Pulaski, Georgia

Not to be confused with Pulaski County, Georgia.

Pulaski, Georgia
Town
Town hall and post office
Location in Candler County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°23′28″N81°57′22″W / 32.39111°N 81.95611°W / 32.39111; -81.95611
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Candler
Area [1]
• Total	0.80 sq mi (2.07 km2)
• Land	0.80 sq mi (2.06 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	210 ft (64 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	211
• Density	264.74/sq mi (102.26/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	30451
Area code	912
FIPS code	13-63000 [2]
GNIS feature ID	0321217 [3]
Website	georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/candler/pulaski-georgia

Pulaski is a town in Candler County, Georgia, United States. The population was 211 in 2020.

History

The community was founded in 1900 as a railroad town, and in 1905 the Georgia General Assembly incorporated Pulaski as a town. ^[4] The town was named for Count Casimir Pulaski, a Polish American Revolutionary War hero. ^{[5] [6]}

The town developed initially with a hotel and several stores. The Central of Georgia Railway Company connected the community to Savannah and Dublin. Around the turn of the 19th century, early resident Leonard Franklin built the Pulaski Hotel. He built additional buildings on his surrounding property. He donated a portion of his property to the Black Community for the construction of building that doubled as a school and Prince Hall Freemasonry lodge space. ^[7] By 1924, the town's largest employer was the turpentine distillery. ^[6]

In 1948, Pulaski was Candler County's second largest town (second to Metter) and dealt in the shipping and trading industries. The schools systems at this time within Candler County were segregated. ^[8]

Geography

Pulaski is located in eastern Candler County at 32°23′28″N81°57′22″W / 32.39111°N 81.95611°W / 32.39111; -81.95611 (32.390979, -81.956167). ^[9] Georgia State Route 46 passes through the town, leading west 6 miles (10 km) to Metter, the county seat. Interstate 16, an east–west highway connecting Savannah and Macon, is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Pulaski has a total area of 0.81 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land. ^[10]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	207		—
1940	241		—
1950	234		−2.9%
1960	155		−33.8%
1970	230		48.4%
1980	257		11.7%
1990	264		2.7%
2000	261		−1.1%
2010	266		1.9%
2020	211		−20.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [11]

As of the census ^[2] of 2000, there were 261 people, 73 households, and 48 families residing in the town. In 2020, its population declined to 211.

Notable people

• Shakir, Qadriyyah Buteen; former name Lola Buteen (Burke) Wiggins (1932-2000) ^[12]

External links

• Pulaski, Candler County, "Items and Collections" from Digital Library of Georgia

See also

• Georgia (U.S. state) portal

• List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state)

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
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. Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1905. p. 1053.
5. "Profile for Pulaski, Georgia". ePodunk . Retrieved June 18, 2010.
6. "Historical Markers: Pulaski, Georgia". Bulloch County Historical Society. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
7. Logue, Victoria (1997). Touring the backroads of north and south Georgia. Winston-Salem, North Carolina: John F. Blair. pp. 304:305. ISBN   0895871718 . Retrieved September 20, 2025– via Internet Archive.
8. Soil Survey of Candler County, Georgia (1948). United States Natural Resources Conservation Service. 1948. Retrieved September 20, 2025– via Internet Archive.
9. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
10. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pulaski town, Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
11. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
12. Moses, Sibyl E. (2003). African American women writers in New Jersey, 1836-2000: a biographical dictionary and bibliographic guide. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. pp. 141:142. ISBN   0813540194 . Retrieved September 20, 2025– via Internet Archive.

External links

• Pulaski historical marker