Editing Stillmore, Georgia

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'''Stillmore''' is a city in [[Emanuel County, Georgia|Emanuel County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 439 in 2020.

==History==
An early variant name was "Kea's Mill".<ref>[http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?path=/CitiesCounties/Counties&id=h-2329 New Georgia Encyclopedia: Emanuel County]</ref> According to tradition, the town's present name stems from the offer by postal officials to supply "still more" names if their list of suitable names for the post office was not satisfactory.<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=213 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

==Geography==

Stillmore is located in southeastern Emanuel County at {{coord|32|26|28|N|82|12|53|W|type:city}} (32.441176, -82.214637).<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> [[Georgia State Route 57]] passes through the town, leading northwest {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Swainsboro, Georgia|Swainsboro]], the [[county seat]], and southeast {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Interstate 16]] at Exit 98. [[Georgia State Route 192]] crosses GA 57 in the center of Stillmore, leading northeast {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Twin City, Georgia|Twin City]] and west {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[U.S. Route 1]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Stillmore has a total area of {{convert|8.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|8.0|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 3.39%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Stillmore city, Georgia |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1373620 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213091128/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1373620 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |accessdate=January 27, 2016 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1900 = 741
| 1910 = 645
| 1920 = 916
| 1930 = 618
| 1940 = 493
| 1950 = 420
| 1960 = 354
| 1970 = 522
| 1980 = 527
| 1990 = 615
| 2000 = 730
| 2010 = 532
| 2020 = 439
| 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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 730 people, 220 households, and 159 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population declined to 439.

==Education==
Stillmore is home to the David Emanuel Academy (DEA), a Christian school. Local public school students are zoned to attend [[Emanuel County School District]] schools, including [[Swainsboro High School]].

==Notable residents==
* [[George L. Smith (Georgia politician)|George L. Smith]], former Speaker of the [[Georgia House of Representatives]]

==In the media==
The town is the setting for ''Stillmore, Georgia'', a play written, produced, and directed by Brad Ogden.

==References==
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{{Emanuel County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Cities in Emanuel County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]