Sale City, Georgia

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Coordinates: 31°15′47″N 84°1′20″W / 31.26306, -84.02222
Sale City, Georgia
Location in Mitchell County and the state of Georgia
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Mitchell
Area
- Total	1.8 sq mi (4.7 km²)
- Land	1.8 sq mi (4.7 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	358 ft (109 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	319
- Density	177.2/sq mi (67.9/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	31784
Area code(s)	229
FIPS code	13-68096^[1]
GNIS feature ID	0322327^[2]

Sale City is a town in Mitchell County, Georgia, United States. The population was 319 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Sale City is located at 31°15′47″N, 84°1′20″W (31.262970, -84.022182)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.8 km²), of which, 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²) of it is land and 0.54% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 319 people, 125 households, and 98 families residing in the town. The population density was 174.8 people per square mile (67.3/km²). There were 144 housing units at an average density of 78.9/sq mi (30.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 89.97% White and 10.03% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population.

There were 125 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,542, and the median income for a family was $37,778. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $19,306 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,971. About 10.8% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.