Uvalda, Georgia

Template:Redirect-distinguish Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Uvalda is a city in Montgomery County, Georgia, United States. The population was 439 at the 2020 census,<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 598 in 2010.

History

The community derives its name from Juan de Ugalde, a Texas pioneer.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Uvalda as a town in 1910.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

Uvalda is located in southern Montgomery County at Template:Coord (32.037903, -82.508789).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> U.S. Route 221 passes through the center of town, leading north-northwest Template:Convert to Mount Vernon, the county seat, and south-southwest Template:Convert to Hazlehurst. Georgia State Route 56 follows US 221 out of Uvalda to the northwest but also leads east Template:Convert to Reidsville. State Route 135 leads south to Hazlehurst with US 221 and north-northeast Template:Convert to Higgston.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Uvalda has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 0.68%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> Milligan Creek flows through the city just east of its center, leading southeast to the Altamaha River.

Demographics

As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 530 people, 201 households, and 147 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population declined to 439.

Notable people

• Wally Moses, Major League Baseball outfielder

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