Editing Lone Oak, Georgia

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| leader_name        = Sonia Amerson<ref>{{Cite web |title=City Officials |url=https://loneoakga.com/town-council-members-lone-oak-ga/ |access-date=December 18, 2024 |website=Georgia Municipal Association}}</ref>
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| leader_name2       = Morgan Lamb
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| leader_name3       = Kody Forbus
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| leader_name4       = Debbie Watson
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'''Lone Oak''' is a town in [[Meriwether County, Georgia|Meriwether County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 114 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==History==
The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated Lone Oak as a town in 1901.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://georgia.gov/cities-counties/lone-oak | title=Lone Oak | publisher=GeorgiaGov | accessdate=March 13, 2019}}</ref> The town's name is descriptive of the original condition of the site.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/l.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=135 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

==Geography==
Lone Oak is located in northwest Meriwether County at {{coord|33|10|19|N|84|49|12|W|type:city}} (33.171862, −84.820113).<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> [[Georgia State Route 54]] passes through the town, leading northeast {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Luthersville, Georgia|Luthersville]] and west {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Hogansville, Georgia|Hogansville]]. [[Greenville, Georgia|Greenville]], the Meriwether [[county seat]], is {{convert|12|mi}} to the southeast via Forrest Road.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 247
|1920= 169
|1930= 149
|1940= 137
|1950= 120
|1960= 122
|1970= 129
|1980= 119
|1990= 161
|2000= 104
|2010= 92
|2020= 114
|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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[[Image:Lone Oak Academy; Lone Oak, GA (1870).JPG|200px|thumb|left|Lone Oak Academy was built in 1870 and added to the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Meriwether County, Georgia|National Register of Historic Places]] in 2002.]]
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 104 people, 44 households, and 31 families residing in the town. In 2020, its population was 114.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the town was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $39,167. Males had a median income of $24,500 versus $28,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,602. None of the population and none of the families were below the [[poverty line]].

==Arts and culture==
The town hosts the Lone Oak Arts & Crafts Festival each November.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://meriwethercountychamber.org/living/lone-oak-georgia/ | title=Lone Oak, Georgia | publisher=Meriwether County Chamber of Commerce | accessdate=March 13, 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Meriwether County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Towns in Meriwether County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Towns in Georgia (U.S. state)]]