Bogart, Georgia


Bogart is a city in Clarke and Oconee counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 1,326.

History

The town was originally named for the influential Creek-Seminole leader Osceola. In 1892, the city was renamed Bogart in honor of a locally respected railroad agent after learning that another Georgia community, in Terrell County, was also called Osceola. Bogart was once part of Franklin County, then Jackson County, and now sits in Oconee County with a small portion located in Clarke County. Many of the settlers who came to Bogart, came in during the Land Lottery of 1820. When the train from Athens to Atlanta was built in the 1890s, life flourished in Bogart. The city of Bogart was incorporated in 1905. The thriving city had a bank, a mercantile store, a boarding house, a drug store, a railroad depot, three cotton gins, a post office, blacksmith shops, a school, several churches, and gristmills.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of, of which is land and 0.42% is water.

Demographics

RaceNum.Perc.
White 97673.6%
Black or African American 1098.22%
Native American20.15%
Asian453.39%
Other/Mixed604.52%
Hispanic or Latino13410.11%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,326 people, 574 households, and 429 families residing in the town.
, of the 1,034 people in Bogart, 894 of them lived in Oconee County and 140 of them lived in Clarke County.

Education

All of Oconee County is in the Oconee County School District. Zoned schools include Dove Creek Elementary School, Dove Creek Middle School, and North Oconee High School.
Dove Creek Elementary opened in 2018. Previously the zoned elementary school for Oconee County was Malcolm Bridge Elementary School. Dove Creek Middle was scheduled to open in 2023. Previously the zoned middle school was Malcolm Bridge Middle School.
All of Clarke County is in the Clarke County School District. Zoned schools include Cleveland Road Elementary School, Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School, and Clarke Central High School.