 30.9900; -82.8717 (30.9896, -82.8707). U.S. Route 84 passes through the center of the town, leading east 8 miles (13 km) to Homerville, the county seat, and west 8 miles (13 km) to Stockton.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Du Pont has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 342
1920 381 11.4%
1930 372 −2.4%
1940 332 −10.8%
1950 285 −14.2%
1960 210 −26.3%
1970 252 20.0%
1980 267 6.0%
1990 177 −33.7%
2000 139 −21.5%
2010 120 −13.7%
2020 134 11.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 139 people, 57 households, and 42 families residing in the town. By 2010, its population was 120, and at the 2020 census, its population was 134.

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