Molena, Georgia

Molena is a city in Pike County, Georgia, United States. The population was 392 in 2020.^[4]

Molena, Georgia
City
Molena City Hall
Location in Pike County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°0′35″N 84°30′8″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Pike
Area [1]
• Total	1.89 sq mi (4.89 km2)
• Land	1.87 sq mi (4.85 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation	768 ft (234 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	392
• Density	209.40/sq mi (80.83/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	30258
Area code	770
FIPS code	13-52108[2]
GNIS feature ID	0318384[3]

History

Early variant names were "Snidersville" and "Jenkinsville".^[5] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Molena as a city in 1905.^[6]

Geography

Molena is located at 33°0′35″N 84°30′8″W (33.009860, -84.502152).^[7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	198		—
1900	394		99.0%
1910	398		1.0%
1920	411		3.3%
1930	447		8.8%
1940	310		−30.6%
1950	307		−1.0%
1960	279		−9.1%
1970	389		39.4%
1980	379		−2.6%
1990	439		15.8%
2000	475		8.2%
2010	368		−22.5%
2020	392		6.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 475 people, 134 households, and 110 families residing in the city. By 2020, there were 392 people in the city.^[4]

Education

The Public Schools in Molena are part of the Pike County School District. The district includes a pre-kindergarten to second-grade building, an elementary school, a middle school, a ninth-grade academy, and a high school.