Avalon, Georgia | |
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 Location in Stephens County and the state of Georgia | |
  Avalon Location in Georgia  Avalon Avalon (the United States)  Avalon Avalon (North America) | |
| Coordinates: 34°30′6″N 83°11′40″W / 34.50167°N 83.19444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Stephens |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.77 sq mi (4.58 km2) |
| • Land | 1.77 sq mi (4.57 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 922 ft (281 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 233 |
| • Density | 131.94/sq mi (50.93/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 13-04392[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0326981[3] |
Avalon is a town in Stephens County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 233. Avalon was named for the Arthurian island of paradise.[4] It was founded in 1882 by Richard Dempsey Yow, and incorporated in 1909. Yow and two brothers started a successful mercantile business there. Although it was at one time a self-contained village with a railway station, post office, school, and church, Avalon's tiny population now shares these functions with those dwelling in nearby towns.[5]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 10. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ Cooksey, Elizabeth B. (2014). Stephens County. New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved May 12, 2016.