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Winterville is a city in Clarke County
Clarke County, Georgia

Clarke County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of the 2000 census, the population was 101,489. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 114,063....
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

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, United States
United States

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. Since 1991, when the city of Athens
Athens, Georgia

Athens-Clarke County is a Consolidated city-county in Georgia , United States, in the northeastern part of the state, at the intersection of U.S....
 abandoned its city charter to form the unified government
Consolidated city-county

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 of Athens-Clarke County, Winterville has been the only municipality located wholly within Athens-Clarke County. The population was 1,068 at the 2000 census.

Demographics As of the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 1,068 people, 409 households, and 299 families residing in the city.






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Winterville is a city in Clarke County
Clarke County, Georgia

Clarke County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of the 2000 census, the population was 101,489. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 114,063....
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. Since 1991, when the city of Athens
Athens, Georgia

Athens-Clarke County is a Consolidated city-county in Georgia , United States, in the northeastern part of the state, at the intersection of U.S....
 abandoned its city charter to form the unified government
Consolidated city-county

In United States local government, a consolidated city?county is a city and county that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction. As such, it is simultaneously a city, which is a municipal corporation; and a county, which is an administrative division of a state....
 of Athens-Clarke County, Winterville has been the only municipality located wholly within Athens-Clarke County. The population was 1,068 at the 2000 census.

Geography


Winterville is located at (33.966720, -83.281669).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 2.7 square mile
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s (6.9 kmē), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 1,068 people, 409 households, and 299 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density

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 was 403.2 people per square mile (155.6/kmē). There were 432 housing units at an average density of 163.1/sq mi (62.9/kmē). The racial makeup of the city was 78.93% White, 18.26% African American, 0.37% Native American, 1.03% Asian, 0.66% from other races
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, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.78% of the population.

There were 409 households out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples
Marriage

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 living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $47,727, and the median income for a family was $51,667. Males had a median income of $37,100 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

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 for the city was $18,693. About 3.5% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.

History

Winterville was a train stop to Union Point when an entrepreneur named Sam Winter started an inn on the other side of the road. The inn still stands today.

Famous Residents

  • Psychedelic alternative rock band Butthole Surfers
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     lived here in the late 1980s.


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