Screven, Georgia

Not to be confused with Screven County, Georgia.

Screven (/skrɪvm/) is a city in Wayne County, Georgia, United States. The population was 769 in 2020. Although it was a railroad town as early as 1847, it was not officially chartered until August 19, 1907.

Screven, Georgia
City
City hall
Location in Wayne County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°29′6″N 82°0′59″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Wayne
Government
• Mayor	Jason Weaver
Area [1]
• Total	2.18 sq mi (5.64 km2)
• Land	2.16 sq mi (5.59 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation	121 ft (37 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	769
• Density	356.51/sq mi (137.67/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	31560
Area code	912
FIPS code	13-69448[2]
GNIS feature ID	0332994[3]
Website	www.cityofscreven.com

Screven Post Office

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Screven as a town in 1907.^[4]

Geography

Screven is located at 31°29′6″N 82°0′59″W (31.485008, −82.016305).^[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	276		—
1920	364		31.9%
1930	505		38.7%
1940	664		31.5%
1950	752		13.3%
1960	1,010		34.3%
1970	936		−7.3%
1980	872		−6.8%
1990	819		−6.1%
2000	702		−14.3%
2010	766		9.1%
2020	769		0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 702 people, 291 households, and 196 families residing in the city. By the 2020 census, its population was 769.