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Cuthbert, Georgia
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Cuthbert in 2012
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Location in Randolph County and the state of Georgia
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| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Randolph |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.06 sq mi (7.92 km2) |
| • Land | 3.05 sq mi (7.89 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 466 ft (142 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 3,143 |
| • Density | 1,031.85/sq mi (398.46/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes |
39840
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| Area code(s) | 229 |
| FIPS code | 13-21072 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0313227 |
Cuthbert is a city in, and the county seat of, Randolph County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,520 in 2019.
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History
Cuthbert was founded by European Americans in 1831 as seat of the newly formed Randolph County, after Indian Removal of the historic tribes to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River. John Alfred Cuthbert, member of Congress, is its namesake. The county was developed for cotton plantations, the major commodity crop, and the rural area had a high proportion of enslaved African-American workers. Cuthbert was incorporated as a town in 1834 and as a city in 1859, serving as the trading center for the area. The Central of Georgia Railway arrived in Cuthbert in the 1850s, stimulating trade and growth, and providing a means of getting cotton and other crops to market.
Geography
Cuthbert is located at 31º46'15" North, 84º47'37" West (31.770726, -84.793517). The city is located along U.S. Route 27 and U.S. Route 82. U.S. Route 27 passes east of the city leading north 57 miles (92 km) to Columbus and south 112 miles (180 km) to Tallahassee, Florida. U.S. Route 82 passes through the heart of the city leading east 45 miles (72 km) to Albany and west 26 miles (42 km) to Eufaula, Alabama. Other highways that pass through the city include Georgia State Route 266 and Georgia State Route 216.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), all land.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1870 | 2,210 | — | |
| 1880 | 2,129 | −3.7% | |
| 1890 | 2,328 | 9.3% | |
| 1900 | 2,641 | 13.4% | |
| 1910 | 3,210 | 21.5% | |
| 1920 | 3,022 | −5.9% | |
| 1930 | 3,235 | 7.0% | |
| 1940 | 3,447 | 6.6% | |
| 1950 | 4,025 | 16.8% | |
| 1960 | 4,300 | 6.8% | |
| 1970 | 3,972 | −7.6% | |
| 1980 | 4,340 | 9.3% | |
| 1990 | 3,730 | −14.1% | |
| 2000 | 3,731 | 0.0% | |
| 2010 | 3,873 | 3.8% | |
| 2020 | 3,143 | −18.8% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 485 | 15.43% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 2,527 | 80.4% |
| Native American | 7 | 0.22% |
| Asian | 16 | 0.51% |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.03% |
| Other/Mixed | 46 | 1.46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 1.94% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,143 people, 1,194 households, and 839 families residing in the city.
Culture and historic district
Cuthbert is home to Andrew College (formerly Andrew Female College), a two-year private liberal arts college. The Fletcher Henderson Museum is being established in Cuthbert in honor of the 20th-century jazz musician and orchestra arranger.
The city has notable sites such as a Confederate Army cemetery, historical houses built in the 1800s, and the Fletcher Henderson home. In 2007 an announcement was made of a museum to be dedicated to late resident Lena Baker and issues of racial justice. Baker was an African-American maid who was convicted of capital murder in 1945 in the death of a white man. She had claimed self-defense, and in 2005 the state posthumously pardoned her.
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Built in 1886 in the Romanesque Revival style, the Randolph County Courthouse has been placed on the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation's list of "Places in Peril" for 2012 due to extensive termite damage and general disrepair.
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Cuthbert is the site of Andrew College, a private, Methodist, liberal arts junior college located a few blocks off the town square. The college is the ninth-oldest college in Georgia and is recognized as the second in the nation to grant degrees to women. During the Civil War, the college also distinguished itself as a Confederate hospital.
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Cuthbert is the birthplace of jazz legend Fletcher Henderson. His birthplace was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 17, 1982.
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Cuthbert's Main Square is part of the Cuthbert Historic District which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 10, 1975.
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Cuthbert City Hall
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Cuthbert Post Office (ZIP code:39840)
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The Old Carnegie library was completed in 1918. The building is now used by the Randolph Chamber of Commerce.
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Close-up of the statue honoring Confederate dead in Cuthbert's Main Square.
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Water tower in Cuthbert.
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Education
The Randolph County School District holds grades pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of two elementary, middle, and high schools. The district has 88 full-time teachers and more than 1,530 students.
- Randolph County Elementary School
- Randolph Clay High School
- Albany Technical College
Higher education
- Andrew College - Main Campus
- Albany Technical College - Cuthbert campus
Notable people
- Jerry Braswell Jr., former European professional basketball player and Wake Forest Demon Deacon
- Thomas Davis, NFL player, former UGA football player
- Harris DeVane, former stock car racing driver
- Roosevelt Grier, former NFL player
- Franklin A. Hart, four-star general in the United States Marine Corps
- Donnell Harvey, former NBA player, former University of Florida player
- Fletcher Henderson, jazz musician
- Larry Holmes, former world heavyweight boxing champion
- Joe, R&B singer and record producer
- Dock J. Jordan, American lawyer, author, educator, civil rights activist; President of Edward Waters University and Kittrell College
- George Tyler Wood, second governor of Texas
- Richard R. Wright Jr., sociologist and president of Wilberforce University.
See also
In Spanish: Cuthbert (Georgia) para niños
