Waverly Hall, Georgia

Waverly Hall, Georgia
Town
The Waverly Hall Government & Arts Building
Location in Harris County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Harris
Area
• Total	3.4 sq mi (8.8 km2)
• Land	3.4 sq mi (8.7 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	741 ft (226 m)
Population (2014)
• Total	809
• Density	242/sq mi (93/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	31831
Area code(s)	706
FIPS code	13-80844
GNIS feature ID	0333376

Waverly Hall is a town in Harris County, Georgia. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 809 at the 2014 census estimate.

Geography

Waverly Hall is located at (32.684607, -84.738405). The city is located in west central Georgia along Alternate U.S. Route 27 and Georgia State Route 85, which run northeast to southeast through the city, leading southwest 24 mi (39 km) to Columbus and north 10 mi (16 km) to Shiloh. The two highways meet Georgia State Route 208 in the northern city limits. Atlanta is 83 mi (134 km) by road to the northeast. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km²), of which, 3.4 square miles (8.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (1.47%) is water.

Attractions

It is known for the Village Green walking trail that is found in the center of town. Built on the railway bed that once ran through town, various local businesses and restaurants, as well as the Waverly Hall Community Building are found alongside of the Village Green area. The town of Waverly Hall purchased a small area near the walking track and established a children's playground. The playground was dedicated and named in honor of Wallace E. "Moses" Marriner a former Police Chief of the Waverly Hall Police Department.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1930	515		—
1940	569		10.5%
1950	690		21.3%
1960	712		3.2%
1970	671		−5.8%
1980	913		36.1%
1990	769		−15.8%
2000	709		−7.8%
2010	735		3.7%
Est. 2014	728		−1.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 709 people, 249 households, and 176 families residing in the town. The population density was 211.2 people per square mile (81.5/km²). There were 267 housing units at an average density of 79.5 per square mile (30.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 50.92% White, 47.53% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.

There were 249 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 20.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 20.5% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 78.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,250, and the median income for a family was $36,458. Males had a median income of $40,000 versus $16,923 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,388. About 20.7% of families and 26.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.9% of those under age 18 and 21.6% of those age 65 or over.