Norristown, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
Norristown is located in Georgia
Norristown
Norristown
Coordinates: 32°30′25″N 82°29′39″W / 32.50694°N 82.49417°W / 32.50694; -82.49417
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyEmanuel
Area
[1]
 • Total0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2)
 • Land0.41 sq mi (1.05 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
249 ft (76 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total54
 • Density133.00/sq mi (51.33/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30447
Area code478
GNIS feature ID2587042[2]

Norristown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Emanuel County, Georgia, United States. Its population was 54 as of the 2020 census.[3]

Norristown has a post office with ZIP code 30447, which opened on May 8, 1878.[4][5] U.S. Route 221 passes through the community.

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Norristown as a town in 1907.[6] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
201050—
2020548.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
2010[9] 2020[9]

Norristown was first listed as a CDP in the 2010 census.

Norristown CDP, Georgia – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
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 Pop 2010[9] Pop 2020[10] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 53 47 89.83% 87.04%
Black or African American alone (NH) 4 4 6.78% 7.41%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 2 2 3.39% 3.70%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 1 0.00% 1.85%
Total 50 54 100.00% 100.00%

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Norristown Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Norristown CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  4. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  6. ^ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1907. p. 850.
  7. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 160. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. ^ a b c "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Norristown CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Norristown CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.


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