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{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Jersey, Georgia |other_name = |native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |nickname = |settlement_type = [[Town]] |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = Walton_County_Georgia_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Jersey_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location in [[Walton County, Georgia|Walton County]] and the state of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize = <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Georgia (U.S. state)|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Walton County, Georgia|Walton]] |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_13.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 18, 2021}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 2.02 |area_land_km2 = 2.01 |area_water_km2 = 0.01 |area_total_sq_mi = 0.78 |area_land_sq_mi = 0.78 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 146 |population_density_km2 = 72.63 |population_density_sq_mi = 188.14 |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title = |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |coordinates = {{coord|33|43|1|N|83|48|14|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> tags--> |elevation_m = 255 |elevation_ft = 837 <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 30018 |area_code = [[Area code 470|470]]/[[Area code 678|678]]/[[Area code 770|770]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 13-42184<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 0356336<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = }} '''Jersey''' is a town in [[Walton County, Georgia|Walton County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 146 at the 2020 census. ==History== Prior to, and until around 1904, this community was originally known as Centerville since it was almost equidistant from the surrounding towns of: Monroe, Social Circle, Covington, and Loganville,. But, when the town decided to establish a US Post Office of its own, rather than have to travel to the county seat, or... to collect mail, a problem arose. Federal Postal Regulations (logically) prohibited two towns in the same State having the same name. This prompted an extended and hot debate in the community that lasted most of the winter. At the time, this area was primarily agricultural and was very well known for its high quality in dairy farming and production of high quality milk.. Only a couple of months prior to this event, Old Man H. D. Ambercrombie (a quite prominent businessman, and early settler in that area) had just taken possession of his newly imported—at great expense—full blooded, Jersey Bull from the European Isle of Jersey, acquired to improve the quality of his herd and to increase their milk production.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/j.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=121 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> After much debate, the town applied for and was awarded a name change to "Jersey". They were thus able to establish their own unique Postal Address and establish a US Post Office of their own. The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated Jersey as a town in 1905.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/walton-county | title=Walton County | publisher=New Georgia Encyclopedia | accessdate=January 9, 2019}}</ref> ==Geography== Jersey is located at {{coord|33|43|1|N|83|48|14|W|type:city}} (33.716872, -83.803943).<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}}, all land. ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1910= 191 |1920= 202 |1930= 196 |1940= 188 |1950= 182 |1960= 170 |1970= 180 |1980= 201 |1990= 149 |2000= 163 |2010= 137 |2020= 146 |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|access-date=June 4, 2015|df= }}</ref> }} As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 163 people, 61 households, and 45 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population was 146. ==Education== Up until the early 1960s, the town of Jersey had its own School and virtually all of the teachers were also local area residents who knew each one of the children, and their entire families. Many attend the same Local Churches, some had their own children as their Students. Some Teachers were Graduates of Jersey's School, and some taught multiple generations of students from the same families.. In 1962, due to a reduction in local school age population and a movement to consolidate local schools, the local school was closed down and students (mostly) transferred to Social Circle Public Schools. There were limited (other) options at that time. A few teachers followed, but most simply Retired from teaching. The town is now officially considered part of the [[Walton County School District (Georgia)|Walton County School District]].,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13297_walton/DC20SD_C13297.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS – SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Walton County, GA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=May 7, 2023}} – [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13297_walton/DC20SD_C13297_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> although a (small?) percentage do attend Higher Rated Private Schools in the area. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Walton County, Georgia}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Towns in Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:Towns in Walton County, Georgia]]
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