Abbeville (Georgia)
| Abbeville | |
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| Nickname : Wild Hog Capital of Georgia | |
 Abbeville Court of Justice |
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| Location in Georgia | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | September 15, 1883 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Georgia |
| County : | Wilcox County |
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 0 ′ N , 83 ° 18 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 2,908 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 368.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 7.9 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of which 7.9 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 78 m |
| Postal code : | 31001 |
| Area code : | +1 229 |
| FIPS : | 13-00184 |
| GNIS ID : | 0354256 |
| Website : | www.abbevillegeorgia.org |
| Mayor : | Michael Estes |
Abbeville is a city and also the county seat of Wilcox County in the US state of Georgia with 2908 inhabitants (as of 2010).
geography
Abbeville is located east of Wilcox County on the Ocmulgee River . The neighboring towns are Rhine and Rochelle . The nearest major town, Warner Robins , is approximately 47 miles away. Albany is about 113 kilometers southwest, the capital of Georgia, Atlanta , about 150 miles north. The urban area extends over an area of 7.9 km².
history
When the county was founded on December 22, 1857, it was determined that the administrative officials should be elected on the first Monday in March 1858. They were commissioned to designate a central location as the court and administrative seat. It is reported that David Fitzgerald for this purpose 60 acres (24.3 hectares has) land donated by the river Ocmulgee. Although his lands were not centrally located, but on the eastern border of the county, the foundation was accepted. The settlement that developed at this point was called Abbeville and officially became a city on September 15, 1883.
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census, the then 2,908 inhabitants were distributed over 396 inhabited households, which gives an average of 2.44 people per household. There are a total of 472 households.
70.2% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring) with an average size of 2.90 persons. There were children under the age of 18 in 36.6% of all households and persons aged 65 and over in 29.3% of all households.
10.5% of the population were younger than 20 years, 44.0% were 20 to 39 years old, 33.4% were 40 to 59 years old, and 12.1% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 38 years. 80.1% of the population were male and 19.9% were female.
41.0% of the population identified themselves as whites , 55.8% as African American , 0.1% as Indians and 0.5% as Asian Americans . 0.9% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.7% to several ethnic groups. 5.3% of the population was Hispanic or Latino .
The average annual income per household was 21,694 USD , while 47.1% of the population lived below the poverty line.
Public facilities
Abbeville has a private high school , the Kings Of Kings Christian School . The closest colleges are in the city of Albany: Darton College , Albany State University, and Albany Technical College . The city has no public hospitals . The closest clinics are in Eastman and Fitzgerald .
Attractions
The Wilcox County's neoclassical courthouse, built in 1903 to replace an 1858 wooden structure, is on the federal government's list of cultural monuments .
The Ocmulgee River on the outskirts provides habitat for many animal species and is a popular local recreation area . The city is nicknamed the Wild Hog Capital of Georgia because of the numerous wild hogs and is locally famous for the annual Wild Hog Festival .
Web links
- Website of the city (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Abbeville, Georgia. In: City-data.com. Godaddy.com Inc, accessed February 12, 2009 .
- ↑ Wilcox County's Original Boundaries (From an Act of Dec. 22, 1857). In: Georgia Info. Digital Library of Georgia, accessed February 11, 2009 .
- ↑ a b Wilcox County Courthouse. In: Georgia Info. Digital Library of Georgia, accessed February 11, 2009 .
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ National Register of Historic Places. American Dreams Inc, accessed February 11, 2009 .
- ^ Elizabeth B. Cooksey: Wilcox County. In: The New Georgia Encyclopedia. Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press, September 27, 2007, accessed February 11, 2009 : "A large wild hog population in Abbeville led to its nickname, the" Wild Hog Capital of Georgia, "and the town hosts at annual Ocmulgee Wild Hog Festival "