Bishop, Georgia

Town in Georgia, United States

33°49′02″N 83°26′14″W / 33.81722°N 83.43722°W / 33.81722; -83.43722^[1]CountryUnited StatesStateGeorgiaCountyOconeeArea

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• Total0.79 sq mi (2.05 km²) • Land0.78 sq mi (2.03 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)Elevation

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784 ft (239 m)Population

(2020)

• Total332 • Density424.01/sq mi (163.71/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

30621

Area code706FIPS code13-08200^[3]GNIS feature ID2405269^[1]Websitewww.townofbishop.org

Bishop is a town in Oconee County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 332.

The town's historic district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.^[4]

History

The community was named after W. H. Bishop, a local landowner and politician.^[5] A post office called Bishop has been in operation since 1889.^[6] The town was incorporated in 1890.^[7]

Geography

Bishop is located at 33°48′59″N 83°26′11″W / 33.81639°N 83.43639°W / 33.81639; -83.43639 (33.816355, -83.436304).^[8]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1910	268	—
1920	300	11.9%
1930	241	−19.7%
1940	217	−10.0%
1950	253	16.6%
1960	214	−15.4%
1970	235	9.8%
1980	172	−26.8%
1990	158	−8.1%
2000	146	−7.6%
2010	224	53.4%
2020	332	48.2%
U.S. Decennial Census^[9]

Bishop racial composition as of 2020^[10]
Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	272	81.93%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	21	6.33%
Asian	12	3.61%
Other/Mixed	15	4.52%
Hispanic or Latino	12	3.61%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 332 people, 115 households, and 102 families residing in the town.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bishop, Georgia
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ National Register of Historic Places - registration form
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 19. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
^ "County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
^ Candler, Allen Daniel; Evans, Clement Anselm (1906). Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons. State historical association. p. 186.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 17, 2021.