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 Oglethorpe,
the county seat of Macon County, was incorporated on December
14, 1849. The city is named for General James Oglethorpe, the
founder of Georgia.
Macon
County's courthouse, built in 1894, is listed on the National
Register of Historic Places. An older courthouse built in the
1850's is still standing and was the scene of the 1871 murder
trial of Colonel Fish.
Oglethorpe
is located on the Flint River and in the 1840's was the largest
and most active town in the southwest until decimated by
smallpox and malaria epidemics in the 1850's and again in the
1860's. Many houses were moved twenty miles south to Americus or
burned during these epidemics.
Oglethorpe
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.
The
Olde Days Festival and the Parade of Flags are held in downton
Oglethorpe.
Population (year 2000): 1,200. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,157 (-3.6% change)
Males: 560 (46.7%), Females: 640 (53.3%)
Macon County
Zip code:
31068
Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $22,875 (year 2000)
Median house value: $43,300 (year 2000)
Races in Oglethorpe:
- Black (70.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (27.3%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Other race (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (9.3%), Subsaharan
African (5.1%), English (4.8%), German (3.3%), Irish (2.8%).
Elevation: 300 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Oglethorpe
- High school or higher: 63.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
- Unemployed: 12.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Oglethorpe city
- Never married: 39.2%
- Now married: 36.6%
- Separated: 5.7%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 9.2%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -107 (-8.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Oglethorpe:
- FLINT RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles;
MONTEZUMA, GA)
- SUMTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; AMERICUS,
GA)
- PEACH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; FORT
VALLEY, GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Oglethorpe:
- MIDDLE GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 40 miles; MACON, GA;
ID: MCN)
- ROBINS AFB (about 41 miles; WARNER ROBINS, GA; ID:
WRB)
- SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 53 miles; ALBANY,
GA; ID: ABY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oglethorpe:
- DR. C P SAVAGE SR. (about 5 miles; MONTEZUMA, GA;
ID: 53A)
- SOUTHER FIELD (about 16 miles; AMERICUS, GA; ID:
ACJ)
- BUTLER MUNI (about 23 miles; BUTLER, GA; ID: 6A1)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Oglethorpe:
- FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; FT
VALLEY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,233)
- MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 45 miles; MACON, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,557)
- CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 45 miles;
MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,383)
- MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; MACON, GA; FT
enrollment: 5,859)
- ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; ALBANY, GA;
FT enrollment: 2,996)
- GORDON COLLEGE (about 53 miles; BARNESVILLE, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,263)
- COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; COLUMBUS,
GA; FT enrollment: 3,886)
Public primary/middle school in Oglethorpe:
- MACON COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
1,020; Location: 400 HIGHWAY 128 BYPASS; Grades: PK -
05)
Private primary/middle school in Oglethorpe:
- OGLETHORPE SDA SCHOOL (Students: 14;
Location: PO BOX 1088; Grades: 1 - 7)
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