Oconee, Georgia
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Oconee is a city in Washington County, Georgia, United States. The population was 197 in 2020.
History
The city's name derives from the Oconee, a Hitchiti-speaking tribe who inhabited central Georgia from 1692 until 1715. The Oconee lived in present-day Baldwin County, Georgia at a settlement known as Oconee Old Town, later moving to the Chattahoochee River in the early 18th century. The name exists in several variations, including Ocone, Oconi, Ocony, and Ekwoni.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
The city of Oconee was named after the river that bears the tribe's name. It was founded in the early 1840s, when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref name="Names">Template:Cite book</ref>
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Oconee as a town in 1876.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Notable natives
- Berry Gordy Sr. and wife, Bertha Fuller Gordy, the parents of legendary music producer and Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr., left Oconee in 1922.
Geography
Oconee is located at Template:Coord (32.856310, -82.954316).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.
Demographics
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 280 people, 94 households, and 67 families living in the city. By 2020, its population was 197.
See also
References
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