Alma, Georgia

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Alma, Georgia
Bacon County Courthouse, Alma City services face.JPG
Alma City services in Bacon County Courthouse
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Nickname: 
"Georgia's Blueberry Capital"
Bacon County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Alma Highlighted.svg
Location in Bacon County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°32′30″N82°28′0″W / 31.54167°N 82.46667°W / 31.54167; -82.46667
Country United States
State Georgia
County Bacon
Government
  MayorLarry Taylor
Area
[1]
  Total6.22 sq mi (16.11 km2)
  Land6.09 sq mi (15.78 km2)
  Water0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)
Elevation
200 ft (61 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total3,433
  Density563.53/sq mi (217.57/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31510
Area code 912
FIPS code 13-01612 [2]
GNIS feature ID0310492 [3]
Website www.cityofalmaga.gov
Bacon County Courthouse Bacon County Courthouse, Alma, GA, USA.jpg
Bacon County Courthouse

Alma is a city in Bacon County, Georgia, United States, and the county seat. [4] As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 3,433. [5]

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Alma is known as Georgia's blueberry capital, and hosts a Blueberry Festival each June.

History

Alma was founded in 1900 as a stop on the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. It was incorporated as a city in 1906 and designated seat of the newly formed Bacon County in 1914. [6] There are two theories about the origin of the name of the town. The first is that it was named for the wife of a traveling salesmen, Alma Sheridan; the other is that it was named for the initial letter of the four state capitals Georgia has had: Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, and Atlanta. [7] [8]

There are four sites in Alma listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Alma Depot, Bacon County Courthouse, Bacon County School, and the Rabinowitz Building.

Geography

Alma is located in southeastern Georgia at 31°32′30″N82°28′0″W / 31.54167°N 82.46667°W / 31.54167; -82.46667 (31.541543, -82.466666). [9]

The city is located along U.S. Routes 1 and 23 (Pierce Street). The two run through the center of the city together before splitting just north of the city. U.S. 1 connects the city with Baxley, 19 mi (31 km) to the north, and U.S. 23 connects the city with Hazlehurst, 25 mi (40 km) to the northwest. U.S. 1/23 also lead south together 29 mi (47 km) to Waycross. Other highways that run through the city include Georgia State Routes 32 (16th Street) and 64 (Market Street).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.2 square miles (16.1 km2), of which 5.5 square miles (14.3 km2) is land and 0.69 square miles (1.8 km2), or 11.27%, is water. [10]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1910 458
1920 1,061131.7%
1930 1,23516.4%
1940 1,84049.0%
1950 2,58840.7%
1960 3,51535.8%
1970 3,7566.9%
1980 3,8191.7%
1990 3,663−4.1%
2000 3,236−11.7%
2010 3,4667.1%
2020 3,433−1.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [11]
1850-1870 [12] 1880 [13]
1890-1910 [14] 1920-1930 [15]
1930-1940 [16] 1940-1950 [17]
1960-1980 [18] 1980-2000 [19]
Alma racial composition as of 2020 [5]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (non-Hispanic)1,59946.58%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)1,45542.38%
Native American 20.06%
Asian 250.73%
Pacific Islander 30.09%
Other/Mixed 1053.06%
Hispanic or Latino 2447.11%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,433 people, 1,005 households, and 620 families residing in the city.

Education

Alma is served by the Bacon County School District. [20] The district has 126 full-time teachers and over 1,900 students, [21] and operates these schools:

Alma is also served by Coastal Pines Technical College.

Notable people

See also

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