Pavo, Georgia

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Pavo, Georgia
City
Pavo City Hall Municipal Building.JPG
Pavo City Hall Municipal Building
Logo of Pavo, Georgia.png
Logo
Brooks County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Pavo Highlighted.svg
Location in Brooks County, Thomas County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 30°57′37″N83°44′22″W / 30.96028°N 83.73944°W / 30.96028; -83.73944
Country United States
State Georgia
Counties Thomas, Brooks
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.77 sq mi (4.57 km2)
 • Land1.76 sq mi (4.56 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
256 ft (78 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
622
 • Density353.41/sq mi (136.47/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31778
Area code 229
FIPS code 13-59556 [2]
GNIS feature ID0356459 [3]
Website cityofpavo.com

Pavo is a city that is divided by the county line between Brooks and Thomas counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the Valdosta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 622 in 2020.

Contents

The city is home to a branch of the Thomas County Public Library System.

Pavo was featured in country music star Alan Jackson's video for his hit song "Little Man", lamenting the decline of small-town America.

History

The community was originally known as McDonald, named after one of two prominent families in the area. However, concerns were raised about misdirected mail, resulting from confusion between McDonald, in the southern part of the state, and McDonough located in the north. The community was then renamed after an early postmaster, Duncan D. Peacock, "Pavo" being the Latin word meaning "peacock". [4]

Geography

Pavo is located at 30°57′37″N83°44′22″W / 30.96028°N 83.73944°W / 30.96028; -83.73944 (30.960341, -83.739352). [5] Georgia State Route 122 (Harris Street) passes through the center of town, leading southwest 17 miles (27 km) to Thomasville and east 21 miles (34 km) to Interstate 75 at Hahira. Georgia State Route 33 leads north out of town as Robert Street towards Moultrie; southbound it leaves as County Line Road towards Barwick and Boston.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Pavo has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900 262—
1910 572118.3%
1920 99073.1%
1930 750−24.2%
1940 706−5.9%
1950 80614.2%
1960 8171.4%
1970 775−5.1%
1980 8307.1%
1990 774−6.7%
2000 711−8.1%
2010 627−11.8%
2020 622−0.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]
1850-1870 [7] 1870-1880 [8]
1890-1910 [9] 1920-1930 [10]
1940 [11] 1950 [12] 1960 [13]
1970 [14] 1980 [15] 1990 [16]
2000 [17] 2010 [18]

In 2000, there were 711 people, 301 households, and 191 families residing in the city. [2]

Circa 2024, its population was 627. The population by county breakdown was as follows: 379 in Thomas County and 248 in Brooks County. [19]

Arts and culture

The city celebrates "Peacock Day" on the second Saturday each May. [20] [21]

Education

Residents in Brooks County are in the Brooks County School District. [22]

Residents in Thomas County are in the Thomas County School District. [23]

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. 1 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. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 172. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  5. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  7. ↑ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870.
  8. ↑ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  9. ↑ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  10. ↑ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. pp. 251–256.
  11. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  12. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  13. ↑ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
  14. ↑ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
  15. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  16. ↑ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
  17. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  18. ↑ "2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010.
  19. ↑ "General Highway Map Thomas County Georgia" (PDF). Georgia Department of Transportation . Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Club Background". www.peacockday.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2008.
  21. ↑ 2013 Annual Peacock Day - Georgia On My Mind
  22. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Brooks County, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 25, 2024. - Text list
  23. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Thomas County, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 6 (PDF p. 7/13). Retrieved September 25, 2024. - Text list
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