Tifton, Georgia
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Tifton is a city in and the county seat of Tift County, Georgia, United States. The population was 17,045 at the 2020 census.[1]
The area's public schools are administered by the Tift County School District. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College has its main campus in Tifton. Southern Regional Technical College and the University of Georgia also have Tifton campuses.
Sites in the area include the Coastal Plain Research Arboretum, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, and the Georgia Museum of Agriculture & Historic Village. The Tifton Commercial Historic District and the Tifton Residential Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
History
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Tifton was founded in 1872 in Berrien County at the junction of the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad and the Brunswick and Western Railroad by sawmill owner Henry H. Tift. Tifton was incorporated as a city in 1890.[2] In 1905, it was designated county seat of the newly formed Tift County.
Several Chicago-Florida and Cincinnati-Florida passenger trains made stops in Tifton: the Atlantic Coast Line's Seminole, Flamingo and City of Miami and the Southern Railway's Ponce de Leon and Royal Palm. With the discontinuance of the City of Miami in 1971, Tifton was left without passenger service.
Geography
Tifton is located in south central Georgia along Interstate 75, which runs north to south through the city, leading north Script error: No such module "convert". to Atlanta and south Script error: No such module "convert". to Valdosta. Other highways that pass through the city include U.S. Route 41, U.S. Route 82, U.S. Route 319, and Georgia State Route 125.
Climate
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Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 1900 | 1,384 | — | |
| 1910 | 2,381 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1920 | 3,005 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1930 | 3,390 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1940 | 5,228 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1950 | 6,831 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1960 | 9,903 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1970 | 12,179 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1980 | 13,749 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1990 | 14,215 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2000 | 15,060 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2010 | 16,350 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2020 | 17,045 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] 1850-1870[4] 1870-1880[5] 1890-1910[6] 1920-1930[7] 1940[8] 1950[9] 1960[10] 1970[11] 1980[12] 1990[13] 2000[14] 2010[15] | |||
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| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 7,367 | 43.22% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 6,349 | 37.25% |
| Native American | 29 | 0.17% |
| Asian | 434 | 2.55% |
| Other/Mixed | 575 | 3.37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,291 | 13.44% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 17,045 people, 5,906 households, and 3,779 families residing in the city.
Arts and culture
Libraries
Tifton has a public library,[17] in addition to an extensive college library located at nearby Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.
Points of interest
Until recently, Tifton was the home of the world's second largest magnolia tree, which was located in Magnolia Tree Park. In 2004, the tree was burned in a fire. The cause of the fire has never been given by local authorities. Currently, the tree and observation area are blocked from visitors by a gate.[18] Although it no longer grows, the tree still stands. It is not known where the new second largest magnolia tree resides.
Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". The Georgia Museum of Agriculture & Historic Village, formerly known as Agrirama, is located in Tifton, Georgia. It opened on July 4, 1976. The grounds consist of five areas: a traditional farm community of the 1870s, an 1890s progressive farmstead, an industrial sites complex, rural town, and national peanut complex; and the Museum of Agriculture Center. Over 35 structures have been relocated to the Script error: No such module "convert". site and faithfully restored or preserved. Costumed interpreters explain and demonstrate the lifestyle and activities of this time in Georgia's history.
Historic districts
The Tifton Residential Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 2008. It is bounded generally by 14th Street, Goff Street, 2nd Street and Forrest Avenue at coordinates Script error: No such module "Coordinates".. The Tifton Commercial Historic District and the Tift County Courthouse are also on the National Register.
Sports
In 2000, the boys 10u baseball team won the state championship with an undefeated season (24–0).
In 2010, the indoor football team Georgia Firebirds relocated from Waycross, Georgia to Tifton.
Education
Tift County School District
The Tift County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of, eight elementary schools, two middle schools, one high school, and an alternative school.[19] The district has 467 full-time teachers and over 7,641 students.[20]
Private schools
- Tiftarea Academy, located in Chula, Georgia (PK–12)
- Grace Baptist Christian School, Tifton
Higher education
- Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College - Main Campus[21]
- Southern Regional Technical College - Tifton Campus[22]
- University of Georgia - Tifton Agricultural Campus[23]
Media
The Tifton Gazette is a weekly newspaper published Thursdays in Tifton, Georgia. It is operated by South Georgia Media Group, a division of Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. The Tifton Grapevine [24] is a twice-weekly online newspaper with an email circulation of 5,800. It is operated by Sayles Unlimited Marketing.
Infrastructure
Transportation
Major highways
- File:I-75.svg Interstate 75
- File:US 41.svg U.S. Highway 41
- File:US 82.svg U.S. Route 82
- File:US 319.svg U.S. Route 319
- File:Georgia 125.svg State Route 125
Airports
- Henry Tift Myers Airport is a public airport located Script error: No such module "convert". southeast of Tifton, serving the general aviation community, with no scheduled commercial airline service.
Notable people
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- Nanci Bowen - LPGA golfer
- Austin Brown - member of a cappella group Home Free
- Justin Brownlee - professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the PBA
- Caitlin Carmichael - child actress
- Harold Cohen - US Army colonel during World War II and recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal
- Larry Dean - football linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League
- Dennis Dove - former MLB pitcher
- Harold Bascom Durham Jr., US Army 2d Lieutenant awarded the Medal of Honor
- Todd Fordham - former NFL offensive lineman
- Bob Hoffman - sports promoter
- Kip Moore, country music singer
- Matt Moore - former chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party
- Wyc Orr - politician and lawyer
- Ralph Puckett - US Army Colonel, Distinguished Graduate of the United States Military Academy, awarded Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross (with oak leaf cluster), Silver Star (with oak leaf cluster), Legion of Merit (with 2 oak leaf clusters), etc.
- Austin Scott - U. S. Congressman representing Georgia's 8th congressional district
- Members of alternative rock band September Hase
- Clay Shiver -former NFL offensive lineman[25]
- James "Chick" Stripling - Fiddler, comedian, and buck dancer
- Tyson Summers - American college football coach
- Cyndi Thomson - country music singer
- Dina Titus - U.S. Congresswoman representing Nevada's 1st congressional district
- Neil Norman - Associate Professor College of William & Mary
- Rashod Bateman - football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League
Sister city
References
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- ↑ Georgia Board of EducationScript error: No such module "Unsubst"., Retrieved June 28, 2010.
- ↑ School Stats, Retrieved June 28, 2010.
- ↑ Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Retrieved June 28, 2010.
- ↑ Southern Regional Technical College- Tifton Campus, Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ↑ University of Georgia- Tifton Agricultural Campus, Retrieved June 28, 2010.
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- ↑ Tifton becomes sister city to Linyi, China » Local News Template:Webarchive. Tifton Gazette. Retrieved on 2013-08-09.
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External links
- Tifton, Georgia website
- South Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive, Digital Library of Georgia
- Tifton, Georgia family in 1909
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