Jakin, Georgia

Jakin, Georgia
City
Jakin City Hall
Jakin City Hall
Location in Early County and the state of Georgia
Location in Early County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°5′26″N 84°58′59″W / 31.09056°N 84.98306°W / 31.09056; -84.98306
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyEarly
Government
 • TypeMayor-council government
 • MayorMelanie Rogers[1]
 • Jakin City Council
Members
Area
[2]
 • Total
1.24 sq mi (3.21 km2)
 • Land1.24 sq mi (3.21 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
144 ft (44 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
131
 • Density105.65/sq mi (40.78/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
31761, 39861
Area code229
FIPS code13-41792[3]
GNIS feature ID0316032[4]
Websitewww.ircusa.com/jakin/

Jakin is a city in Early County, Georgia, United States. Incorporated in 1895, Jakin's population was 131 in 2020.

History

Early County was created by an act of the General Assembly on December 15, 1818.[5] Land lots of 250 acres (1.0 km2) surveyed in 1819 and 1820 were distributed by the state in lotteries. Jakin is in the 26th land district in the southernmost end of the county.

As early as 1817 settlers began moving into the area and began to build on the old Indian paths along the river. These old paths became the Old River Road in 1820 and a post road by the mid 1820s. The post riders were often harassed by Indians. As the forests along the river were cleared, large plantations and fine frame homes began to appear. The Chattahoochee River, 3 miles (5 km) to the west, was the main source of transportation, bearing downstream huge square-cut timbers to Apalachicola, Florida, for ship building and turpentine for export, and bearing cotton upstream to the cotton mills in Columbus. In 1821 the Armstrong and Attaway Company built the first cotton gin at nearby Saffold Navy Yard.

The first families established here were the Allens, Rambos, Donalsons, Harrells, Shewmakes, Saffolds, Johnsons, Hayes, Gibsons, Crawfords, and Moodys. In 1828 a road was made from Blakely to Bainbridge on which settled the Hodges, Warrens, Minters, Easoms and Perrys. These families pioneered what became Jakin.

In May 1878 C.A. Minter, a physician, purchased three lots, roughly 750 acres (3.0 km2) of land, for $10 and a shotgun. The first mayor of Jakin, James Morris "Major" Bivings, named the town "Jakin" after one of the columns of Solomon's temple.[6]

In addition to small farm agriculture, Jakin's early economic growth resulted from turpentine. The unspoiled longleaf pine forests were prime resources, first for turpentine then lumber. Bivings and his partner, James W. Duke of Chicago, founded the Duke and Bivings Lumber Company complete with housing, commissary and post office. Bivings served as the first postmaster. On January 3, 1898, the Flowers Company purchased the lumber mill for $20,000. In addition to machines, buildings and materials, the purchase included 160 acres (0.6 km2) of land and a railway. According to published town history, an estimated 1,000 workers were employed by the mill. In 1903 Jakin's population was 2,000. World War I and deforestation led to the closure of the lumber mill in 1918.

Agriculture served as Jakin's main industry until 1963, with Great Northern Nekoosa's purchase of a family-owned lumber mill which later became Great Southern Paper, which also ran a plywood mill in nearby Cedar Springs. Great Southern Paper was acquired by Georgia-Pacific in 1990.[7] In 2005 GP was acquired by the privately held Koch Industries. Despite changing ownership, the mill has operated continuously.

Geography

Jakin is located in southern Early County at 31°5′26″N 84°58′59″W / 31.09056°N 84.98306°W / 31.09056; -84.98306 (31.090574, -84.983179).[8] U.S. Route 84 passes through the southern part of the town, leading southeast 7 miles (11 km) to Donalsonville and northwest 26 miles (42 km) to Dothan, Alabama. Blakely, the Early County seat, is 21 miles (34 km) to the north via Jakin Road.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Jakin has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.2 km2), all land.[9]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900267—
1910622133.0%
1920430−30.9%
1930306−28.8%
1940264−13.7%
19502640.0%
1960176−33.3%
1970172−2.3%
198019412.8%
1990137−29.4%
200015714.6%
2010155−1.3%
2020131−15.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[10]
1850-1870[11] 1870-1880[12]
1890-1910[13] 1920-1930[14]
1940[15] 1950[16] 1960[17]
1970[18] 1980[19] 1990[20]
2000[21] 2010[22]

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 157 people, 71 households, and 42 families residing in the city. In 2020, its population was 131.

Education

Jakin is served by the Early County School District schools in Blakely: Early County Elementary School, Early County Middle School, and Early County High School.

It was formerly the site of Jakin High School.[23]

Notable person

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jakin, Georgia.
  1. ^ "JAKIN". Georgia Municipal Association. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ Georgia.gov, Early County
  6. ^ "Resolution on Jakin centennial, Georgia House of Representatives". Archived from the original on May 21, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2007.
  7. ^ Georgia Pacific website history
  8. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  9. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jakin city, Georgia". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  10. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870.
  12. ^ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  13. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  14. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. pp. 251–256.
  15. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  16. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  17. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
  18. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
  19. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  20. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
  21. ^ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  22. ^ "2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010.
  23. ^ "Jakin High School Year Books." City of Jakin. Retrieved on July 1, 2017.
  24. ^ Tennessee State University library, Holston biography
  • Centennial History Committee (1995) Jakin Remembers
  • Gretchen Geisinger (1999) On Solomon's Porch South Georgia Folklife Project, Valdosta State University

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