Country United States County Colquitt FIPS code 13-27008 Elevation 79 m Zip code 31747 Population 282 (2013) | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 0331648 Area 210 ha Local time Thursday 4:19 AM Area code 229 | |
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Ellenton is a town in Colquitt County, Georgia, United States. The population was 281 at the 2010 census.
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Map of Ellenton, GA 31771, USA
Geography
Ellenton is located at 31°10′36″N 83°35′17″W (31.176563, -83.588016).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 336 people, 109 households, and 81 families residing in the town. The population density was 423.4 people per square mile (164.2/km²). There were 119 housing units at an average density of 150.0 per square mile (58.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 73.81% White, 13.39% African American, 2.08% Asian, 5.06% from other races, and 5.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.75% of the population.
There were 109 households out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the town, the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 14.0% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 121.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $32,857, and the median income for a family was $37,250. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $20,208 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,924. About 16.5% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 34.6% of those age 65 or over.
Ellenton City Officials
Ellenton is governed by five city council members and a mayor. The Mayor of Ellenton is Audie Perry Sr.. The Ellenton City Council consists of Myrtice Bunn, Javier Martinez, Judy Phillips, Donald Branch, and Carey Jackson.