Editing Corinth, Georgia

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'''Corinth''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and former [[incorporated town]] in [[Coweta County, Georgia|Coweta]] and [[Heard County, Georgia|Heard]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. The population was 213 at the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]].

==History==
The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated the place in 1839 as the "Town of Corinth".<ref>{{cite book|last=Cobb|first=Thomas|title=A Digest of the Statute Laws of the State of Georgia: In Force Prior to the Session of the General Assembly of 1851|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WY40AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1174|year=1851|publisher=Christy, Kelsea & Burke|page=1174}}</ref> The community's name is a transfer from [[Ancient Corinth]], in Greece.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/c.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | first=Krakow|last= Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=52 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> A post office was established at Corinth in 1833, and remained in operation until 1914.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=GA | title=Post Offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=14 April 2018}}</ref>

Corinth disincorporated on May 1, 2000.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/popest/about/geo/changes.html | title = Boundary Changes | work = Geographic Change Notes: Arkansas | publisher = Population Division, United States Census Bureau | date = 2010-01-01 | accessdate = 2012-06-28 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120731055019/http://www.census.gov/popest/about/geo/changes.html | archive-date = 2012-07-31 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Geography==
The community is located along [[Georgia State Route 100]] in southeastern Heard and southwestern Coweta counties. GA-100 leads southeast 5&nbsp;mi (8&nbsp;km) to [[Hogansville, Georgia|Hogansville]] and northwest 10&nbsp;mi (16&nbsp;km) to [[Franklin, Georgia|Franklin]], the Heard County seat.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the community has a total area of {{convert|0.9|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 105
|1900= 162
|1910= 147
|1920= 140
|1930= 101
|1940= 144
|1950= 135
|1960= 105
|1970= 107
|1980= 75
|1990= 136
|2000= 213

|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 of 2000, there were 213 people, 78 households, and 60 families residing in the community.  The population density was {{convert|235.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 88 housing units at an average density of {{convert|97.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the community was 95.31% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.23% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.47% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.29% of the population.

There were 78 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 21.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the community, the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.5 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $21,094, and the median income for a family was $20,500. Males had a median income of $24,844 versus $20,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the community was $11,824.  About 25.9% of families and 29.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 38.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 20.7% of those 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Coweta County, Georgia}}
{{Heard County, Georgia}}
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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Coweta County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Populated places disestablished in 2000]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Heard County, Georgia]]