Hoboken, Georgia

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Hoboken is a city in Brantley County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 480.

History

The city's name most likely is a transfer from Hoboken, New Jersey.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the City of Hoboken in 1920.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Hoboken served as the first county seat of Brantley County from the county's formation in 1920 until 1923 when the seat was transferred to Nahunta.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

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Building at the corner of US Route 82 and Palm Street

Hoboken is located in western Brantley County at Template:Coord (31.182720, -82.133891).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> U.S. Route 82 (called Main Street) passes through the city, leading east Template:Convert to Nahunta, the county seat, and west Template:Convert to Waycross.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Hoboken has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 0.48%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographics

In 2020, the city had a population of 480, down from 528 at the 2010 census.

Cultural events

Hoboken has a continuous tradition of periodic singings from the Sacred Harp that has continued for over 150 years.<ref>Kathryn Eastburn (2008), Chapter 5, A Sacred Feast: Reflections on Sacred Harp Singing and Dinner on the Ground. University of Nebraska Press. Template:ISBN.</ref> These currently include monthly singings and an annual convention.

Twin Oaks Park, located Template:Convert outside of Hoboken (and with a Hoboken mailing address), hosts two bluegrass conventions every year. It is a privately owned campground, where people from all over can bring their RV's, pop-ups, and listen to the melodic sounds of bluegrass music.

See also

• List of county seats in Georgia (U.S. state)

External links

• Sommers, Laurie Kay (2010) "Hoboken Style: Meaning and Change in Okefenokee Sacred Harp Singing" Southern Spaces Template:ISSN
• Sacred Harp in Hoboken: radio programs, video documentary
• Twin Oaks Park