Rhine, Georgia

Rhine is a town in Dodge County, Georgia, United States. The population was 295 in 2020.

History

A post office called Rhine was established in 1890.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The community was named after the Rhine river, in Germany, the native land of a large share of the first settlers.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Rhine as a town in 1891.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

Rhine is located in southern Dodge County at Template:Coord (31.989696, -83.198762).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> U.S. Route 280 passes through the town, leading west Template:Convert to Abbeville and east Template:Convert to Milan. Georgia State Route 117 crosses US 280 in the center of Rhine, leading north Template:Convert to Eastman, the Dodge County seat, and southeast Template:Convert to Jacksonville, Georgia. State Route 165 diverges from SR 117 in the north part of town and leads Template:Convert northeast to Chauncey.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Rhine has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref>

Demographics

As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 422 people, 183 households, and 114 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population declined to 295.

Cultural reference

Rhine gets mentioned in Tracy Byrd's song Watermelon Crawl as the place where the annual watermelon festival takes place.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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