Editing Sparks, Georgia

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'''Sparks''' is a town in [[Cook County, Georgia|Cook County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 2,052 at the 2010 census,<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1372556| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212181827/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1372556| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sparks town, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=July 30, 2014}}</ref> and 2,043 in 2020.<ref name=":0" />

==History==
A post office called Sparks was established in 1888.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=GA | title=Post Offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref> The community was named after W.B. Sparks, the president of the [[Georgia Southern and Florida Railway]].<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=210 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Huffard|first=R. Scott|title=Engines of Redemption: Railroads and the Reconstruction of Capitalism in the New South|publisher=University of North Carolina Press|year=2019|location=Chapel Hill|pages=57}}</ref>

The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated Sparks as a town in 1888.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.adelcookchamber.org/about-us/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307025535/http://www.adelcookchamber.org/about-us/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=March 7, 2018 | title=About Us | publisher=Adel-Cook County Chamber of Commerce | access-date=June 11, 2019}}</ref>

==Geography==

Sparks is located near the center of Cook County at {{coord|31.169210|-83.439757|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered on the south by the city of [[Adel, Georgia|Adel]], the county seat. [[U.S. Route 41 in Georgia|U.S. Route 41]] passes through the center of the town as Goodman Street. [[Interstate 75 (Georgia)|Interstate 75]] runs through the west side of the town, with access from Exit 41. [[Tifton, Georgia|Tifton]] is {{convert|20|mi}} to the north, and [[Valdosta, Georgia|Valdosta]] is {{convert|26|mi}} to the south.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Sparks has a total area of {{convert|10.7|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|10.1|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.6|km2|disp=flip}}, or 5.64%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 307
|1900= 683
|1910= 842
|1920= 792
|1930= 635
|1940= 695
|1950= 887
|1960= 1158
|1970= 1337
|1980= 1353
|1990= 1205
|2000= 1755
|2010= 2052
|2020= 2043
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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"
|+Sparks racial composition as of 2020<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1372556&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 18, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|634
|31.03%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,149
|56.24%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|2
|0.1%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|3
|0.15%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|1
|0.05%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|60
|2.94%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|194
|9.5%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,043 people, 778 households, and 572 families residing in the town.

==References==
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{{Cook County, Georgia}}

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