Editing Hull, Georgia

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| leader_name              = John Barber
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| leader_name1             = Mike McElroy
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'''Hull''' is a city in [[Madison County, Georgia|Madison County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 230 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> up from 198 in [[2010 United States census|2010]].

==History==
The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated Hull as a town in 1905.<ref>{{cite book|title=Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yxw4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA893|year=1905|publisher=J. Johnston|page=893}}</ref> The community most likely was named after Reverend Hope Hull, a Methodist church leader.<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=114 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

==Geography==
Hull is located in southwestern Madison County at {{coord|34|0|48|N|83|17|40|W|type:city}} (34.013201, -83.294470).<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> It is bordered to the southwest by [[Clarke County, Georgia|Clarke County]] (the city of [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]]).

[[Georgia State Route 72]] passes through the center of town, leading southwest {{convert|6|mi|0}} to the center of Athens and east-northeast {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Colbert, Georgia|Colbert]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.001|sqmi|acre|1}}, or 0.31%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The city sits on a ridge which is drained to the north by South Creek and to the south by Sulphur Spring Branch, both part of the watershed of the South Fork of the [[Broad River (Georgia)|Broad River]] and of the [[Savannah River]] basin.

Hull is known as "The Well City", from a long-standing water well in the center of town.<ref name="City of Hull"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 133
|1920= 148
|1930= 130
|1940= 174
|1950= 169
|1960= 141
|1970= 222
|1980= 188
|1990= 156
|2000= 160
|2010= 198
|2020= 230
|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 160 people, 70 households, and 42 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|483.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 78 housing units at an average density of {{convert|235.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 86.88% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 8.12% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.62% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.38% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.00% of the population.

There were 70 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.6% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $30,417. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $19,792 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,942. About 18.9% of families and 20.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 33.3% of those 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Madison County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Madison County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Athens – Clarke County metropolitan area]]