Albany, Georgia
county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States
Albany is a city, in and the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 77,434 at the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the eighth-largest city in Georgia.[1]
City of Albany, Georgia | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Nickname(s): The Good Life City, The Artesian City | |
 Location in Dougherty County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 31°34′56″N 84°9′56″W / 31.58222°N 84.16556°WCoordinates: 31°34′56″N 84°9′56″W / 31.58222°N 84.16556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Dougherty |
| Incorporated (city) | December 27, 1838 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dorothy Hubbard (D) |
| Area | |
| • City | 55.9 sq mi (144.7 km2) |
| • Land | 55.5 sq mi (144.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 203 ft (62 m) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • City | 77,434 (city proper) |
| • Density | 1,385.5/sq mi (535.0/km2) |
| • Metro | 157,308 |
| • Demonym | Albanian |
| 2010 metro pop.[2] | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 31701, 31705, 31707, 31721, 31763 |
| Area code(s) | 229 |
| FIPS code | 13-01052[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0310424[4] |
| Website | http://www.albany.ga.us |
Legendary singer Ray Charles was born in Albany in 1930.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Albany (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau". Quickfacts.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas:April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 (CBSA-EST2007-01)" (CSV). 2007 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 27, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2008.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
Further readingEdit
- Carolyn Clive, Frances Davis, and Tom Liner, eds., Glancing Backward: Albany, Georgia, 1836–1986 (Albany, Ga.: Dougherty County School System and Sesquicentennial Publication Committee, 1986).
- Lee W. Formwalt, "A Garden of Irony and Diversity," in The New Georgia Guide (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1996).
- Joseph Winthrop Holley, You Can't Build a Chimney from the Top: The South through the Life of a Negro Educator (New York: William-Frederick Press, 1948).
- Thronateeska Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, History and Reminiscences of Dougherty County, Georgia (1924; reprint, Spartanburg, S.C.: Reprint Co., 1978).
- Works Progress Administration, Historical Background of Dougherty County, 1836–1940 (Atlanta: Cherokee, 1981).
Other websitesEdit
- South Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive Digital Library of Georgia
- Old U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
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