Bogart, Georgia
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Bogart is a city in Clarke and Oconee counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 1,326.
History
The town was originally named for the influential Creek-Seminole leader Osceola.<ref name="cityofbogart.com">City of Bogart. "About Bogart." Accessed September 27, 2016. http://www.cityofbogart.com/?page_id=103</ref> In 1892, the city was renamed Bogart in honor of a locally respected railroad agent after learning that another Georgia community, in Terrell County, was also called Osceola.<ref name="cityofbogart.com" /> Bogart was once part of Franklin County, then Jackson County, and now sits in Oconee County with a small portion located in Clarke County.<ref name="Luke, Janet 1982">Luke, Janet. The History of Bogart, Georgia. Bogart: Kinko's, 1982.</ref> Many of the settlers who came to Bogart, came in during the Land Lottery of 1820.<ref name="Luke, Janet 1982" /> When the train from Athens to Atlanta was built in the 1890s, life flourished in Bogart.<ref name="Luke, Janet 1982" /> The city of Bogart was incorporated in 1905.<ref name="cityofbogart.com" /> The thriving city had a bank, a mercantile store, a boarding house, a drug store, a railroad depot, three cotton gins, a post office, blacksmith shops, a school, several churches, and gristmills.<ref name="cityofbogart.com" />
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and 0.42% is water.
Demographics
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 976 | 73.6% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 109 | 8.22% |
| Native American | 2 | 0.15% |
| Asian | 45 | 3.39% |
| Other/Mixed | 60 | 4.52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 134 | 10.11% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,326 people, 574 households, and 429 families residing in the town.
Education
Template:Unreferenced section Area schools include North Oconee High School, Dove Creek Middle School, Clarke Central High School, and Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School.
References
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