Empire, Georgia
History
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1911 as the "Town of Empire". Founders of the community named it "Empire" in order to promote a sawmill established there. The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.
Geography
Empire is located primarily in Dodge County but extends west into Bleckley County as well. U.S. Route 23 passes through the CDP, leading north 4 miles (6 km) to Cochran, the Bleckley County seat, and south 12 miles (19 km) to Eastman, the Dodge County seat. Macon is 42 miles (68 km) to the north via US-23.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km), of which 0.015 square miles (0.04 km), or 0.72%, is water.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 970 | — | |
| 1930 | 158 | −83.7% | |
| 1940 | 162 | 2.5% | |
| 1950 | 157 | −3.1% | |
| 2010 | 393 | — | |
| 2020 | 319 | −18.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1850-1870 1870-1880 1890-1910 1920-1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 | |||
Empire first appeared as an incorporated place in the 1920 U.S. Census through the 1950 U.S. Census. It did not appear in the 1960 through the 2000 U.S. censuses. It was relisted as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 327 | 259 | 83.21% | 81.19% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 61 | 54 | 15.52% | 16.93% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 1 | 0.25% | 0.31% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 0.25% | 0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.31% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3 | 4 | 0.76% | 1.25% |
| Total | 393 | 319 | 100.00% | 100.00% |