Howell is an unincorporated community and former town in Echols County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]
History
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 194 | — | |
| 1920 | 198 | 2.1% | |
| 1930 | 171 | −13.6% | |
| 1940 | 174 | 1.8% | |
| 1950 | 169 | −2.9% | |
| 1960 | 141 | −16.6% | |
| 1970 | 99 | −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
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Howell, Georgia
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". US Census Bureau.
- ^ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1870.
- ^ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1880.
- ^ a b "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930.
- ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930. p. 251-256.
- ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1940.
- ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
- ^ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1960.
- ^ a b "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1970.
- ^ a b "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
- ^ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1990.
- ^ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1905. p. 891.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 113. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ "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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