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Country
  
United States

County
  
Randolph

ZIP codes
  
39886

Area
  
8.2 km²

Zip code
  
39886

Population
  
1,005 (2013)

State
  
Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

FIPS code
  
13-70120

Elevation
  
117 m

Local time
  
Saturday 1:09 AM

Area code
  
229

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Weather
  
16°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 72% Humidity

Shellman is a city in Randolph County, Georgia. The population was 1,166 at the 2000 census. Buildings in the commercial center have been designated as an historic district and listed in 1985 on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Map of Shellman, GA 39886, USA

Geography

Shellman is located at 31°45′31″N 84°36′46″W (31.758473, -84.612731).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,166 people, 407 households, and 297 families residing in the city. The population density was 369.8 people per square mile (142.9/km²). There were 465 housing units at an average density of 147.5 per square mile (57.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 30.53% White, 68.87% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.17% Pacific Islander, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 407 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.8% were married couples living together, 27.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.45.

In the city, the population was spread out with 32.5% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 84.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $20,950, and the median income for a family was $29,583. Males had a median income of $27,875 versus $18,462 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,267. About 30.1% of families and 33.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.1% of those under age 18 and 29.5% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

  • Thomas Davis, NFL defensive player, grew up in Shellman.
  • Donnell Harvey, former NBA athlete, grew up here.
  • Gertrude Baines, the world's oldest person at 115 years of age when she died September 11, 2009, in Los Angeles, was born in Shellman.
  • Diadourius Boudleaux Bryant, part of the prolific songwriting team of Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, was born in Shellman in 1920.
  • References

    Shellman, Georgia Wikipedia


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