From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Royston, Georgia
Royston, Georgia
Royston, Georgia Geography
— City — Royston is located at 34°17′8″N 83°6′35″W / 34.28556°N
83.10972°W / 34.28556; -83.10972 (34.285592,
-83.109841) [3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the
city has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.9 km²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,493 people, 1,016
households, and 610 families residing in the city. The
population density was 728.4 people per square mile
(281.4/km²). There were 1,135 housing units at an av-
Location in Franklin County and the state of Georgia
erage density of 331.6 per square mile (128.1/km²). The
Coordinates: 34°17′8″N 83°6′35″W / 34.28556°N 83.10972°W
racial makeup of the city was 74.25% White, 23.23%
/ 34.28556; -83.10972Coordinates: 34°17′8″N 83°6′35″W /
34.28556°N 83.10972°W / 34.28556; -83.10972 African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.68% Asian,
0.36% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more
Country United States races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.24% of the
State Georgia
population.
Counties Franklin, Hart, Madison
There were 1,016 households out of which 27.2% had
City of Royston 1879
children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.3% were
Government married couples living together, 19.7% had a female
- Mayor David Jordan householder with no husband present, and 39.9% were
- City Manager Greg Scott non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of in-
Area dividuals and 20.1% had someone living alone who was
- Total 3.4 sq mi (8.9 km2) 65 years of age or older. The average household size was
- Land 3.4 sq mi (8.9 km2) 2.27 and the average family size was 2.97.
- Water 0 sq mi (0 km2) In the city the population was spread out with 23.4%
Elevation 899 ft (274 m)
under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to
44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 25.4% who were 65 years of
Population (2000)
age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100
- Total 2,493
females there were 78.6 males. For every 100 females age
- Density 733.2/sq mi (280.1/km2)
18 and over, there were 68.6 males.
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) The median income for a household in the city was
DST)
- Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) $22,024, and the median income for a family was $31,845.
ZIP code 30662 Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $21,580 for
Area code(s) 706 females. The per capita income for the city was $14,750.
About 19.7% of families and 24.7% of the population were
FIPS code 13-67452[1]
below the poverty threshold, including 25.7% of those
GNIS feature ID 0321981[2]
under age 18 and 23.1% of those age 65 or over.
Website cityofroyston.com
Royston is a city in Franklin, Hart, and Madison counties Culture
in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 2,493 at
the 2000 census.
Famous residents
• Ty Cobb
• Spud Chandler
• Clete Donald Johnson, Jr.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Royston, Georgia
• Dee Dowis [2] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States
• Orville Vernon Burton Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
• Tony Jones http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
• Gary Walker [3] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United
• Terry Kay States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12.
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/
References gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
[1] ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census
Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved
2008-01-31.
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