Sharon, Georgia
Sharon is a city in Taliaferro County, Georgia, United States. The population was 104 in 2020.
History
The community of Sharon is visible on maps as early as 1865. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sharon as a town in 1884. The community is named after the Plain of Sharon, a place mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.Into the 1890s, Sharon was bustling with thousands of travelers who came there for the reputed healing powers of the nearby Electric Health Resort, where it was said that exposure to bedrock in a subterranean chamber provided electrical healing powers. The resort, which included a hotel, lake, and post office, eventually burned down.
Geography
Sharon is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of, all land.Demographics
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2000 | Pop 2010 | % 2000 | % 2010 | ||
| White alone | 29 | 54 | 47 | 27.62% | 38.57% | 45.19% |
| Non-Hispanic or [Latino African Americans|Black or African American] alone | 75 | 75 | 52 | 71.43% | 53.57% | 50.00% |
| Native Americans in [the United States|Native American] or Alaska Native alone | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.92% |
| Asian alone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.95% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Race and ethnicity in [the United States census|Other race] alone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.00% | 3.57% | 1.92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.00% | 4.29% | 0.96% |
| Total | 105 | 140 | 104 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the census of 2000, there were 105 people, 46 households, and 28 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population was 104.