Helena
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city in Telfair and Wheeler Counties, Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Counties
- Telfair , Wheeler
- Total
- 2.1 sq mi (5.5 km )
- Land
- 2.1 sq mi (5.5 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0 km )
- Elevation
- 240 ft (73 m)
- Density
- 1,087/sq mi (419.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 13-37816
- Gnis feature id
- 0315302
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- Official name
- Helena
- Population
- 2883
- Area
- 5.479541
- Elevation
- 73
- Image
- Helena Water Tower.JPG
- Dialing code
- 229
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- Commons category
- Helena, Georgia
- postal code
- 31037
- P8168
- Boris Trajkovski
- water as percent of area
- 0.9621
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2015-01-01
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Helena was a city in Telfair and Wheeler counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 2,883 at the 2010 census, up from 2,307 in 2000 and 1,256 in 1990. The population increase accompanied establishment of the McRae Correctional Institution, which provided new jobs. The prison population is counted as well. On January 1, 2015, Helena and the adjacent city (and Telfair County seat) of McRae merged to form McRae-Helena.
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