Roberta, Georgia

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Roberta, Georgia
City
Roberta City Hall.JPG
Roberta City Hall
Motto: 
A small town with a big heart
Crawford County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Roberta Highlighted.svg
Location in Crawford County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°43′17″N84°0′45″W / 32.72139°N 84.01250°W / 32.72139; -84.01250
Country United States
State Georgia
County Crawford
Area
[1]
 • Total1.51 sq mi (3.90 km2)
 • Land1.49 sq mi (3.86 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
505 ft (154 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total813
 • Density546.00/sq mi (210.80/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31078
Area code 478
FIPS code 13-65856 [2]
GNIS feature ID0321670 [3]
Website cityofroberta.com

Roberta is a city in Crawford County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,007 at the 2010 census. [4] It is part of the Macon metropolitan statistical area.

Contents

History

Creek Agency

In the early nineteenth century, Indian agent Benjamin Hawkins built his plantation on the Flint River near Roberta. This was also a trading post and the Creek Agency.

New Knoxville

Originally in Crawford County, Knoxville was the only stop in the county, until the A&F Railroad bypassed it by about a mile to the southwest when it was built in 1888. A train station was built, and a new town sprang up. People migrated towards this new town, called "New Knoxville."

Hiram David McCrary allowed the railroad to use part of his land, and was given naming rights to the town, which he named "Roberta" for his 7-year-old daughter. [5] McCrary later became the owner of the first general store in Roberta, was its first elected mayor, co-owned its first motel, and served as tax collector and a railroad station agent.

In 1910, Roberta was incorporated as a city and was expanded in every direction by 1200 yards.

In 1949, the original train depot burned. It was replaced about a year later by a smaller concrete block building. A replica of the original depot was built in 2003 and currently houses the Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center.

Rise and demise

With the construction of the A&F Railroad and U.S. Highway 341, Roberta became a rapidly growing tourist town, with restaurants and hotels springing up. However, in the 1940s, passenger rail service ended in Roberta, ending one of the two main traffic flows. A decade later, Interstate 75 bypassed Roberta to the east, diverting much traffic. After these events, Roberta relaxed into a more small-town setting. [6]

Geography

Downtown Roberta DowntownRoberaGeorgia.jpg
Downtown Roberta

Roberta is located near the center of Crawford County at 32°43′17″N84°0′45″W / 32.72139°N 84.01250°W / 32.72139; -84.01250 (32.721283, -84.012512). [7] U.S. Route 80 passes through the city, leading east 26 miles (42 km) to Macon and west 69 miles (111 km) to Columbus. U.S. Route 341 crosses US 80 in the city center, leading north 27 miles (43 km) to Barnesville and southeast 27 miles (43 km) to Perry.

The city is located roughly on the fall line of the eastern U.S., meaning that it is located between the hillier Piedmont region to the north and the flatter Atlantic coastal plain to the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Roberta has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km2), or 1.11%, is water. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900 252—
1910 227−9.9%
1920 40478.0%
1930 44911.1%
1940 53519.2%
1950 67325.8%
1960 7146.1%
1970 7464.5%
1980 85915.1%
1990 9399.3%
2000 808−14.0%
2010 1,00724.6%
2020 813−19.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
1850-1870 [9] 1870-1880 [10]
1890-1910 [11] 1920-1930 [12]
1940 [13] 1950 [14] 1960 [15]
1970 [16] 1980 [17] 1990 [18]
2000 [19]
Roberta racial composition as of 2020 [20]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)47558.43%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)30137.02%
Asian 50.62%
Pacific Islander 10.12%
Other/Mixed 212.58%
Hispanic or Latino 101.23%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 813 people, 354 households, and 206 families residing in the city.

Education

Crawford County School District

The Crawford County School District holds grades pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. [21] The district has 127 full-time teachers and over 2,090 students. [22]

Tourism

The Benjamin Hawkins Monument. Benjamin Hawkins Monument.jpg
The Benjamin Hawkins Monument.

The city has a restored 1962 Seaboard Coastline caboose next to the railroad depot in the downtown area. The caboose holds a small history of Roberta's railroad heritage and a memorial to employees of Southern Railroad. Also in the downtown block is the Benjamin Hawkins Monument, constructed in 1931. [6]

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  4. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Roberta city, Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
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