Editing Collins, Georgia

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'''Collins''' is a city in [[Tattnall County, Georgia|Tattnall County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 540 in 2020.

==History==
A post office called Collins has been in operation since 1890.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=GA | title=Post Offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=12 April 2018}}</ref> The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated Collins as a town in 1894, and as a city in 1905.<ref>{{cite book|title=Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eHy7q4S7wL8C&pg=PA739|year=1905|publisher=Clark & Hines, State Printers|page=739}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://georgia.gov/cities-counties/collins | title=Collins | publisher=GeorgiaGov | accessdate=12 April 2018}}</ref> The community was named after Perry Collins, an early settler.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/c.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=49 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

==Geography==
Collins is located at {{coord|32|00|43|N|82|6|36|W|type:city}} (32.178748, -82.109979).<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 city has a total area of {{convert|1.0|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 327
|1920= 505
|1930= 510
|1940= 712
|1950= 638
|1960= 565
|1970= 574
|1980= 639
|1990= 528
|2000= 528
|2010= 584
|2020= 540
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 528 people, 237 households, and 141 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population was 540.

==Education==
Collins Elementary and Middle Schools are located at 720 and 720a on the northwest side of Main Street. Over 300 elementary students and 100 middle schoolers attend the public schools, which are a part of the Tattnall County School System in Georgia.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.tattnall.com County website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070912190331/http://www.tattnallschools.org/home.aspx Tattnall County Schools]
* [http://tattnallcounty.georgia.gov Tattnall County on state website]
* [http://www.tattnalljournal.com ''Tattnall Journal'', local newspaper]
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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Tattnall County, Georgia]]