Axson, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Census designated place
Axson is located in Georgia
Axson
Axson
Coordinates: 31°16′35″N 82°44′04″W / 31.27639°N 82.73444°W / 31.27639; -82.73444
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyAtkinson
Elevation
144 ft (44 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31624
Area code912
GNIS feature ID2812665[1]

Axson is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Atkinson County, Georgia, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 82, 7.1 miles (11.4 km) east of Pearson. Axson has a post office with ZIP code 31624.[2][3] Per the 2020 census, the population was 360.[4]

History

An early variant name was "McDonald's Mill".[1] A post office called Axson has been in operation since 1916.[5] The latter name is after First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020360—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
2020[8]

Axson first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[8]

2020 Census

Axson CDP, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020[8] % 2020
White alone (NH) 186 51.67%
Black or African American alone (NH) 14 3.89%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 2 0.56%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 158 43.89%
Total 360 100.00%

At the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 360. Among its population, 51.67% were non-Hispanic white, 3.89% African American, and 43.89% Hispanic or Latino of any race.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Axson Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  4. ^ "Axson CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  6. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 11. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  7. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  8. ^ a b c d "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Axson CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
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