Sasser, Georgia

Town in Georgia, United States

31°43′12″N 84°20′52″W / 31.72000°N 84.34778°W / 31.72000; -84.34778CountryUnited StatesStateGeorgiaCountyTerrellArea

^[1]

• Total0.78 sq mi (2.02 km²) • Land0.78 sq mi (2.02 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

318 ft (97 m)Population

(2020)

• Total287 • Density367.48/sq mi (141.90/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

31785, 39885

Area code229FIPS code13-68796^[2]GNIS feature ID0332984^[3]

Sasser is a town in Terrell County, Georgia, United States. The population was 393 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan statistical area.

History

A post office called Sasser was established in 1881.^[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sasser as a town in 1890.^[5] The community has the name of one William Sasser.^[6]

Geography

Sasser is located at 31°43′12″N 84°20′52″W / 31.72000°N 84.34778°W / 31.72000; -84.34778 (31.720119, -84.347676).^[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	322	—
1910	441	37.0%
1920	402	−8.8%
1930	412	2.5%
1940	365	−11.4%
1950	371	1.6%
1960	382	3.0%
1970	339	−11.3%
1980	407	20.1%
1990	335	−17.7%
2000	393	17.3%
2010	279	−29.0%
2020	287	2.9%
U.S. Decennial Census^[8]

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 393 people, 152 households, and 112 families residing in the town. In 2020, its population declined to 287.

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
^ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1892. p. 649.
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 199. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.