Americus (Georgia)
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Georgia |
| County : | Sumter County |
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 5 ′ N , 84 ° 14 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 17,041 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 628.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 27.6 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) of which 27.1 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 146 m |
| Postcodes : | 31709, 31710, 31719 |
| Area code : | +1 229 |
| FIPS : | 13-02116 |
| GNIS ID : | 0331037 |
| Website : | www.americusga.gov |
| Mayor : | Barry Blount |
Americus is a city and also the county seat of Sumter County in the US state of Georgia with 17,041 inhabitants (as of 2010).
geography
Americus is located approximately 200 km south of Atlanta .
history
Americus was founded in 1832. During the Civil War there were three hospitals for Confederate soldiers. Much of the current building stock in the city center dates from the 1880s. Americus was the first Georgia city to run an electric tram. It was the eighth largest city in the state for a while, but then fell behind compared to other cities.
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census, the 17,041 inhabitants at that time were distributed over 6,481 inhabited households, which gives an average of 2.48 people per household. There are a total of 7135 households.
62.4% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring) with an average size of 3.14 persons. There were children under the age of 18 in 35.8% of all households and persons aged 65 or over in 22.7% of all households.
32.2% of the population were younger than 20 years, 30.7% were 20 to 39 years old, 21.0% were 40 to 59 years old, and 16.0% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 29 years. 44.5% of the population were male and 55.5% were female.
30.6% of the population identified themselves as whites , 63.5% as African-Americans , 0.3% as Indians and 1.8% as Asian Americans . 2.6% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.2% to several ethnic groups. 4.6% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .
The average annual income per household was 24,882 USD , while 42.2% of the population lived below the poverty line.
Attractions
The following properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places :
traffic
Americus is crossed by US Highways 19 and 280 and Georgia State Routes 27 , 30 and 49 . The nearest airport is Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (around 60 km south).
education
Higher educational institutions:
- Georgia Southwestern State University
- South Georgia Technical College
High Schools:
- 2 public
- 1 private
Primary schools:
- 5 public
- 1 private
Lake Blackshear Library with 280,000 media
crime
The crime rate in 2010 was 772 points (US average: 266 points) in the high range. There was one rape, 36 robberies, 234 bodily harm, 471 break-ins, 666 thefts and 39 car thefts.
sons and daughters of the town
- Duncan U. Fletcher (1859-1936), US Senator
- Gene Gifford (1908-1970), jazz guitarist
- Griffin B. Bell (1918–2009), lawyer, attorney general and politician
- Lonne Elder III (1927–1996), stage actor, playwright and screenwriter
Web links
- The City website (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- ↑ GEORGIA - Cobb County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed October 30, 2018 .
- ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Americus-Georgia.html