Zebulon, Georgia

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Zebulon, Georgia
City
Zebulon City Hall.JPG
Zebulon City Hall
Pike County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Zebulon Highlighted.svg
Location in Pike County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°5′56″N84°20′32″W / 33.09889°N 84.34222°W / 33.09889; -84.34222
Country United States
State Georgia
County Pike
Area
[1]
 • Total4.81 sq mi (12.47 km2)
 • Land4.73 sq mi (12.26 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Elevation
860 ft (262 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,225
 • Density258.82/sq mi (99.92/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30295
Area codes 470, 678 & 770
FIPS code 13-85128 [2]
GNIS feature ID0333493 [3]
Website cityofzebulonga.us

Zebulon is a city in Pike County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,174 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Pike County. [4] The city and county were named after explorer Zebulon Pike. [5]

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History

Zebulon was incorporated in 1825. The town was named after Zebulon Pike, a war hero and explorer. [6]

Geography

Zebulon is located at 33°5′56″N84°20′32″W / 33.09889°N 84.34222°W / 33.09889; -84.34222 (33.098970, -84.342140). [7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.55 sq mi (9.2 km2), of which 3.5 sq mi (9.1 km2) is land and 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) (1.13%) is water.

Soils in Zebulon have dark reddish brown loamy surface horizons over red to dark red clay and are mostly mapped as Davidson or Lloyd series. [8]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 245—
1890 31528.6%
1900 36114.6%
1910 60266.8%
1920 6294.5%
1930 576−8.4%
1940 543−5.7%
1950 539−0.7%
1960 5634.5%
1970 77637.8%
1980 99528.2%
1990 1,0354.0%
2000 1,18114.1%
2010 1,174−0.6%
2020 1,2254.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [9]
Zebulon racial composition as of 2020 [10]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)77863.51%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)31825.96%
Asian 100.82%
Other/Mixed 655.31%
Hispanic or Latino 544.41%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,225 people, 424 households, and 245 families residing in the city.

Economy

United Bank is located in Zebulon.

Education

Higher education

Georgia Military College has an extension campus near Zebulon City Hall.

Pike County School District

The Pike County School District serves Zebulon. The school district has one Pre-K school [11] (lottery funded),[ citation needed ] a primary school (K–2), an elementary school (3–5), a middle school (6–8), a ninth grade academy [12] and two high schools. [13] In 2004, the district had 156 full-time teachers and over 2,800 students. [14] In 2021, it reported 3,500 students. [12]

Singer/songwriter Vic Chesnutt was raised in Zebulon. In 2006, he was ranked by Robin Hilton of NPR as the #5 living songwriter. [16] [5]

The courthouse in Zebulon can be seen in the 1983 television film Murder in Coweta County starring Andy Griffith and Johnny Cash. The 1984 movie Tank starring James Garner was filmed in and around the town.

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  3. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Profile for Zebulon, Georgia, GA". ePodunk. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
  6. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, Georgia: Winship Press. p. 261. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  7. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Web Soil Survey". nrcs.usda.gov. National Resources Conservation Service, US Department of Agriculture.
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  10. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
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  12. 1 2 "About Pike County Schools". pike.k12.ga.us. Pike County Schools. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Schools in Pike County". gadoe.org. Georgia Department of Education. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Pike County Schools". School-Stats.com. 2004. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
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