Crawfordville, Georgia
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History
Crawfordville was founded in 1825 as the seat of the newly formed Taliaferro County. It was incorporated as a town in 1826 and as a city in 1906.[2] The community was named after William H. Crawford (1772–1834), U.S. Secretary of War and Secretary of the Treasury.[3]
Geography
Crawfordville is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (33.554626, -82.898428).[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., all land.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 1880 | 511 | — | |
| 1890 | 584 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1900 | 597 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1910 | 688 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1920 | 784 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1930 | 840 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1940 | 1,056 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1950 | 966 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1960 | 786 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1970 | 735 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1980 | 594 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1990 | 577 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2000 | 572 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2010 | 534 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2020 | 479 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
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| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010[6] | Pop 2020[7] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 192 | 169 | 35.96% | 35.28% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 319 | 277 | 59.74% | 57.83% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 0.19% | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 4 | 3 | 0.75% | 0.63% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 10 | 21 | 1.87% | 4.38% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 8 | 9 | 1.50% | 1.88% |
| Total | 534 | 479 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Education
Taliaferro County School District
The Taliaferro County School District consists of one charter school offering pre-school to grade twelve.[8] As of 2023, the district had 26 full-time teachers and 187 students.[9] Their Mascot is the Jaguars.[10]
Attractions
Crawfordville was the birthplace and home of Alexander H. Stephens, who served as a U.S. Congressman, Governor of Georgia, and most notably as Vice President of the Confederate States of America, 1861–1865. Stephens' home, Liberty Hall, is preserved as a museum and is a part of the A. H. Stephens Historic Park, a Georgia State Park located in Crawfordville.
Crawfordville is also the birthplace of Michael H. Rhodes, a radio and television personality that worked for Seattle based KING broadcasting during the 1940s–1980s alongside other famous Northwest greats: JP Patches and Stan Boreson.
The movie Sweet Home Alabama was partially filmed in Crawfordville. It includes the historical Taliaferro County Courthouse in one scene, as well as a scene with Reese Witherspoon walking down Main Street.
The movies Coward of the County with Kenny Rogers, Get Low with Robert Duvall, Gorp, and the 1978 TV movie Summer of My German Soldier were filmed here.
See also
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References
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External links
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