Rentz, Georgia

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timezone = Eastern (EST)
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latd = 32 |latm = 23 |lats = 3 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 59 |longs = 30 |longEW = W
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postal_code = 31075
area_code = 478
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Rentz is a town in Laurens County, Georgia, United States. The population was 304 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Rentz is located at coor dms|32|23|3|N|82|59|30|W|city (32.384064, -82.991633)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 304 people, 142 households, and 94 families residing in the town. The population density was 288.5 people per square mile (111.8/km²). There were 164 housing units at an average density of 155.7/sq mi (60.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.08% White, 3.29% African American, 0.99% Native American, 0.66% Asian, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.99% of the population.

There were 142 households out of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.65.

In the town the population was spread out with 19.1% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 25.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,000, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $26,042 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,427. About 13.0% of families and 18.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 22.7% of those sixty five or over.

Community

Like most towns in Georgia, it has a Mayor/Council form of government. The current Mayor of Rentz is Mr. M.L. Knight. Progressive Rural Telephone Cooperative is headquarted here. Though Rentz once had a grade 1-12 school, it closed many years ago. Laurens County opened South West Laurens Elementary just outside town in the fall of 2000.

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