Roberta, Georgia
Location in Crawford County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°43′17″N 84°0′45″W / 32.72139, -84.0125
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Crawford
Area
- Total	1.5 sq mi (3.8 km²)
- Land	1.5 sq mi (3.8 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	505 ft (154 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	808
- Density	538.7/sq mi (212.6/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	31078
Area code(s)	478
FIPS code	13-65856[1]
GNIS feature ID	0321670[2]

Roberta is a city in Crawford County, Georgia, United States. The population was 808 at the 2000 census. The city is in the Macon metropolitan area.

Geography

Roberta is located at 32°43′17″N, 84°0′45″W (32.721283, -84.012512)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), of which, 1.5 square miles (3.8 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.33%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 808 people, 304 households, and 200 families residing in the city. The population density was 544.3 people per square mile (210.8/km²). There were 330 housing units at an average density of 222.3/sq mi (86.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 48.76% White, 48.27% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.50% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 304 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.9% were married couples living together, 29.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 76.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 66.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $33,125. Males had a median income of $32,125 versus $18,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,536. About 25.1% of families and 29.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.6% of those under age 18 and 32.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Roberta, Georgia is at coordinates 32°43′17″N 84°00′45″W / 32.721283, -84.012512 (Roberta, Georgia)Coordinates: 32°43′17″N 84°00′45″W / 32.721283, -84.012512 (Roberta, Georgia)

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