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Welcome to The Colony ...

The Colony is located in Baldwin County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, The Colony has a population of 1,834 people<2> (see below for details).

The Colony is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The Colony lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for The Colony: 478

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, The Colony had an population of 1,834 people. This is a decrease of 7.93% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.42% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, The Colony had a population of 1,992 people.

The population of The Colony represents 0.02% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people).

With a 2010 count of 1,992 people, the population of The Colony increased 2.73% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,939 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for The Colony.

Communities Also Named The Colony ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named The Colony - they are located in Alabama (4), Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maryland (2), Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas (4), Utah, Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for The Colony.

Communities near The Colony ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near The Colony.

  • Milledgeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gray
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Gray is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <4>
  • Dedrich
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
  • Gordon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <4>
  • Zebulon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Zebulon is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
  • Ivey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
  • McIntyre
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Morton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Morton is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
  • Irwinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Toomsboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around The Colony. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for The Colony.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of The Colony. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Colony.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around The Colony. See our Newspapers Page for The Colony.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Colony ...

Looking for more information about The Colony? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to The Colony, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for The Colony.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Baldwin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for The Colony.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around The Colony - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.