Tarrytown, Georgia
History
A post office was established at Tarrytown in 1902. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Tarrytown as a town in 1912.
Geography
Tarrytown is located in northern Montgomery County at 32°19'9" North, 82°33'34" West (32.319181, -82.559323). The Treutlen County line passes just north of the town limits.
Georgia State Routes 15 and 29 pass through the center of town together, leading northwest 4.5 miles (7.2 km) to Soperton and southeast 9 miles (14 km) to Higgston. Mount Vernon, the Montgomery county seat, is 10 miles (16 km) to the south via local roads.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Tarrytown has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km), of which 0.008 square miles (5.1 acres), or 0.92%, are water.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1910 | 236 | — | |
1920 | 273 | 15.7% | |
1930 | 295 | 8.1% | |
1940 | 298 | 1.0% | |
1950 | 250 | −16.1% | |
1960 | 191 | −23.6% | |
1970 | 188 | −1.6% | |
1980 | 145 | −22.9% | |
1990 | 130 | −10.3% | |
2000 | 100 | −23.1% | |
2010 | 87 | −13.0% | |
2020 | 66 | −24.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
As of the census of 2000, there were 100 people, 40 households, and 26 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population declined to 66.