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 Adel
is the county seat of Cook County and was incorporated on
October 3, 1889. The original name of the city was Puddleville.
The city's first postmaster, Joel "Uncle Jack" Parrish, wanted
to change the name of the city. It is believed that he saw the
name "Philadelphia" on a crocus sack, struck out the first and
last four letters to create the present name of Adel.
The
Jim Paulk-Sowega Building, built in the 1930s, now houses the
Adel-Cook County Chamber of Commerce. The building, popularly
known as the Watermelon Building, has an exterior d閏or of green
watermelon motifs.
The
U.S. Post Office on Parrish Street in Adel has a New Deal mural,
"Plantation Scene", painted in 1941 by Alice Flint.
Eight
miles west of Adel is Reed Bingham State Park. This park
surrounds a 375-acre lake known for boating and water skiing.
Camping, fishing and picnicking are also offered at this
facility.
Population (year 2000): 5,307. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,434 (+2.4% change)
Males: 2,458 (46.3%), Females: 2,849 (53.7%)
Cook County
Zip code:
31620
Median resident age: 33.6 years
Median household income: $23,908 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,500 (year 2000)
Races in Adel:
- Black (48.9%)
- White Non-Hispanic (46.2%)
- Hispanic (3.8%)
- Other race (1.4%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (14.8%), English
(5.6%), Irish (5.3%), German (4.0%), Subsaharan African (3.2%),
Italian (1.4%).
Elevation: 240 feet
Land area: 7.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Adel
- High school or higher: 61.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 8.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Adel city
- Never married: 23.7%
- Now married: 49.8%
- Separated: 6.1%
- Widowed: 11.1%
- Divorced: 9.2%
3.1% Foreign born (2.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +139 (+2.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Adel:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF ADEL INC (706 N PARRISH
AVE BOX 677)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Adel:
- BERRIEN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; NASHVILLE,
GA)
- SMITH NORTHVIEW HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; VALDOSTA,
GA)
- COLQUITT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles;
MOULTRIE, GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Adel:
- MOODY AFB (about 21 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VAD)
- VALDOSTA RGNL (about 28 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID:
VLD)
- SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 59 miles; ALBANY,
GA; ID: ABY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Adel:
- COOK COUNTY (about 2 miles; ADEL, GA; ID: 15J)
- BERRIEN CO (about 16 miles; NASHVILLE, GA; ID: 4J2)
- SPENCE (about 19 miles; MOULTRIE, GA; ID: MUL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Adel:
- VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; VALDOSTA,
GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,157)
- ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; ALBANY, GA;
FT enrollment: 2,996)
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
- FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY
(about 78 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
- TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
- FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; FT
VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)
- MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 116 miles; MACON, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,557)
Public high school in Adel:
- COOK COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 854;
Location: 1200 NORTH HUTCHINSON STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Adel:
- COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,648;
Location: 1504 PATTERSON STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- COOK COUNTY PRESCHOOL (Location: 601 SOUTH
PARRISH AVENUE; Grades: 00 - 00)
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