Oconee, Georgia
City
Location in Washington County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°51′23″N 82°57′16″W / 32.85639°N 82.95444°W / 32.85639; -82.95444
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Washington
Area [1]
• Total	1.30 sq mi (3.36 km2)
• Land	1.30 sq mi (3.36 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	230 ft (70 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	197
• Density	151.77/sq mi (58.60/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	31067
Area code	478
FIPS code	13-57456[2]
GNIS feature ID	0332556[3]

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 people (also known as the Hitchiti), a Muskogean-speaking tribe who inhabited central Georgia at time of contact with European-American settlers. 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.^[4]

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.^[5]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Oconee as a town in 1876.^[6]

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 32°51′23″N 82°57′16″W / 32.85639°N 82.95444°W / 32.85639; -82.95444 (32.856310, -82.954316).^[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 280 people, 94 households, and 67 families living in the city. By 2020, its population was 197.