Woodland, Georgia

Woodland is a city in Talbot County, Georgia, United States. The population was 305 in 2020.

Woodland, Georgia
City
Woodland in 2012.
Location in Talbot County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°47′15″N 84°33′40″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Talbot
Area [1]
• Total	0.79 sq mi (2.05 km2)
• Land	0.79 sq mi (2.03 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	791 ft (241 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	305
• Density	388.54/sq mi (149.98/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	31836
Area code	706
FIPS code	13-83952[2]
GNIS feature ID	0356649[3]

History

The community was named after C.S. Woods, original owner of the town site.^[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Woodland as a town in 1908.^[5]

Geography

Woodland is located at 32°47′15″N 84°33′40″W (32.787594, -84.561018).^[6] 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	%±
1910	189		—
1920	356		88.4%
1930	463		30.1%
1940	489		5.6%
1950	621		27.0%
1960	720		15.9%
1970	689		−4.3%
1980	664		−3.6%
1990	552		−16.9%
2000	432		−21.7%
2010	408		−5.6%
2020	305		−25.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1850-1870[8] 1870-1880[9] 1890-1910[10] 1920-1930[11] 1940[12] 1950[13] 1960[14] 1970[15] 1980[16] 1990[17] 2000[18] 2010[19] 2020[20]

Woodland, 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[21]	Pop 2010[19]	Pop 2020[20]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	90	95	55	20.83%	23.28%	18.03%
Black or African American alone (NH)	336	307	236	77.78%	75.25%	77.38%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	1	3	1	0.23%	0.74%	0.33%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0	1	0.00%	0.00%	0.33%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	1	0	1	0.23%	0.00%	0.33%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	3	3	5	0.69%	0.74%	1.64%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0	6	0.23%	0.00%	1.97%
Total	432	408	305	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 432 people, 181 households, and 131 families residing in the city. In 2020, its population declined to 305.

Gallery

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  Woodland City Hall and Police Department
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  Woodland Post Office (ZIP code: 31836)
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  Woodland Volunteer Fire Department
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  Located three miles east of Woodland, The Elms was built in 1838 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Robert H. Dixon, a Georgia State Senator and State Representative (1843) from Talbot County, owned this land from 1827 to 1857.