Blakely, Georgia

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Blakely is a city in and the county seat[1] of Early County, Georgia, United States. As of 2020, its population was 5,371. It is located approximately halfway between Columbus and Tallahassee, Florida on U.S. Route 27.

History

Blakely was platted in 1825 as the county seat for Early County.[2] It was named for Johnston Blakeley, an officer in the War of 1812.[3] Between 1881 and 1947 at least seven African-Americans were lynched in Blakely,[4] including at least two veterans. One of these, Wilbur Little, was murdered upon returning from service in World War I by whites who detested seeing a black person in uniform.[5] In 1960 an African-American veteran from New Jersey who was traveling through the county was convicted of rape and sentenced to death 3 days after his arrest in a trial that featured no defense counsel and no jury. The story was chronicled in the movie Fair Game.A month after the article appeared in the Chicago Defender the NAACP sent Monroe N. Work to Blakely to investigate the incident. On June 7, 1919, Work sent a telegram to NAACP officer J.R. Shillady stating "Have investigated report. Blakely, Georgia, lynching does not appear to have occurred [sic]." Work concluded his investigation by recommending that allegations of a lynching be dropped.[6] However, further review by the organization found that it had in fact occurred.[7][8]

Geography

Blakely is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (31.376728, -84.933873).[9] The city is located in southwestern Georgia along U.S. Route 27, Georgia State Route 62, and Georgia State Route 39. Blakely is located approximately Script error: No such module "convert". south of Columbus, Script error: No such module "convert". southwest of Albany, Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of Tallahassee, Florida and 24 miles northeast of Dothan, Alabama.

According to the United States Census Bureau, this town has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (0.74%) is water.

Demographics

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Blakely had a population of 5,371. The median age was 36.7 years. 27.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 81.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 76.1 males age 18 and over.[23][24]

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[25]

As of the 2020 census, there were 1,584 households and 1,065 families residing in the city.[23]

Of all households, 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 29.3% were married-couple households, 15.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 48.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[23]

There were 2,199 housing units, of which 8.7% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 3.5%.[23]

Blakely racial composition as of 2020[26]
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 1,444 26.89%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 3,706 69.0%
Native American 12 0.22%
Asian 32 0.6%
Other/Mixed 113 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino 64 1.19%
File:Blakely City Hall.jpg
Blakely City Hall

Education

Early County School District

The Early County School District holds grades pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school, a middle school, and a high school.[27] The district has 156 full-time teachers and over 2,764 students.[28]

Alternative School

  • Learning and Opportunity Academy

References

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