Editing Rhine, Georgia

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'''Rhine''' is a town in [[Dodge County, Georgia|Dodge County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 295 in 2020.

== History ==
A post office called Rhine was established in 1890.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=GA | title=Post Offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=May 26, 2019}}</ref> The community was named after the [[Rhine river]], in Germany, the native land of a large share of the first settlers.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/r.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=187 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated Rhine as a town in 1891.<ref>{{cite book|title=Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SAY8Y9o5JaQC&pg=PA727|year=1892|publisher=Clark & Hines, State Printers|page=727}}</ref>

==Geography==

Rhine is located in southern Dodge County at {{coord|31|59|23|N|83|11|56|W|type:city}} (31.989696, -83.198762).<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> [[U.S. Route 280]] passes through the town, leading west {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Abbeville, Georgia|Abbeville]] and east {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Milan, Georgia|Milan]]. [[Georgia State Route 117]] crosses US 280 in the center of Rhine, leading north {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Eastman, Georgia|Eastman]], the Dodge County seat, and southeast {{convert|19|mi}} to [[Jacksonville, Georgia]]. [[Georgia State Route 165|State Route 165]] diverges from SR 117 in the north part of town and leads {{convert|11|mi}} northeast to [[Chauncey, Georgia|Chauncey]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Rhine has a total area of {{convert|8.1|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rhine town, Georgia |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1364932 |accessdate=October 22, 2015 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 191
|1910= 321
|1920= 396
|1930= 450
|1940= 463
|1950= 514
|1960= 485
|1970= 471
|1980= 590
|1990= 466
|2000= 422
|2010= 394
|2020= 295
|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 422 people, 183 households, and 114 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population declined to 295.

==Cultural reference==
Rhine gets mentioned in [[Tracy Byrd]]'s song [[Watermelon Crawl]] as the place where the annual watermelon festival takes place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/Tracy-byrd-watermelon-crawl-lyrics|title=Watermelon Crawl|accessdate=September 16, 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Dodge County, Georgia}}

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