Hiram () is a city in Paulding County, Georgia, United States. It is approximately part of Metro Atlanta. As of the 2020 census, the population is 4,929. It is east of the County seat of Dallas

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the Town of Hiram in 1891. The city was named after Hiram Baggett, the town's first postmaster.

Geography

Hiram is located at (33.865575, -84.774593).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.66%) is water.

At the intersection of US Highway 278 and Georgia State Route 92, Atlanta's tallest buildings can be seen, specifically the Bank of America Tower, which stands 23 miles away from the junction.

Via GA-92, Acworth is 18 mi (29 km) to the north, and Douglasville is 9 mi (14 km) to the south. Via US-278, Dallas is 8 mi (13 km) to the northwest, and Powder Springs is 5 mi (8 km) to the east.

Demographics

Recent years have seen a tremendous increase in the populations of Dallas and Hiram, as well as Paulding County.

Dallas and Hiram more than doubled in population from 2000 to 2010, according to figures from the U.S. Census. Dallas, Paulding's county seat, went from an overall population of 5,056 in 2000 to 11,544 in the 2010 census—just over a 128 percent increase.

But Hiram's growth was even more explosive over the last decade, jumping to 3,546 from 1,361—an increase of more than 160 percent.

The county's numbers also swelled, but not at the rate experienced by Dallas and Hiram. From 2000's population of 81,678, the county saw nearly three-quarters of that total adding to its resident count, bringing it to 142,324.

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Hiram had a population of 4,929. The median age was 35.9 years. 27.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 12.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 77.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 71.3 males age 18 and over.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 1,929 households in Hiram, of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 37.6% were married-couple households, 14.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 42.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

  • Ben Hill Strickland Park

References

  • City of Hiram