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 Hawkinsville,
the county seat of Pulaski County, was incorporated December 2,
1830. The city, nicknamed "City of Thirteen Highways", is named
after Colonel Benjamin Hawkins, a soldier in the Revolutionary
War and U.S. Senator from North Carolina.
Hawkinsville
is home to one of the largest harness racing training facilities
in the country. The town has had a long history of horse racing,
and celebrates the Hawkinsville Harness Horse Festival every
spring.
The
Old Opera House, built in 1907, is listed on the National
Register of Historic Places. Also, Taylor Hall is another of
Hawkinsville's historic sites. This plantation home built around
1824, is one of the oldest homes in Pulaski County.
Hawkinsville
participates in the Better Hometown Program run by the Georgia
Department of Community Affairs. This community development
program is a public-private partnership intended to revitalize
small communities with populations between 1,000 and 5,000.
These cities have access to technical assistance and fiscal
resources designed to stimulate downtown revitalization.
Population (year 2000): 3,280
Males: 1,477 (45.0%), Females: 1,803 (55.0%)
Pulaski County
Zip code:
31036
Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $28,977 (year 2000)
Median house value: $68,900 (year 2000)
Races in Hawkinsville:
- Black (49.1%)
- White Non-Hispanic (48.0%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (10.3%), English
(8.5%), Irish (4.6%), German (2.3%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%),
Scottish (1.3%).
Elevation: 250 feet
Land area: 4.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Hawkinsville
- High school or higher: 73.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
- Unemployed: 8.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Hawkinsville city
- Never married: 29.2%
- Now married: 48.0%
- Separated: 3.8%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 9.7%
0.8% Foreign born
Hospital/medical center in Hawkinsville:
- TAYLOR REGIONAL HOSPITAL (P O BOX 1297 MACON
HIGHWAY)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Hawkinsville:
- BLECKLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; COCHRAN,
GA)
- DODGE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; EASTMAN, GA)
- PERRY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; PERRY, GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Hawkinsville:
- ROBINS AFB (about 26 miles; WARNER ROBINS, GA; ID:
WRB)
- MIDDLE GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 30 miles; MACON, GA;
ID: MCN)
- SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 72 miles; ALBANY,
GA; ID: ABY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hawkinsville:
- HAWKINSVILLE-PULASKI COUNTY (about 4 miles;
HAWKINSVILLE, GA; ID: 51A)
- COCHRAN (about 17 miles; COCHRAN, GA; ID: 48A)
- WARNER ROBINS AIR PARK (about 23 miles; WARNER
ROBINS, GA; ID: 5A2)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Hawkinsville:
- FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; FT
VALLEY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,233)
- MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 38 miles; MACON, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,557)
- CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 38 miles;
MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,383)
- MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; MACON, GA; FT
enrollment: 5,859)
- GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58
miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 4,028)
- ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; ALBANY, GA;
FT enrollment: 2,996)
- GORDON COLLEGE (about 71 miles; BARNESVILLE, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,263)
Public high school in Hawkinsville:
- HAWKINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 459;
Location: UNADILLA HIGHWAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hawkinsville:
- PULASKI COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
800; Location: BROAD STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- PULASKI COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 415;
Location: UNADILLA HIGHWAY; Grades: 06 - 08)
- L.I.T.T.L.E. CHILDREN GROWING PREK (Location:
WARREN STREET; Grades: 00 - 00)
- ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER (Location: WARREN
STREET; Grades: 00 - 00)
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