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Crawfordville, Georgia
City in Georgia, United States
City in Georgia, United States
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Crawfordville, Georgia |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | City |
| motto | |
| image_skyline | Crawfordville, Georgia downtown.jpg |
| image_caption | Broad Street storefronts in downtown Crawfordville, Georgia, with Taliaferro County Courthouse in the distance |
| image_blank_emblem | CrawfordvilleGAlogo.png |
| blank_emblem_type | Logo |
| blank_emblem_size | 200px |
| image_map | Taliaferro_County_Georgia_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Crawfordville_Highlighted.svg |
| mapsize | 250px |
| map_caption | Location in Taliaferro County and the state of Georgia |
| pushpin_map | |
| pushpin_label_position | |
| pushpin_mapsize | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | United States |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Georgia |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Taliaferro |
| subdivision_name4 | |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Vivian Stewart |
| leader_title1 | |
| established_title | |
| established_title2 | |
| established_title3 | |
| established_date3 | |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 8.12 |
| area_land_km2 | 8.07 |
| area_water_km2 | 0.05 |
| area_total_sq_mi | 3.14 |
| area_land_sq_mi | 3.12 |
| area_water_sq_mi | 0.02 |
| area_blank1_sq_mi | |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_total | 479 |
| population_density_km2 | 59.37 |
| population_density_sq_mi | 153.77 |
| population_density_blank1_sq_mi | |
| timezone | Eastern (EST) |
| utc_offset | -5 |
| timezone_DST | EDT |
| utc_offset_DST | -4 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 187 |
| elevation_ft | 614 |
| postal_code_type | ZIP code |
| postal_code | 30631 |
| area_code | 706 |
| blank_name | FIPS code |
| blank_info | 13-20316 |
| blank1_name | GNIS feature ID |
| blank1_info | 0313097 |
| website |
J.H. McKenzie & Son (Taliaferro County Courthouse), others Crawfordville is a city and the county seat of Taliaferro County, Georgia, United States. The population was 479 in 2020.
History
Crawfordville was founded in 1825 as the seat of the newly formed Taliaferro County. It was incorporated as a town in 1826 and as a city in 1906. The community was named after William H. Crawford (1772–1834), U.S. Secretary of War and Secretary of the Treasury.
Geography
Crawfordville is located at (33.554626, -82.898428). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.1 sqmi, all land.
Demographics
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race –– 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Crawfordville city, Georgia | url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1320316&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 | website=United States Census Bureau}} | title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Crawfordville city, Georgia | url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1320316&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 | website=United States Census Bureau}} | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 192 | 169 | 35.96% | 35.28% | ||||
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 319 | 277 | 59.74% | 57.83% | ||||
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 0.19% | 0.00% | ||||
| Asian alone (NH) | 4 | 3 | 0.75% | 0.63% | ||||
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 10 | 21 | 1.87% | 4.38% | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 8 | 9 | 1.50% | 1.88% | ||||
| Total | 534 | 479 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Education
Taliaferro County School District
The Taliaferro County School District consists of one charter school offering pre-school to grade twelve. As of 2023, the district had 26 full-time teachers and 187 students. Their Mascot is the Jaguars.
Attractions
Crawfordville was the birthplace and home of Alexander H. Stephens, who served as a U.S. Congressman, Governor of Georgia, and most notably as Vice President of the Confederate States of America, 1861–1865. Stephens' home, Liberty Hall, is preserved as a museum and is a part of the A. H. Stephens Historic Park, a Georgia State Park located in Crawfordville.
Crawfordville is also the birthplace of Michael H. Rhodes, a radio and television personality that worked for Seattle based KING broadcasting during the 1940s–1980s alongside other famous Northwest greats: JP Patches and Stan Boreson.
The movie Sweet Home Alabama was partially filmed in Crawfordville. It includes the historical Taliaferro County Courthouse in one scene, as well as a scene with Reese Witherspoon walking down Main Street.
The movies Coward of the County with Kenny Rogers, Get Low with Robert Duvall, Gorp, and the 1978 TV movie Summer of My German Soldier were filmed here.
References
References
- "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
- "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
- (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
- {{NRISref
- "Find a County". National Association of Counties.
- Hellmann, Paul T.. (May 13, 2013). "Historical Gazetteer of the United States". Routledge.
- Krakow, Kenneth K.. (1975). "Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins". Winship Press.
- (2011-02-12). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
- "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race –– 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Crawfordville city, Georgia".
- "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Crawfordville city, Georgia".
- (March 2018)
- "Taliaferro County". National Center for Education Statistics.
- "Parents & Students".
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