Oglethorpe, Georgia

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Oglethorpe is a city in Macon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 995 at the 2020 census,[1] down from 1,328 in 2010. The city is the county seat of Macon County.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

Geography

Oglethorpe is located in south-central Macon County at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (32.293328, -84.062616).[5] It sits on high ground west of the Flint River, which forms the boundary between Oglethorpe and the larger city of Montezuma.

Georgia State Route 49 passes through the center of town as Chatham Street. It leads east into Montezuma and northeast Script error: No such module "convert". to Marshallville, while to the southwest it leads Script error: No such module "convert". to Americus. State Route 90 enters from the north on North Randolph Street and Sumter Street and leaves to the east on Chatham Street. It connects Oglethorpe with Rupert Script error: No such module "convert". to the northwest and with Vienna Script error: No such module "convert". to the southeast. State Route 128 leaves Oglethorpe to the north with SR 90 but leads Script error: No such module "convert". to Reynolds. State Route 26 (Riverview Drive) passes through the south side of Oglethorpe, leading east through Montezuma Script error: No such module "convert". to Hawkinsville and west Script error: No such module "convert". to Ellaville.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Oglethorpe has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert"., or 2.34%, are water.[6]

Demographics

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Oglethorpe first appeared in the 1850 U.S. census.[8]

Oglethorpe, Georgia – racial and ethnic composition
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Race / ethnicity (NH = non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[20] Pop 2010[21] Pop 2020[22] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 328 376 222 27.33% 28.31% 22.31%
Black or African American alone (NH) 842 893 685 70.17% 67.24% 68.84%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 3 1 2 0.25% 0.08% 0.20%
Asian alone (NH) 9 11 9 0.75% 0.83% 0.90%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 1 1 0.00% 0.08% 0.10%
Other race alone (NH) 4 0 2 0.33% 0.00% 0.20%
Mixed race or multiracial (NH) 4 4 21 0.33% 0.30% 2.11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 10 42 53 0.83% 3.16% 5.33%
Total 1,200 1,328 995 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

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.[23] The district has 129 full-time teachers and over 2,200 students.[24]

References

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  23. ↑ Georgia Board of EducationScript error: No such module "Unsubst"., Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  24. ↑ School Stats, Retrieved June 23, 2010.

External links

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