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Sharon, Georgia
Summary
Sharon is a city in Taliaferro County, Georgia, United States. The population was 105 at the 2000 census.
The community of Sharon is visible on maps as early as 1865. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sharon as a town in 1884. The community is named after the Plain of Sharon, a place mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
Into the 1890s, Sharon was bustling with thousands of travelers who came there for the reputed healing powers of the nearby Electric Health Resort, where it was said that exposure to bedrock in a subterranean chamber provided electrical healing powers. The resort, which included a hotel, lake, and post office, eventually burned down.
Sharon is located at (33.558724, -82.793784).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 105 people, 46 households, and 28 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 53 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 27.62% White, 71.43% African American and 0.95% Asian.
There were 46 households, out of which 17.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 15.2% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 37.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 133.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 128.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was 17,500. Males had a median income of 12,083 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,519. There were 23.
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