Dasher is a town in
Lowndes County,
Georgia
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, United States. The population was 890 in 2020.
History
Dasher was established as a station on the route of the newly completed
Georgia Southern and Florida Railway
The Georgia Southern and Florida Railway , also known as the ''Suwanee River Route'' from its crossing of the Suwanee River, was founded in 1885 as the Georgia Southern and Florida ''Railroad'' and began operations between Macon, GA and Valdo ...
in 1889 at the residence of V. F. Dasher. The
Georgia General Assembly
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incorporated Dasher in 1968.
Geography
Dasher is located in southeastern Lowndes County at (30.745391, -83.222919).
U.S. Route 41
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passes through the town, leading northwest to
Valdosta
Valdosta is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County in the U.S. state of Georgia. As the principal city of the Valdosta metropolitan statistical area, which in 2023 had a metropolitan population of 151,118, according to the US Census B ...
, the
county seat
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, and southeast to
Lake Park.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , of which are land and , or 8.44%, are water.
Demographics
In 2000,
there were 834 people, 298 households, and 230 families residing in the town; in 2010, its population was 912.
By the 2020 census, its population was 890.
Education
Residents are in the
Lowndes County School District.
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/ref> Lowndes High School is the zoned comprehensive high school.
References
External links
Official website
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Towns in Lowndes County, Georgia
Towns in Georgia (U.S. state)
Valdosta metropolitan area