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 Lumpkin,
incorporated March 30, 1829, is the county seat for Stewart
County. The city was named in honor of Wilson Lumpkin, a
two-term governor of Georgia, U.S. Congressman and Senator. He
was a leading advocate of state rights and "Indian Removal."
The
courthouse in Stewart County was constructed in 1896 and burned
in 1922. The courthouse was rebuilt in 1923 and is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.
Providence
Canyon Conservation Park, located in Lumpkin is a collection of
canyons and gullies. The largest of these is "Grandfather
Canyon," which is a half mile long, 300 feet wide and 150 feet
deep. The 1,061-acre park also has the largest natural
collection of the rare "Plumleaf Azalea" in the world.
Lumpkin
is the home of the Bedingfield Inn, which is a two-story inn
built in 1835 by Bryan Bedingfield, and today is one of the
great house museums in the South. The conservation and
revitalization of the inn was one of the first rural
preservation successes in Georgia. Also, the Singer Company, the
oldest hardware store in Georgia, is located in Lumpkin. The
store opened in 1838.
Population (year 2000): 1,369. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,265 (-7.6% change)
Males: 646 (47.2%), Females: 723 (52.8%)
Zip code:
31815
Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $22,315 (year 2000)
Median house value: $41,800 (year 2000)
Races in Lumpkin:
- Black (70.4%)
- White Non-Hispanic (28.9%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (6.1%), English
(4.2%), Irish (3.2%), German (2.0%).
Land area: 1.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lumpkin
- High school or higher: 65.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 11.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lumpkin city
- Never married: 31.9%
- Now married: 40.0%
- Separated: 8.2%
- Widowed: 11.4%
- Divorced: 8.5%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +107 (+8.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lumpkin:
- STEWART WEBSTER HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; RICHLAND,
GA)
- SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR (about 19
miles; CUTHBERT, GA)
- LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 29 miles;
EUFAULA, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lumpkin:
- LAWSON AAF (FORT BENNING) (about 24 miles; FORT
BENNING(COLUMBUS), GA; ID: LSF)
- COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN (about 33 miles; COLUMBUS, GA;
ID: CSG)
- SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 56 miles; ALBANY,
GA; ID: ABY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lumpkin:
- WEEDON FIELD (about 24 miles; EUFAULA, AL; ID: EUF)
- CUTHBERT-RANDOLPH (about 25 miles; CUTHBERT, GA; ID:
25J)
- MARION COUNTY (about 26 miles; BUENA VISTA, GA; ID:
82A)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lumpkin:
- COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; COLUMBUS,
GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,886)
- ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; ALBANY, GA;
FT enrollment: 2,996)
- AUBURN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 61 miles;
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL; FT enrollment: 19,703)
- TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL;
FT enrollment: 2,732)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN
(about 70 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
- FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; FT
VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)
- GORDON COLLEGE (about 83 miles; BARNESVILLE, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,263)
Public high school in Lumpkin:
- STEWART-QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 224;
Location: OLD EUFAULA HIGHWAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lumpkin:
- STEWART COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
364; Location: GA HIGHWAY 27; Grades: PK - 05)
- STEWART COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 123;
Location: OLD EUFAULA HIGHWAY; Grades: 06 - 08)
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