Oglethorpe, Georgia facts for kids
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Oglethorpe, Georgia
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Oglethorpe municipal building in Oglethorpe
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Location in Macon County and the state of Georgia
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Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Macon |
Area | |
• Total | 2.05 sq mi (5.32 km2) |
• Land | 2.01 sq mi (5.20 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2) |
Elevation | 341 ft (104 m) |
Population
(2020)
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• Total | 995 |
• Density | 496.01/sq mi (191.49/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code |
31068
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Area code(s) | 478 |
FIPS code | 13-57736 |
GNIS feature ID | 0332561 |
Oglethorpe is a city in Macon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,328 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Macon County. It was named for Georgia's founder, James Oglethorpe.
History
Oglethorpe was founded in 1838. It was located in the Black Belt of Georgia, where slaves outnumbered whites and did the work to support cultivation of cotton as a commodity crop. Oglethorpe was incorporated as a town in 1849 and as a city in 1852. In 1857, the seat of Macon County was transferred to Oglethorpe from Lanier.
Oglethorpe was once one of the largest cities in southwestern Georgia. Epidemics of malaria and smallpox caused high fatalities in the early 1860s; the remaining residents in Oglethorpe fled south to Americus to escape more disease.
Geography
Oglethorpe is located at 32°17′36″N 84°3′45″W / 32.29333°N 84.06250°W (32.293328, -84.062616). (0.04 sq mi) of it (1.46%) is water.
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1850 | 113 | — | |
1860 | 454 | 301.8% | |
1870 | 400 | −11.9% | |
1880 | 442 | 10.5% | |
1890 | 486 | 10.0% | |
1900 | 545 | 12.1% | |
1910 | 924 | 69.5% | |
1920 | 871 | −5.7% | |
1930 | 953 | 9.4% | |
1940 | 1,048 | 10.0% | |
1950 | 1,204 | 14.9% | |
1960 | 1,169 | −2.9% | |
1970 | 1,286 | 10.0% | |
1980 | 1,305 | 1.5% | |
1990 | 1,302 | −0.2% | |
2000 | 1,200 | −7.8% | |
2010 | 1,328 | 10.7% | |
2020 | 995 | −25.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
2020 census
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 222 | 22.31% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 685 | 68.84% |
Native American | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian | 9 | 0.9% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.1% |
Other/Mixed | 23 | 2.31% |
Hispanic or Latino | 53 | 5.33% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 995 people, 561 households, and 351 families residing in the city.
Education
Macon County School District
The Macon County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. The district has 129 full-time teachers and over 2,200 students.
- Macon County Elementary School
- Macon County Middle School
- Macon County High School
See also
In Spanish: Oglethorpe para niños