Harlem, Georgia

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Harlem is a city in Columbia County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Augusta metropolitan area. The population was 2,666 at the 2010 census,<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref> up from 1,814 in 2000. This city was named after the neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Harlem is the birthplace of comedian Oliver Hardy; the annual Harlem Oliver Hardy Festival is held on the first Saturday each October on Main Street in his honor.

History

From the building of the Georgia Railroad which passes through town until at least the 1860s, Harlem was known as Saw Dust. The town is twinned with Ulverston in England, the birthplace of Stan Laurel, comedy partner of Oliver Hardy.

Geography

Harlem is located in southern Columbia County at Template:Coord (33.416822, -82.313762),<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> with its western boundary following the McDuffie County line. U.S. Routes 78 and 278 pass through the center of town, leading east Template:Convert to downtown Augusta and west Template:Convert to Thomson. U.S. Route 221 crosses US 78/278 in the center of town, leading north Template:Convert to Interstate 20 and Template:Convert to the South Carolina border, and south Template:Convert to Wrens.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Harlem has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 0.36%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

Demographics

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Harlem racial composition as of 2020<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	2,408	67.43%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	754	21.11%
Native American	12	0.34%
Asian	24	0.67%
Pacific Islander	11	0.31%
Other/Mixed	198	5.54%
Hispanic or Latino	164	4.59%