Leesburg, Georgia

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Leesburg, Georgia
City
Leesburg City Hall Police Department.JPG
Leesburg City Hall
Lee County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Leesburg Highlighted.svg
Location in Lee County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°43′58″N84°10′15″W / 31.73278°N 84.17083°W / 31.73278; -84.17083
Country United States
State Georgia
County Lee
Area
[1]
 • Total4.96 sq mi (12.86 km2)
 • Land4.91 sq mi (12.72 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation
259 ft (79 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,480
 • Density708.47/sq mi (273.52/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31763
Area code 229
FIPS code 13-45768 [2]
GNIS feature ID0356352 [3]
Website cityofleesburgga.com

Leesburg is a city and the county seat of Lee County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,480 at the 2020 census, [4] up from 2,896 at the 2010 census. [5] It is part of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan statistical area.

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History

Leesburg, originally known as "Wooten Station", was founded in 1870 as the Central of Georgia Railway arrived in the area. In 1872, the town was renamed "Wooten", and the seat was transferred from Starksville. In 1874, the town was incorporated and renamed again to its present form of Leesburg. [6]

Leesburg is the site of the Leesburg Stockade incident, in which a group of African-American teenage and pre-teen girls were arrested for protesting racial segregation in Americus, Georgia, and were imprisoned without charges for 60 days in poor conditions in the Lee County Public Works building. [7] [8]

Geography

Leesburg is in south-central Lee County. U.S. Route 19 passes through the city, leading north 26 miles (42 km) to Americus and south 11 miles (18 km) to Albany. State Route 32 is Leesburg's Main Street; it leads east 32 miles (51 km) to Ashburn and west 18 miles (29 km) to Dawson. State Route 195 leads northeast from Leesburg 17 miles (27 km) to Leslie.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Leesburg has a total area of 5.0 square miles (12.9 km2), of which 0.05 square miles (0.14 km2), or 1.06%, are water. [9] Kinchafoonee Creek flows through a western corner of the city; it leads south to the Flint River, part of the Apalachicola River watershed.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 358—
1890 44223.5%
1900 413−6.6%
1910 70570.7%
1920 78611.5%
1930 691−12.1%
1940 7163.6%
1950 659−8.0%
1960 77417.5%
1970 99628.7%
1980 1,30130.6%
1990 1,45211.6%
2000 2,63381.3%
2010 2,89610.0%
2020 3,48020.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [10]
Leesburg racial composition as of 2020 [11]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)2,12160.95%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)1,09231.38%
Native American 30.09%
Asian 300.86%
Pacific Islander 10.03%
Other/Mixed 1484.25%
Hispanic or Latino 852.44%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,480 people, 884 households, and 666 families residing in the city.

Education

Lee County High School Lee County High School Building, Leesburg.JPG
Lee County High School

The Lee County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of two primary schools, two elementary schools, two middle schools, and a high school. [12] The district has 330 full-time teachers and over 5,350 students. [13]

Notable people

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References

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  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1), Leesburg city, Georgia". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  6. ↑ Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 236. ISBN   978-1135948597 . Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  7. ↑ Stolen Girls remember 1963 in Leesburg, WALB, July 24, 2006, retrieved February 6, 2020.
  8. ↑ George, Bradley; Blankenship, Grant (July 19, 2016), "The Girls Of The Leesburg Stockade", GPB News, NPR , retrieved February 6, 2020.
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  13. ↑ School Stats, Retrieved June 22, 2010.
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