Ideal is a city in Macon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 407 at the 2020 census, down from 499 in 2010.
History
The town was originally named "Joetown", but when two railroad executives stopped in the town, one proclaimed it an "ideal" place for a railroad station, and the other declared he had just named it.
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Ideal as a town in 1906.
Geography Ideal is located in western Macon County at (32.372918, -84.188822). Georgia State Route 90 passes through the center of town, leading southeast to Oglethorpe, the county seat, and northwest to Rupert. Ideal is located on the former Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway, the former company's tracks are now utilized by CSX Transportation as the Fitzgerald Subdivison and pass through the city along its northern edge.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.95%, are water. It resides at the confluence of Whitewater and Cedar creeks, two spring-fed tributaries of the Flint River.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition +Ideal, Georgia – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)16714711332.24%29.46%27.76%Black or African American alone (NH)34333027066.22%66.13%66.34%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)1100.19%0.20%0.00%Asian alone (NH)0310.00%0.60%0.25%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%Other race alone (NH)0200.00%0.40%0.00%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)511210.97%2.20%5.16%Hispanic or Latino (any race)2520.39%1.00%0.49%Total518499407 100.00%100.00%100.00%
2000 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 407 people, 124 households, and 64 families residing in the city.
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