Zebulon is a city in
Pike CountyPike County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 9, 1822. As of 2000, the population was 13,688. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 17,204...
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. The population was 1,181 at the 2000 census. The city is the
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of
Pike CountyPike County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 9, 1822. As of 2000, the population was 13,688. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 17,204...
. The city, like the county, was named after explorer
Zebulon PikeZebulon Montgomery Pike Jr. was an American soldier and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado is named. His Pike expedition, often compared to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, mapped much of the southern portion of the Louisiana Purchase.-Early life:Pike was born in Lamberton, New Jersey, now a...
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Geography
Zebulon is located at (33.098970, -84.342140).
According to the
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, the city has a total area of 3.5
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s (9.2 km²), of which, 3.5 square miles (9.0 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.13%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
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of 2000, there were 1,181 people, 464 households, and 324 families residing in the city. The
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was 338.0 people per square mile (130.7/km²). There were 499 housing units at an average density of 142.8/sq mi (55.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 60.12% White, 36.92% African American, 0.08% Native American, 1.27% Asian, 0.68% from
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, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.95% of the population.
There were 464 households out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were
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living together, 22.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 84.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,125, and the median income for a family was $35,333. Males had a median income of $25,804 versus $19,479 for females. The
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for the city was $12,772. About 12.8% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 27.1% of those age 65 or over.