Editing Sardis, Georgia

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'''Sardis''' is a city in [[Burke County, Georgia|Burke County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population is 995 in 2020. It is part of the [[Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area]] in the [[Central Savannah River Area]] (CSRA).

==History==
[[File:Coal Chute in Sardis, Georgia.jpg|thumb|left|Coal Chute in Sardis, Georgia]]
Around the turn of the 20th century, a small crossroads community called '''Frog Wallow''' was developing in southeast Burke County.  With the construction of the Savannah & Atlanta Railway, the tiny town lay on the new railroad connecting the two large hubs.  In 1912, the town was incorporated as Sardis by the Georgia Legislature, named after the Baptist church that had flourished in the town over the past decades.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://sardisbaptistchurchga.com/who-we-are/history/|publisher=[[Sardis Baptist Church (Sardis, Georgia)|Sardis Baptist Church]]|accessdate=19 November 2018|date=2018|title=Sardis Baptist Church-History}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://georgia.gov/cities-counties/sardis|publisher=[[State of Georgia]]|accessdate=19 November 2018|date=2018|title=Sardis}}</ref> The church's name, in turn, is a transfer from [[Sardis]], an ancient city in present-day Turkey.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/s.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=199 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

Sardis saw several decades of growth including a booming lumber industry.  Then, in 1962, the owner of the railroad ([[Central of Georgia]]) abandoned the section of tracks between Waynesboro and [[Sylvania, Georgia|Sylvania]], which negatively affected the local economy.  The tracks were subsequently removed in 1964.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://railga.com/savatl.html|publisher=[[Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage]]|accessdate=19 November 2018|date=2018|title=Savannah & Atlanta Railway|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420194306/http://railga.com/savatl.html|archive-date=2019-04-20}}</ref> Sardis still retains its old train station and coal tower.

==Geography==
Sardis is located in southeastern Burke County at {{Coord|32|58|28|N|81|45|31|W|type:city}} (32.974510, -81.758504).<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 {{convert|17|mi}} southeast of [[Waynesboro, Georgia|Waynesboro]], the Burke County seat.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|4.0|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.04|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 0.95%, is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 580
|1940= 667
|1950= 695
|1960= 829
|1970= 643
|1980= 1180
|1990= 1116
|2000= 1171
|2010= 999
|2020= 995
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}</ref><br> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|+Sardis racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1368740&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-15|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|469
|47.14%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|436
|43.82%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|3
|0.3%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|1
|0.1%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|74
|7.44%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|12
|1.21%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 995 people, 328 households, and 198 families residing in the city.

==See also==
{{Portal|State of Georgia}}
*[[Central Savannah River Area]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/burke/sardis-baptist-church Sardis Baptist Church] historical marker

{{Burke County, Georgia}}
{{Central Savannah River Area}}

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[[Category:Cities in Burke County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Augusta metropolitan area]]