Good Hope, Georgia

Good Hope, Georgia
Town
Location in Walton County and the state of Georgia Location in Walton County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Walton
Government
• Mayor	Jimmy E. Guthrie
Area
• Total	1.8 sq mi (4.6 km2)
• Land	1.8 sq mi (4.6 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	797 ft (243 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	210
• Density	116.7/sq mi (45.7/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	30641
Area code(s)	470/678/770
FIPS code	13-33896
GNIS feature ID	0314680

Good Hope is a town in Walton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 210 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Good Hope is located at (33.786925, -83.609638).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), of which, 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²) of it is land and 0.56% is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1910	151		—
1920	248		64.2%
1930	194		−21.8%
1940	219		12.9%
1950	189		−13.7%
1960	165		−12.7%
1970	202		22.4%
1980	200		−1.0%
1990	181		−9.5%
2000	210		16.0%
2010	274		30.5%
Est. 2014	286		4.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 210 people, 85 households, and 66 families residing in the town. The population density was 119.2 people per square mile (46.1/km²). There were 89 housing units at an average density of 50.5 per square mile (19.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.71% White, 0.95% African American, 1.43% Native American, 0.48% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population.

There were 85 households out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.78.

In the town the population was spread out with 17.6% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,250, and the median income for a family was $56,250. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $25,313 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,957. About 9.7% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.3% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.

History

Moina Michael, a.k.a., the Poppy Lady, was born in the town of Good Hope, in 1869. She pioneered the symbol of the silk poppy in tribute to World War I veterans.