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Social Circle, Georgia - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 33°39′N 83°43′W / 33.650°N 83.717°W

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Social Circle, Georgia
City
Flag Seal
Motto: "Georgia's Greatest Little Town"
Location in Walton County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°39′N 83°43′W / 33.650°N 83.717°W / 33.650; -83.717
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Counties	Walton, Newton
named:	1826
Incorporated	1832
Government
• Mayor	David Keener
Area ^[1]
• Total	14.69 sq mi (38.04 km²)
• Land	14.58 sq mi (37.76 km²)
• Water	0.11 sq mi (0.28 km²)
Elevation	886 ft (270 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	4,974
• Density	341.18/sq mi (131.73/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	30025
Area code	470/678/770
FIPS code	13-71660^[2]
GNIS feature ID	0333086^[3]
Website	socialcirclega.gov

Social Circle is a city in southern Walton County, extending into Newton County, in the U.S. state of Georgia, 45 miles east of Atlanta.

History

It is unclear why the name "Social Circle" was applied to this place.^[4] According to tradition, Social Circle was named from an incident in which a group of people living in the settlement offered water to a weary traveler, whose response was "This certainly is a social circle".^[5] The city also officially notes that a citizen of another village community which was already known by the name of Social Circle joined the settlement in its early days.^[6]

Social Circle was incorporated as a town in 1869, and as a city in 1904.^[6]

Geographical data

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.3 square miles (29 km²), of which 11.2 square miles (29 km²) are land and 0.04-square-mile (0.10 km²) (100%) is water.

A CSX Transportation line maintenance facility operates in the city's railroad station. The city's railyard contains one of the relatively few remaining concrete coaling towers in the southeastern United States.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1870	405	—
1880	606	49.6%
1890	737	21.6%
1900	1,229	66.8%
1910	1,590	29.4%
1920	1,781	12.0%
1930	1,766	−0.8%
1940	1,735	−1.8%
1950	1,685	−2.9%
1960	1,780	5.6%
1970	1,961	10.2%
1980	2,591	32.1%
1990	2,755	6.3%
2000	3,379	22.6%
2010	4,262	26.1%
2020	4,974	16.7%
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]

Social Circle racial composition as of 2020^[8]
Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	2,986	60.03%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	1,635	32.87%
Native American	7	0.14%
Asian	31	0.62%
Other/Mixed	197	3.96%
Hispanic or Latino	118	2.37%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,974 people, 1,598 households, and 1,301 families residing in the city.

Education

The Social Circle City School District includes all of the city.^[9]^[10] The district holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school.^[11] The district has 90 full-time teachers and over 1,448 students.^[12]

Social Circle Primary School
Social Circle Elementary School
Social Circle Middle School
Social Circle High School

Transportation

Through highways: SR 11

Nearby highways: I-20; US 278; SR 12; SR 402 (Unsigned Designation for I-20)

Notable people

Danny McDevitt – former baseball pitcher, retired here
Kyle Chandler – actor
Alonzo F. Herndon - Georgia's first African-American millionaire

In popular culture

A season 5 episode of the Discovery Channel series A Haunting, called The Exorcism of Cindy Sauer, takes place in Social Circle in 2010.

Paramount+ Movie: Jerry and Marge Go Large was filmed mainly in Social Circle, GA. All “downtown” scenes shot on location, not in Evart, MI.

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 208. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 122.
^ ^a ^b "Social Circle History". Retrieved September 9, 2018.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Walton County, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 7, 2023. - Text list
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Newton County, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 7, 2023. - Text list
^ Georgia Board of Education^{[permanent dead link‍]}, Retrieved June 26, 2010.
^ School Stats, Retrieved June 26, 2010.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Newton County, Georgia, United States
County seat: Covington
Cities	Covington Mansfield Oxford Porterdale Social Circle‡	Map of Georgia highlighting Newton County
Town	Newborn
Unincorporated communities	Alcovy Almon Dixie Hayston Starrsville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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v t e Municipalities and communities of Walton County, Georgia, United States
County seat: Monroe
Cities	Loganville ‡ Monroe Social Circle ‡	Map of Georgia highlighting Walton County
Towns	Between Good Hope Jersey Walnut Grove
Unincorporated communities	Bold Springs Campton Gratis Nicholasville Pannell Split Silk Windsor Youth
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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