Editing Roopville, Georgia

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'''Roopville''' is a town in [[Carroll County, Georgia|Carroll County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 231 in 2020, up from 218 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1366696| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212183222/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1366696| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Roopville town, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=July 18, 2014}}</ref>

== History ==
Roopville was founded in 1881 by John K. Roop, and named for him.<ref>{{cite book|title=Memoirs of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h-8xAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA439|year=1895|publisher=Southern Historical Association|page=439}}</ref> The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated Roopville as a town in 1885.<ref>{{cite book|title=Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iRE4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA391|year=1885|publisher=J. Johnston|page=391}}</ref>

==Geography==
Roopville is located in southern Carroll County at {{Coord|33|27|24|N|85|7|52|W|type:city}} (33.456731, -85.131219),<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> along [[U.S. Route 27]], which leads {{convert|10|mi}} north to [[Carrollton, Georgia|Carrollton]], the county seat, and south {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Centralhatchee, Georgia|Centralhatchee]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.0|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 123
|1900= 109
|1910= 173
|1920= 200
|1930= 260
|1940= 230
|1950= 202
|1960= 203
|1970= 221
|1980= 229
|1990= 248
|2000= 177
|2010= 218
|2020= 231
|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]] of 2000, there were 177 people, 75 households, and 57 families residing in the town.<ref name="GR2" /> By the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], its population grew to 231.

==Notable person==
*[[Keith Jackson]] (1928–2018), sportscaster

==Notable resident==
*[[Donna Fiducia]], News / Media Personality

==References==
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{{Carroll County, Georgia}}

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