Tag: Du Pont
Du Pont is a town in Clinch County, Georgia, United States. The population was 139 at the 2000 census.
According to the 1916 History of Clinch County the town was first settled around 1856 as Lawton, but was renamed in 1874 after J. P. A. DuPont, an early settler. It was incorporated as a city in 1889.
Du Pont is located at 30°59.4′N 82°52.3′W / 30.99°N 82.8717°W / 30.99; -82.8717 (30.9896, -82.8707).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 139 people, 57 households, and 42 families residing in the town. The population density was 176.8 people per square mile (67.9/km²). There were 62 housing units at an average density of 78.8 per square mile (30.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 61.87% White and 38.13% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.16% of the population.
There were 57 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18…
