Montrose, Georgia

Town in Georgia, United States

32°33′30″N 83°9′8″W / 32.55833°N 83.15222°W / 32.55833; -83.15222CountryUnited StatesStateGeorgiaCountyLaurensArea

^[1]

• Total1.62 sq mi (4.20 km²) • Land1.61 sq mi (4.18 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)Elevation

384 ft (117 m)Population

(2020)

• Total203 • Density125.77/sq mi (48.55/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

31065

Area code478FIPS code13-52500^[2]GNIS feature ID0318408^[3]

Montrose is a town in Laurens County, Georgia, United States. The population was 203 in 2020.

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Montrose as a town in 1929.^[4]

Montrose is located at 32°33′30″N 83°9′8″W / 32.55833°N 83.15222°W / 32.55833; -83.15222 (32.558253, -83.152311).^[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), all land.

Montrose is US Route 80 at the junction of State Highway 278 and is north of Interstate 16.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1920	210	—
1930	226	7.6%
1940	90	−60.2%
1950	242	168.9%
1960	236	−2.5%
1970	199	−15.7%
1980	170	−14.6%
1990	117	−31.2%
2000	154	31.6%
2010	215	39.6%
2020	203	−5.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

At the 2000 census,^[2] there were 154 people, 55 households and 44 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population was 203.

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 151. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.