Sparks

Sparks may refer to:

Places

Sparks, Georgia

Sparks, Kansas

People

Sparks (name), a family name (including a list of people and fictional characters)

Slang

an electrician in the United Kingdom

a radio operator, after the spark-gap transmitters used in the early days of wireless

Books

Sparks (Raffi novel), Armenian novel by Raffi 1884

Sparks (Ally Kennen novel), teen novel by Ally Kennen

Brands

Sparks (drink), a canned alcoholic beverage sold in the United States

Sparks Steak House, a restaurant in New York City

Film and TV

Sparks (film), a 2013 film

Sparks (TV series), a 1996-1998 American television series

Sparks, the nickname of the fictional Premiership football team Earls Park, featured in the British TV series Footballers' Wives

Sparks (Matrix character), a character in Enter the Matrix and The Matrix Revolutions

Sparks (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe

Organizations

Sparks, the youngest age bracket of the Girl Guides of Canada

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Sparks, Georgia

Sparks is a town in Cook County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,052 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Sparks is located near the center of Cook County at 31°10′09″N 83°26′23″W / 31.169210°N 83.439757°W / 31.169210; -83.439757. It is bordered on the south by the city of Adel, the county seat. U.S. Route 41 passes through the center of the town as Goodman Street. Interstate 75 runs through the west side of the town, with access from Exit 41. Tifton is 20 miles (32 km) to the north, and Valdosta is 26 miles (42 km) to the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Sparks has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.7 km²), of which 3.9 square miles (10.1 km²) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.6 km²), or 5.64%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,755 people, 644 households, and 443 families residing in the town. The population density was 480.3 people per square mile (185.6/km²). There were 743 housing units at an average density of 203.3 per square mile (78.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 53.16% White, 43.65% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 1.60% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.42% of the population.

Sparks (Amtrak station)

The Sparks Amtrak Station is a former train station in Sparks, Nevada, United States. Prior to closing it was served daily by Amtrak's (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) California Zephyr, which runs once daily between Chicago, Illinois and Emeryville, California (in the San Francisco Bay Area). Although the California Zephyr still passes through Sparks, it does not stop any longer.

In May 2009, the station was closed because of its proximity to Reno. Safety issues also played a part, as the former station was in a freight yard and what appears to be the station building is actually a Union Pacific yard office.