Editing Allenhurst, Georgia

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'''Allenhurst''' is a city in [[Liberty County, Georgia|Liberty County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. It is a part of the [[Hinesville]]-[[Fort Stewart]] [[Hinesville-Fort Stewart metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical area]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city had a population of 816.

==History==
Allenhurst was [[plat]]ted in 1910 by B. H. Allen, the proprietor of a local [[sawmill]].<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/a.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=3 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> A post office has been in operation since 1909.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=GA | title=Post Offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=31 March 2018}}</ref>

==Geography==
Allenhurst is located at {{coord|31|46|53|N|81|36|30|W|type:city}} (31.781311, -81.608470).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1.1|sqmi|km2}} is land and 0.88% is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 230
|1980= 606
|1990= 594
|2000= 788
|2010= 695
|2020= 816
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=253}}</ref><br> 1930-1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1940-1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1960-1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1980-2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref>
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In 2020, its population was 816.

==Government and infrastructure==
[[File:Allenhurst Post Office.jpg|thumb|left|Post office]]
The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Allenhurst Post Office.<ref>"[https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=all&address=Allenhurst%2C+GA&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1352731&locationName=ALLENHURST&address2=&address1=4282+W+OGLETHORPE+HWY&city=ALLENHURST&state=GA&zip5=31301&zip4=9998&tollFree=800-ASK-USPS%26reg%3B%26nbsp%3B%28800-275-8777%29&fax=&tAddress=&tAddress1Ams=&tAddress2Ams=&tCityAms=&tStateAms=&tZipAms=&tCarrierRouteAms=&latitude=31.7867905&longitude=-81.609592&sWithin=20&&&&&&&&& ALLENHURST]." [[U.S. Postal Service]]. Retrieved on May 9, 2017.</ref> The current mayor of Allenhurst is James Willis.

==Education==
The [[Liberty County School District (Georgia)|Liberty County School District]] operates public schools that serve Allenhurst.

==References==
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{{Liberty County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Cities in Liberty County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Hinesville metropolitan area]]