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Howell, Georgia

Howell is an unincorporated community and former town in Echols County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

History

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910194—
19201982.1%
1930171−13.6%
19401741.8%
1950169−2.9%
1960141−16.6%
197099−29.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[2]
1850-1870[3] 1870-1880[4]
1890-1910[5] 1920-1930[6]
1940[7] 1950[8] 1960[9]
1970[10] 1980[11] 1990[12]
2000[13]

A post office called Howell was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1957.[14]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1905 as the Town of Howell.[15] The town's municipal charter was dissolved in 1995.[16]

It first appeared as a town in the 1910 U.S. Census with a population of 194.[5] It last appeared in the 1970 U.S. Census.[10][11] It was consolidated into the Echols County government in 2008.[17]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Howell, Georgia
  2. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". US Census Bureau.
  3. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1870.
  4. ^ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1880.
  5. ^ a b "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930.
  6. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930. pp. 251–256.
  7. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1940.
  8. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
  9. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1960.
  10. ^ a b "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1970.
  11. ^ a b "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
  12. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1990.
  13. ^ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000.
  14. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  15. ^ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1905. p. 891.
  16. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 113. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  17. ^ "QA on the News: Are there any non-partisan commissions in Georgia?". The Atlanta Constitution. November 23, 2010 – via Newspapers.com.

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