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 Preston,
the county seat of Webster County, was incorporated December 22,
1857. The city was known as Lannahassee and was the first white
settlement after Creek Indians left the area. When the city was
created, its name changed to honor Senator William C. Preston of
South Carolina, who fought in the Civil War.
Webster
County was originally named Kinchafoonee County, but was changed
three years after its creation. The Webster County courthouse in
Preston, built in 1915, is listed on the National Register of
Historic Places.
Preston
was the first place in Georgia where the confederate flag was
actually raised.
In
the 1870's, Preston was the site of the only hanging of a woman
in the state of Georgia.
Population (year 2000): 453. Estimated
population in July 2005: 438 (-3.3% change)
Males: 214 (47.2%), Females: 239 (52.8%)
Webster County
Zip code:
31824
Median resident age: 39.2 years
Median household income: $29,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $46,700 (year 2000)
Races in Preston:
- White Non-Hispanic (67.5%)
- Black (28.3%)
- Hispanic (3.8%)
- Other race (3.5%)
Ancestries: United States (22.1%), English
(10.6%), Irish (9.7%), German (7.3%), French (1.1%),
Scotch-Irish (1.1%).
Elevation: 460 feet
Land area: 4.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Preston
- High school or higher: 70.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
- Unemployed: 9.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Preston town
- Never married: 27.5%
- Now married: 50.9%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 11.7%
- Divorced: 9.9%
2.6% Foreign born (2.2% Latin America, 0.4%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +66 (+17.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Preston:
- STEWART WEBSTER HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; RICHLAND,
GA)
- SUMTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; AMERICUS,
GA)
- SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR (about 25
miles; CUTHBERT, GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Preston:
- LAWSON AAF (FORT BENNING) (about 37 miles; FORT
BENNING(COLUMBUS), GA; ID: LSF)
- COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN (about 41 miles; COLUMBUS, GA;
ID: CSG)
- SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 44 miles; ALBANY,
GA; ID: ABY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Preston:
- PETERSON FIELD (about 12 miles; PLAINS, GA; ID: 7A9)
- MARION COUNTY (about 15 miles; BUENA VISTA, GA; ID:
82A)
- DAWSON MUNI (about 25 miles; DAWSON, GA; ID: 16J)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Preston:
- COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; COLUMBUS,
GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,886)
- ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; ALBANY, GA;
FT enrollment: 2,996)
- FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; FT
VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)
- GORDON COLLEGE (about 74 miles; BARNESVILLE, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,263)
- AUBURN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 76 miles;
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL; FT enrollment: 19,703)
- MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 79 miles; MACON, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,557)
- CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 79 miles;
MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,383)
Public primary/middle school in Preston:
- WEBSTER COUNTY ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL
(Students: 414; Location: 7168 WASHINGTON STREET;
Grades: PK - 08)
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