Sharon, Georgia

Sharon is a city in Taliaferro County, Georgia, United States. The population was 104 in 2020.

Sharon, Georgia
City
Location in Taliaferro County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°33′31″N 82°47′38″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Taliaferro
Incorporated (city)	1884
Government
• Type	Mayor-council government
• Mayor	Renée Brown[1]
• Sharon City Council	Members Tommy Fanning Jerry Harris Augustus Mayo Richard Wynn
• City Clerk	Jane Kuehn
Area [2]
• Total	0.78 sq mi (2.03 km2)
• Land	0.78 sq mi (2.02 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	600 ft (183 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	104
• Density	133.33/sq mi (51.46/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	30664
Area code	706
FIPS code	13-69896[3]
GNIS feature ID	0322779[4]

History

The community of Sharon is visible on maps as early as 1865.^[5] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sharon as a town in 1884.^[6] The community is named after the Plain of Sharon, a place mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.^[7]

Into the 1890s, Sharon was bustling with thousands of travelers who came there for the reputed healing powers of the nearby Electric Health Resort, where it was said that exposure to bedrock in a subterranean chamber provided electrical healing powers. The resort, which included a hotel, lake, and post office, eventually burned down.^[8]

Geography

Sharon is located at 33°33′31″N 82°47′38″W (33.558724, -82.793784).^[9] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	172		—
1900	319		85.5%
1910	293		−8.2%
1920	282		−3.8%
1930	253		−10.3%
1940	282		11.5%
1950	224		−20.6%
1960	264		17.9%
1970	160		−39.4%
1980	140		−12.5%
1990	94		−32.9%
2000	105		11.7%
2010	140		33.3%
2020	104		−25.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[10] 1850-1870[11] 1870-1880[12] 1890-1910[13] 1920-1930[14] 1940[15] 1950[16] 1960[17] 1970[18] 1980[19] 1990[20] 2000[21] 2010[22] 2020[23]

Sharon, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000[24]	Pop 2010[22]	Pop 2020[23]	% 2000	% 2010	2020
White alone (NH)	29	54	47	27.62%	38.57%	45.19%
Black or African American alone (NH)	75	75	52	71.43%	53.57%	50.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0	2	0.00%	0.00%	1.92%
Asian alone (NH)	1	0	0	0.95%	0.00%	0.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	0	5	2	0.00%	3.57%	1.92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	6	1	0.00%	4.29%	0.96%
Total	105	140	104	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 105 people, 46 households, and 28 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population was 104.

Notable person

Lloyd D. Brown, United States Army Major General who commanded 28th Infantry Division in World War II^[25]

See also

• State of Georgia portal

• Central Savannah River Area