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 Tifton,
the county seat of Tift County, was incorporated as a city
December 29, 1890, eighteen years after its settlement. The city
was originally named Lena for the daughter of the sawmill owner,
Henry Tift. One day a worker placed a sign saying "Tifton" and
the name stuck.
The
Tift County courthouse is located in Tifton and was built in
1912 in the Beaux Arts Classicism style by architect W. A.
Edwards.
Tifton
is also home of the Agrirama, developed by the Georgia
Department of Agriculture in 1976. It is Georgia's Living
History Museum with all the aspects of historical pioneer towns.
The
largest Southern Magnolia in Georgia is located in Tifton. This
large tree is over 400 years old and has a span of 105 feet.
Grasses
developed in Tifton by Glenn Burton, have increased cattle
production in Georgia and across the world. Mr. Burton was given
the National Medal of Science in 1983 at the White House for his
grass breeding activities. It has been estimated that Tifton
grasses cover ten million acres of golf courses in the south
alone.
Abraham
Baldwin Agricultural College is located in the City of Tifton.
This two-year college is a member of the University System of
Georgia and has an enrollment of more than 2,500 students.
Population (year 2000): 15,060. Estimated
population in July 2005: 16,327 (+8.4% change)
Males: 7,120 (47.3%), Females: 7,940 (52.7%)
Tift County
Zip codes:
31794.
Median resident age: 30.9 years
Median household income: $30,234 (year 2000)
Median house value: $82,100 (year 2000)
Races in Tifton:
- White Non-Hispanic (58.8%)
- Black (31.6%)
- Hispanic (7.6%)
- Other race (4.6%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (14.8%), English
(7.6%), Irish (5.9%), German (3.6%), Subsaharan African (1.8%),
Scotch-Irish (1.7%).
Elevation: 357 feet
Land area: 8.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Tifton
- High school or higher: 69.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.1%
- Unemployed: 8.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Tifton city
- Never married: 30.4%
- Now married: 47.9%
- Separated: 4.0%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 10.4%
6.7% Foreign born (5.3% Latin America, 0.9%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +488 (+3.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Tifton:
- TIFT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (901 E 18TH ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Tifton:
- IRWIN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; OCILLA, GA)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF ADEL INC (about 24 miles; ADEL,
GA)
- PHOEBE WORTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles;
SYLVESTER, GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Tifton:
- MOODY AFB (about 41 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VAD)
- SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 47 miles; ALBANY,
GA; ID: ABY)
- VALDOSTA RGNL (about 51 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VLD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tifton:
- HENRY TIFT MYERS (about 4 miles; TIFTON, GA; ID:
TMA)
- TURNER COUNTY (about 17 miles; ASHBURN, GA; ID: 75J)
- FITZGERALD MUNI (about 23 miles; FITZGERALD, GA; ID:
FZG)
College/University in Tifton:
- ABRAHAM BALDWIN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
(Full-time enrollment: 1,975; Location: 2802 MOORE HWY;
Public; Website: www.abac.peachnet.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Tifton:
- ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; ALBANY, GA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,996)
- VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; VALDOSTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 7,157)
- FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; FT
VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
- FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY
(about 90 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
- TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
- MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 93 miles; MACON, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,557)
Public high school in Tifton:
- TIFT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,417;
Location: ONE BLUE DEVIL WAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Tifton:
- GRACE BAPTIST (Students: 38; Location: 1900
WEST GOLDEN RD; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Tifton:
- EIGHTH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,184;
Location: 700 WEST EIGHTH STREET; Grades: 07 - 08)
- ANNIE BELLE CLARK PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students:
807; Location: 1464 CARPENTER ROAD; Grades: KG - 03)
- G. O. BAILEY PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 677;
Location: 1430 NEWTON DRIVE; Grades: PK - 03)
- NORTHEAST CAMPUS, TIFT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
(Students: 636; Location: 3021 FULWOOD ROAD; Grades: 09
- 09)
- CHARLES SPENCER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
568; Location: 65 TIFTON-ELDORADO ROAD; Grades: 04 - 06)
- MATT WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 542;
Location: 510 WEST 17TH STREET; Grades: 04 - 06)
- J. T. REDDICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
473; Location: 404 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DR; Grades:
04 - 06)
- LEN LASTINGER PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 469;
Location: 1210 LAKE DRIVE; Grades: KG - 03)
- NORTHSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 452;
Location: 1815 NORTH CHESTNUT AVENUE; Grades: KG - 03)
- TIFT COUNTY NIGHT SCHOOL (Location: 700 WEST
EIGHTH STREET; Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle schools in Tifton:
- NORTHSIDE BAPTIST KINDERGARTEN (Students: 58;
Location: 302 WEST 20TH ST; Grades: PK - KG)
- MOTHER GOOSE KINDERGARTEN (Students: 12;
Location: 2609 CAMELLIA DRIVE; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Tifton:
- COASTAL PLAIN REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $1,396,795; Location: 2014 CHESTNUT AVENUE;
302,743 books; 2,595 audio materials; 3,998 video
materials; 340 serial subscriptions)
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