Geography

Dallas is located at 33°55′7″N 84°50′27″W (33.918499, -84.840848).^[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.5 square miles (12 km²), of which, 4.5 square miles (12 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (0.66%) is water.
Dallas is part of the Deep South region.

Climate

Monthly normal and record high and low temperatures[7]
Mon.	Avg. High	Avg. Low	Avg.	Rec. High	Rec. Low
Jan	52 °F	30 °F	39 °F	80 °F	20 °F
Feb	55 °F	32 °F	43 °F	80 °F	-2 °F
Mar	63 °F	38 °F	51 °F	86 °F	7 °F
Apr	72 °F	45 °F	59 °F	93 °F	21 °F
May	78 °F	54 °F	66 °F	96 °F	32 °F
Jun	86 °F	63 °F	74 °F	101 °F	40 °F
Jul	89 °F	67 °F	78 °F	110 °F	50 °F
Aug	88 °F	66 °F	77 °F	103 °F	48 °F
Sep	82 °F	61 °F	72 °F	99 °F	30 °F
Oct	72 °F	47 °F	60 °F	92 °F	22 °F
Nov	62 °F	39 °F	51 °F	86 °F	9 °F
Dec	53 °F	32 °F	43 °F	79 °F	-4 °F

Dallas has a humid subtropical climate that is local to all of Georgia. The average yearly precipitation is 54.43 inches (1,383 mm). Snow flurries occasionally fall in the winter months, when there is the presence of a deep trough in the jet stream over the eastern third of the United States. Although at times significant amounts of snowfall have been recorded, some years have no measurable snowfall. The Storm of the Century (1993) in March 1993 brought 17.5 inches to Dallas, with drifts measuring several feet. Drought is frequent in Dallas, as well as the rest of the Southeastern United States. The coldest temperature ever recorded in Dallas was -12F (-24C) in 2010. The warmest temperature ever recorded was 110F (43C) in 2012.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	169		—
1890	455		169.2%
1900	644		41.5%
1910	1,259		95.5%
1920	1,245		−1.1%
1930	1,412		13.4%
1940	1,922		36.1%
1950	1,817		−5.5%
1960	2,065		13.6%
1970	2,133		3.3%
1980	2,508		17.6%
1990	2,810		12.0%
2000	5,056		79.9%
2010	11,544		128.3%
Est. 2015	12,870	[8]	11.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

As of the census^[1] of 2014, there were 12,629 people, 2,014 households, and 1,303 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,120.7 people per square mile (432.8/km²). There were 2,150 housing units at an average density of 476.5 per square mile (184.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 61.1% White, 31.2% African American, 0.4% Native American, 1.32% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.89% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.2% of the population. 56.2% were non-Hispanic White (U.S.Census). 11.7% of the population was foreign born as of 2014 (U.S. Census). There were 4,970 households out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were married couples living together, 27.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.01. The median value of owner-occupied housing units between 2010-2014 was $110,200 (U.S.Census).
In the city, the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 12.1% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 14.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 83.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $38,308. Males had a median income of $30,245 versus $21,747 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,461. About 19.8% of families and 23.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.3% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.