Editing Helena, Georgia

{{Distinguish|Helen, Georgia}}
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'''Helena''' was a city in [[Telfair County, Georgia|Telfair]] and [[Wheeler County, Georgia|Wheeler]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. The population was 2,883 at the 2010 census, up from 2,307 in 2000 and 1,256 in 1990. The population increase accompanied establishment of the [[McRae Correctional Institution]], which provided new jobs. The prison population is counted as well. On January 1, 2015, Helena and the adjacent city (and Telfair County seat) of [[McRae, Georgia|McRae]] merged to form [[McRae-Helena, Georgia|McRae-Helena]].

==History==
The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated the place as the Town of Helena in 1890.<ref>{{cite book|title=Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7O1WE39KVe4C&pg=PA809|year=1906|publisher=Clark & Hines, State Printers|page=809}}</ref> It is unknown why the name "Helena" was applied to this community.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/h.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=107 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

By 2013, Helena's wastewater capacity had become too large for the city to manage. Simply turning over water services to neighboring McRae would have left Helena with only two services. Eventually, the two cities agreed to merge. The necessary legislation was signed into law on April 10, 2014. At midnight on January 1, 2015, Helena and McRae merged as the city of [[McRae–Helena, Georgia|McRae-Helena]].<ref name="United McRae-Helena">{{cite news|last1=McLean|first1=Liz|title=Once Divided, Now United, McRae-Helena Focused on Future, Downtown|url=http://www.gmanet.com/Advice-Knowledge/Articles-and-Resources/Once-Divided,-Now-United-McRae-Helena-Focused-on.aspx|accessdate=19 February 2017|agency=Georgia Municipal Association|date=April 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151201233544/http://www.gmanet.com/Advice-Knowledge/Articles-and-Resources/Once-Divided,-Now-United-McRae-Helena-Focused-on.aspx|archive-date=2015-12-01}}</ref><ref name="HB 967">{{cite web|title=2013-2014 Regular Session - HB 967 City of McRae-Helena; create and incorporate new municipality; provisions|url=http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20132014/HB/967|website=Georgia General Assembly|accessdate=19 February 2017}}</ref>

==Geography==

Helena is located at {{coord|32|4|29|N|82|54|46|W|type:city}} (32.074601, -82.912698).<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|2.1|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|deleted=yes
|1900= 604
|1910= 890
|1920= 928
|1930= 963
|1940= 1073
|1950= 1027
|1960= 1290
|1970= 1230
|1980= 1390
|1990= 1256
|2000= 2307
|2010= 2883
|estyear=2018
|estimate=2893
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=December 2, 2019}}</ref>
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|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 Decade|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States 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  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1910|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  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}</ref><br> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,307 people, 520 households, and 322 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,092.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 603 housing units at an average density of {{convert|285.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 42.35% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 54.18% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.39% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.43% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.65% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.42% of the population.

There were 520 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 20.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 14.2% under the age of 18, 15.3% from 18 to 24, 44.5% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 235.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 281.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,212, and the median income for a family was $25,543. Males had a median income of $26,772 versus $18,208 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $9,520.  About 25.3% of families and 29.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 46.0% of those under age 18 and 18.8% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Telfair County, Georgia}}
{{Wheeler County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Telfair County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Cities in Wheeler County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Populated places disestablished in 2015]]
[[Category:Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]