Oglethorpe, Georgia

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Oglethorpe, Georgia
Oglethorpe municipal building.JPG
Oglethorpe municipal building in Oglethorpe
Macon County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Oglethorpe Highlighted.svg
Location in Macon County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°17′36″N84°3′45″W / 32.29333°N 84.06250°W / 32.29333; -84.06250
Country United States
State Georgia
County Macon
Area
[1]
  Total2.05 sq mi (5.32 km2)
  Land2.01 sq mi (5.20 km2)
  Water0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation
341 ft (104 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total995
  Density496.01/sq mi (191.49/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31068
Area code 478
FIPS code 13-57736 [3]
GNIS feature ID0332561 [4]
Website www.cityofoglethorpe.com

Oglethorpe is a city in Macon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 995 at the 2020 census, [2] down from 1,328 in 2010. The city is the county seat of Macon County. [5] It was named for Georgia's founder, James Oglethorpe.

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History

Oglethorpe was founded in 1838. It was located in the Black Belt of Georgia, where slaves outnumbered whites and did the work to support cultivation of cotton as a commodity crop. Oglethorpe was incorporated as a town in 1849 and as a city in 1852. In 1857, the seat of Macon County was transferred to Oglethorpe from Lanier. [6]

Oglethorpe was once one of the largest cities in southwestern Georgia. Epidemics of malaria and smallpox caused high fatalities in the early 1860s; the remaining residents in Oglethorpe fled south to Americus to escape more disease. [7]

Geography

Oglethorpe is located in south-central Macon County at 32°17′36″N84°3′45″W / 32.29333°N 84.06250°W / 32.29333; -84.06250 (32.293328, -84.062616). [8] It sits on high ground west of the Flint River, which forms the boundary between Oglethorpe and the larger city of Montezuma.

Georgia State Route 49 passes through the center of town as Chatham Street. It leads east into Montezuma and northeast 15 miles (24 km) to Marshallville, while to the southwest it leads 20 miles (32 km) to Americus. State Route 90 enters from the north on North Randolph Street and Sumter Street and leaves to the east on Chatham Street. It connects Oglethorpe with Rupert 18 miles (29 km) to the northwest and with Vienna 23 miles (37 km) to the southeast. State Route 128 leaves Oglethorpe to the north with SR 90 but leads 19 miles (31 km) to Reynolds. State Route 26 (Riverview Drive) passes through the south side of Oglethorpe, leading east through Montezuma 36 miles (58 km) to Hawkinsville and west 17 miles (27 km) to Ellaville.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Oglethorpe has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), of which 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2), or 2.34%, are water. [1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1850 113
1860 454301.8%
1870 400−11.9%
1880 44210.5%
1890 48610.0%
1900 54512.1%
1910 92469.5%
1920 871−5.7%
1930 9539.4%
1940 1,04810.0%
1950 1,20414.9%
1960 1,169−2.9%
1970 1,28610.0%
1980 1,3051.5%
1990 1,302−0.2%
2000 1,200−7.8%
2010 1,32810.7%
2020 995−25.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [9]
1850-1870 [10] 1880 [11]
1890-1910 [12] 1920-1930 [13]
1930-1940 [14] 1940-1950 [15]
1960-1980 [16] 1990 [17]

Oglethorpe first appeared in the 1850 U.S. census. [10]

Oglethorpe, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000 [18] Pop 2010 [19] Pop 2020 [20] % 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)32837622227.33%28.31%22.31%
Black or African American alone (NH)84289368570.17%67.24%68.84%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)3120.25%0.08%0.20%
Asian alone (NH)91190.75%0.83%0.90%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)0110.00%0.08%0.10%
Some Other Race alone (NH)4020.33%0.00%0.20%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)44210.33%0.30%2.11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1042530.83%3.16%5.33%
Total1,2001,328995100.00%100.00%100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 995 people, 561 households, and 351 families residing in the city.

Education

Macon County School District

The Macon County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. [21] The district has 129 full-time teachers and over 2,200 students. [22]

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