Sale City, Georgia

Sale City is a town in Mitchell County, Georgia, United States. The population was 354 at the 2020 census.^[2]

"Sale City" redirects here. For the railway station in Morocco, see Salé-City railway station.

Sale City, Georgia
Town
Location in Mitchell County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°15′47″N 84°1′20″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Mitchell
Area [1]
• Total	1.84 sq mi (4.75 km2)
• Land	1.83 sq mi (4.75 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	358 ft (109 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	354
• Density	193.02/sq mi (74.54/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	31784
Area code	229
FIPS code	13-68096[3]
GNIS feature ID	0322327[4]

History

A post office called Sale City was established in 1904.^[5] The community was named after founder T.D. Sale.^[6] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sale City as a town in 1910.^[7]

Geography

Sale City is located in eastern Mitchell County at 31°15′47″N 84°1′20″W (31.262970, -84.022182).^[8] Georgia State Route 93 passes through the town center, leading southwest 14 miles (23 km) to Pelham and northwest 15 miles (24 km) to Baconton. State Route 270 leads northeast 8 miles (13 km) to Doerun, while Camilla, the Mitchell county seat, is 12 miles (19 km) to the west.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Sale City has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), of which 0.002 square miles (1.3 acres), or 0.10%, are water.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	402		—
1920	537		33.6%
1930	506		−5.8%
1940	329		−35.0%
1950	289		−12.2%
1960	275		−4.8%
1970	323		17.5%
1980	336		4.0%
1990	324		−3.6%
2000	319		−1.5%
2010	380		19.1%
2020	354		−6.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

Sale City racial composition as of 2020^[10]

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	235	66.38%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	78	22.03%
Other/Mixed	7	1.98%
Hispanic or Latino	34	9.6%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 354 people, 173 households, and 124 families residing in the city.

References

1. "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
2. "P1. Race – Sale City city, Georgia: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
6. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 197. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
7. Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1910. p. 1117.
8. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
10. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.