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Eastman, Georgia

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'''Eastman''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Dodge County, Georgia|Dodge County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 5,658 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], up from 4,962 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1325552| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Eastman city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=October 21, 2015}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The city was named after William Pitt Eastman, a native of Massachusetts who purchased a large tract of land along the [[Macon and Brunswick Railroad]], and settled a city on the site.

In the 19th century, this was a center of the timber and sawmill industry. During the Great Depression in 1937, the first [[Stuckey's]] Pecan Shoppe, once well-known along roadways throughout the United States, was founded in Eastman.

==History==
The first permanent settlement of the area took place in 1840.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/d.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=68 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> The population continued to grow when, in 1869, a station was built for the newly constructed [[Macon and Brunswick Railroad]] which passed through the area, stimulating an economic boom. The settlement was originally named '''Levison''' and was renamed Eastman by December 1869.
Eastman was designated as the seat of newly formed Dodge County in 1871. It was incorporated as a town in 1873 and as a city in 1905.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA228 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | access-date=30 November 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | pages=228| isbn=978-1135948597 }}</ref> Eastman is named for W. P. Eastman, who, with W. E. Dodge, presented the county with a courthouse.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n111 112]}}</ref>

During that same time period, [[Ira Roe Foster]], former [[Quartermaster General]] of Georgia, operated a [[sawmill]] in Dodge County. In 1869, Foster built a residence in what would become Eastman. Foster was one of many who came to the area to participate in the timber and sawmill boom.

During the boom, it was estimated that, on average, there was one mill every two miles along the industrial corridor created by the Macon and Brunswick Railroad.<ref name="Wetherington2001">{{cite book| author=Mark V. Wetherington| title=The New South Comes to Wiregrass Georgia, 1860-1910 - Timber Is King| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8Bx5HIcsh2EC&pg=PA113| date=1 September 2001| publisher=Univ. of Tennessee Press| isbn=978-1-57233-168-6| pages=113–114}}</ref> Unlike earlier eras, when timber was transported downstream in large river rafts, sawmills along the industrial corridor shipped their timber by rail. In his book ''The New South Comes to Wiregrass Georgia 1860-1910'', author Mark V. Wetherington states: "Ira R. Foster shipped lumber to [[Brunswick, Georgia|Brunswick]], where it was loaded onto timber schooners and transported to international markets like [[Liverpool]], [[Rio de Janeiro]], and [[Havana]]."<ref name="Wetherington2001" /> When Eastman was incorporated in 1872, Foster served as its first mayor.<ref name="Cobb">{{cite web| last = Philip Cobb| first = Mrs. Wilton| title= History of Dodge County| url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/dodge/history/other/gms545historyo.txt| date = 1932| access-date= 27 October 2013 }}</ref>

In the early years of the 20th century, racial tensions increased between the white and black communities in and about Eastman, resulting in a number of documented lynchings. In one instance, a man misidentified as the rapist Ed Claus was murdered before the real Claus was identified, apprehended, and lynched.<ref name="lynch">{{cite book|author= Ralph Ginzburg|title= 100 Years of Lynchings|publisher= Black Press Classic|isbn= 978-0-933121-18-8|pages= [https://archive.org/details/100yearsoflynchi00ralp/page/60 60–61]|year= 1965|url= https://archive.org/details/100yearsoflynchi00ralp/page/60}}</ref> In 1919, rumors that local blacks were intending to rise up and exterminate white residents, led to the murder of Eli Cooper and the burning of several black churches, which were believed to be the focal point of the uprising.<ref name="lynch2">{{cite book| author=Ralph Ginzburg| title=100 Years of Lynchings| publisher=Black Classic Press| isbn=978-0-933121-18-8| page=[https://archive.org/details/100yearsoflynchi00ralp/page/123 123]| year=1965| url=https://archive.org/details/100yearsoflynchi00ralp/page/123}}</ref>

==Geography==
Eastman is located in the center of Dodge County at {{coord|32|11|52|N|83|10|45|W|type:city}} (32.197760, -83.179271).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 23 in Georgia|U.S. Route 23]] passes through the center of town, leading northwest {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Cochran, Georgia|Cochran]] and southeast {{convert|20|mi}} to [[McRae-Helena, Georgia|McRae-Helena]]. [[U.S. Route 341]] bypasses the city on the southwest, leading west {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Hawkinsville, Georgia|Hawkinsville]] and southeast with US 23 to McRae-Helena. [[Sugar Creek (Ocmulgee River tributary)|Sugar Creek]] runs to the southwest of the city.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Eastman has a total area of {{convert|14.2|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|14.0|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.93%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

=== Climate ===
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| location = Eastman, Georgia
| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 83
| Feb record high F = 84
| Mar record high F = 92
| Apr record high F = 95
| May record high F = 102
| Jun record high F = 110
| Jul record high F = 109
| Aug record high F = 105
| Sep record high F = 102
| Oct record high F = 102
| Nov record high F = 89
| Dec record high F = 85
| year record high F = 110
| Jan high F = 57.0
| Feb high F = 61.2
| Mar high F = 69.9
| Apr high F = 77.7
| May high F = 84.4
| Jun high F = 84.4
| Jul high F = 91.5
| Aug high F = 91.3
| Sep high F = 87.1
| Oct high F = 78.8
| Nov high F = 69.7
| Dec high F = 60.9
| year high F = 76.6
| Jan low F = 35.0
| Feb low F = 37.6
| Mar low F = 45.1
| Apr low F = 51.9
| May low F = 59.7
| Jun low F = 59.7
| Jul low F = 69.8
| Aug low F = 69.1
| Sep low F = 64.2
| Oct low F = 53.0
| Nov low F = 44.8
| Dec low F = 37.8
| year low F = 52.9
| Jan record low F = -2
| Feb record low F = 10
| Mar record low F = 15
| Apr record low F = 29
| May record low F = 39
| Jun record low F = 45
| Jul record low F = 56
| Aug record low F = 52
| Sep record low F = 36
| Oct record low F = 28
| Nov record low F = 12
| Dec record low F = 4
| year record low F = -2
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 5.05
| Feb precipitation inch = 4.38
| Mar precipitation inch = 4.84
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.58
| May precipitation inch = 2.93
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.53
| Jul precipitation inch = 5.12
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.90
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.33
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.73
| Nov precipitation inch = 3.18
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.67
| year precipitation inch = 46.40
| source 1 = The Weather Channel<ref name="The Weather Channel">{{Cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/ski/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/31023 |title=The Weather Channel: Monthly Averages |publisher=The Weather Channel |access-date=2010-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022012058/http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/ski/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/31023 |archive-date=2012-10-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| source 2 = Weatherbase<ref name=Weatherbase>{{Cite web |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=669290&refer=|title=Historical Weather for Eastman, Georgia, United States |publisher=Weatherbase |access-date=2010-06-06 }}</ref>
| date = August 2010
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 1082
|1900= 1235
|1910= 2355
|1920= 2707
|1930= 3022
|1940= 3311
|1950= 3597
|1960= 5118
|1970= 5416
|1980= 5330
|1990= 5153
|2000= 5440
|2010= 4962
|2020= 5658
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|+Eastman racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1325552&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-18|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
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!Perc.
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|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,778
|49.1%
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|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,399
|42.4%
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|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|5
|0.09%
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|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|54
|0.95%
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|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|4
|0.07%
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|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|182
|3.22%
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|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|236
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As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 5,658 people, 1,916 households, and 1,343 families residing in the city.

==Recreation==
Eastman has few recreational activities. The Dodge County Golf Club has a 9-hole golf course, a swimming pool and private golf cart selection. It is positioned next to the railroad tracks that run through the town. The Eastman-Dodge County Recreational Fields, located along the Eastman-Dublin Highway (Highway 117), offers the following public sports for kids: [[American football|football]], [[baseball]], [[Tee Ball|tee ball]], [[cheerleading]], [[Association football|soccer]], and girl's [[flag football]].

==Education==

===Dodge County School District===
Dodge County students in kindergarten to twelfth grades are in the [[Dodge County School District]], which consists of a pre-K school, two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school.<ref name=stats>{{cite web |url=http://www.school-stats.com/GA/DODGE/DODGE_COUNTY.html |title=school-stats.com |access-date=2010-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716014339/http://www.school-stats.com/GA/DODGE/DODGE_COUNTY.html |archive-date=2011-07-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=645&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Retrieved June 6, 2010.</ref> The district has 210 full-time teachers and over 3,500 students.<ref name=stats/>

*Dodge County Achievement Center/Performance Learning Center (DAC/PLC)
*Dodge County Primary School (Pre-K/2nd)
*Dodge County Elementary School (3rd/5th)
*Dodge County Middle School
*[[Dodge County High School]]<ref>[http://dhs.dodge.k12.ga.us/ Dodge County High School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510010402/http://dhs.dodge.k12.ga.us/ |date=2010-05-10 }}, Retrieved July 27, 2010.</ref>

===Higher education===
[[File:Middle Georgia State College, Eastman Campus.JPG|thumb|[[Middle Georgia State University]] - Eastman Campus at the [[Heart of Georgia Regional Airport]]]]
*[[Middle Georgia State University]] — Georgia Aviation Campus (previously known as Georgia Aviation Technical College before it merged with the Middle Georgia College).<ref>[http://www.mgc.edu/aviation/ Middle Georgia College- Aviation Campus] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726015753/http://www.mgc.edu/aviation/ |date=2010-07-26 }}, Retrieved July 27, 2010.</ref>

===Peabody School===
[[Peabody School (Eastman, Georgia)|Peabody School]], also known as Peabody High School, is an historic school building located on Herman Avenue in Eastman, Georgia.<ref>[http://peabodyhighsch.com/ Peabody High School] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207145121/http://peabodyhighsch.com/ |date=2011-02-07 }}, Retrieved July 27, 2010.</ref> Built in 1938, it was designed by Eastman-born American architect [[Edward Columbus Hosford]], who is noted for the courthouses and other buildings that he designed in Florida, Georgia and Texas. In the days of segregation, it was an all-black public school. It was closed in 1970 and its students were integrated into [[Dodge County High School]] and other formerly all-white public schools in Dodge County.

On November 20, 2004, the building was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. It was then vacant and in private ownership.

==Transportation==
===Aviation===
The [[Heart of Georgia Regional Airport]] {{Airport codes||KEZM|EZM}} serves as a general aviation airport in Eastman, on the city's eastern edge near [[Georgia State Route 46|SR 46]]. The airport was built in 1966 to accommodate the expanding business needs of [[Stuckey's]]. The airport is home to [[Middle Georgia State University]]'s Georgia Aviation Center, the only state-supported aviation college in Georgia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Economic Impact Report for Heart of Georgia Regional Airport|publisher=Georgia Department of Transportation|url=https://www.dot.ga.gov/InvestSmart/Aviation/GAAirportsDocuments/Individual%20Report_EZM.pdf|date=September 2020|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref>

===Highway===
*{{jct|US|23|state=GA}}
*{{jct|US|341|state=GA}}
*{{jct|SR|27|state=GA}}
*{{jct|SR|46|state=GA}}
*{{jct|SR|87|state=GA}}
*{{jct|SR|117|state=GA}}

== Notable people ==
*[[Terry Coleman]] — [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker of the House]] for 2003-2004 Legislative Session of [[Georgia General Assembly]]
*[[Leonard Floyd]] — linebacker for NFL's [[Atlanta Falcons]], formerly [[Chicago Bears]], [[Los Angeles Rams]], [[Buffalo Bills]], and [[San Francisco 49ers]]
*[[Ira Roe Foster]] — 19th century [[polymath]], first mayor of Eastman, [[Quartermaster General]] of the State of Georgia, [[Georgia General Assembly|state senator and representative]], [[brigadier general]] in [[Georgia Militia]], built a [[sawmill]] in Dodge County<ref name="Cobb" />
*[[Willie E. Gary]] — attorney
*[[Edward Columbus Hosford]] — architect that created courthouses; he built the [[Dodge County Courthouse (Georgia)|Dodge County Courthouse]] (1908) and the [[Peabody School (Eastman, Georgia)|Peabody School]] (1938)
*[[Martha Hudson]] — [[Summer Olympic Games|Olympic]] [[Track and field athletics|athlete]] who won the [[Olympic gold medal#Olympic Games|gold medal]] in [[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics#Women.27s events|4 × 100 metre relay]] at [[1960 Summer Olympic Games]] in [[Rome]]
*[[Hank Mobley]] — [[hard bop]] and [[soul jazz]] [[tenor saxophonist]] and [[composer]]
*[[Hugh Royer, Jr.]] — [[professional golfer]] who played on [[PGA Tour]] in 1950s, 1960s and 1970s
*[[Tempest Storm]] — [[stripper]] born '''Annie Blanche Banks''', [[American burlesque|burlesque star]], and [[motion picture]] actress
*[[Scott Stuckey]] — [[filmmaker]] and [[record producer]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]; creator of children's television show ''[[Pancake Mountain]]''
*[[W. S. Stuckey, Jr.]] — [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] member of [[List of United States Representatives from Georgia|United States House of Representatives]] who represented [[Georgia's 8th congressional district]] (1967–1977), president of [[Stuckey's]] (1958–1966) and later chairman of the board
*[[W. S. Stuckey, Sr.]] — founded [[Stuckey's]] in 1937

==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Georgia (U.S. state)}}
* [http://cityofeastman.com City of Eastman official website]
* [http://www.eastman-georgia.com/ Eastman-Dodge County Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/dodge/orphans-cemetery Orphans Cemetery] historical marker

{{Dodge County, Georgia}}
{{Georgia county seats}}

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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Dodge County, Georgia]]
[[Category:County seats in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:1871 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)]]

Alma, Georgia

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[[file:Bacon County Courthouse, Alma, GA, USA.jpg|right|thumb|[[Bacon County Courthouse]] ]]
'''Alma''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Bacon County, Georgia|Bacon County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |accessdate=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archivedate=2011-05-31 }}</ref> As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city had a population of 3,433.<ref name=":0" />

Alma is known as Georgia's [[blueberry]] capital, and hosts a Blueberry Festival each June.

==History==
Alma was founded in 1900 as a stop on the [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]]. It was incorporated as a city in 1906 and designated seat of the newly formed Bacon County in 1914.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA216 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | accessdate=30 November 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | pages=216| isbn=978-1135948597 }}</ref> There are two theories about the origin of the name of the town. The first is that it was named for the wife of a traveling salesmen, Alma Sheridan; the other is that it was named for the initial letter of the four state capitals Georgia has had: [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]], [[Louisville, Georgia|Louisville]], [[Milledgeville, Georgia|Milledgeville]], and [[Atlanta]].<ref name="City of Alma/Georgia.gov">{{cite web | url=https://georgia.gov/cities-counties/alma | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511150712/http://georgia.gov/cities-counties/alma | url-status=dead | archive-date=May 11, 2012 | title=Alma | accessdate=28 December 2016 | website=Georgia.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/a.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=4 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

There are four sites in Alma listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Bacon County, Georgia|National Register of Historic Places]]: [[Alma Depot]], [[Bacon County Courthouse]], [[Bacon County School]], and the [[Rabinowitz Building]].

==Geography==
Alma is located in southeastern Georgia at {{coord|31|32|30|N|82|28|0|W| region:US-GA_type:city}} (31.541543, -82.466666).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

The city is located along U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 1 in Georgia|1]] and [[U.S. Route 23 in Georgia|23]] (Pierce Street). The two run through the center of the city together before splitting just north of the city. U.S. 1 connects the city with [[Baxley, Georgia|Baxley]], {{convert|19|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the north, and U.S. 23 connects the city with [[Hazlehurst, Georgia|Hazlehurst]], {{convert|25|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the northwest. U.S. 1/23 also lead south together {{convert|29|mi|km|abbr=on}} to [[Waycross, Georgia|Waycross]]. Other highways that run through the city include Georgia State Routes [[Georgia State Route 32|32]] (16th Street) and [[Georgia State Route 64|64]] (Market Street).

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|16.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|14.3|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.8|km2|order=flip}}, or 11.27%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1301612| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212181718/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1301612| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Alma city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=October 24, 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 458
|1920= 1061
|1930= 1235
|1940= 1840
|1950= 2588
|1960= 3515
|1970= 3756
|1980= 3819
|1990= 3663
|2000= 3236
|2010= 3466
|2020= 3433
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|page=}}</ref> 1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|page=}}</ref> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|page=253}}</ref> 1930-1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=}}</ref> 1940-1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=}}</ref> 1960-1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=}}</ref> 1980-2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Alma racial composition as of 2020<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1301612&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=December 18, 2021 |website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,599
| 46.58%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,455
| 42.38%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 2
| 0.06%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 25
| 0.73%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 3
| 0.09%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 105
| 3.06%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 244
| 7.11%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 3,433 people, 1,005 households, and 620 families residing in the city.

== Education ==
Alma is served by the [[Bacon County School District]].<ref>[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=603&T=0&FY=2010 Georgia Board of Education]{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Retrieved July 28, 2010.</ref> The district has 126 full-time teachers and over 1,900 students,<ref>[http://www.school-stats.com/GA/BACON/BACON_COUNTY.html Free District Report], Retrieved May 29, 2010.</ref> and operates these schools:
*Bacon County Elementary School
*Bacon County Primary School
*Bacon County Middle School
*[[Bacon County High School]]

Alma is also served by [[Coastal Pines Technical College]].

==Notable people==
{{Unreferenced section|date=December 2021}}
* [[Harry Crews]], novelist, playwright, short story writer and essayist
* [[Braswell Deen]], U.S. Representative from Georgia; moved to Alma
* [[Daniel W. Lee]], recipient of Congressional Medal of Honor
* [[Walter J. Leonard]], former president of Fisk University
* [[William McDonald Wheeler|William M. Wheeler]], U.S. Representative from Georgia

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Bacon County, Georgia]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.cityofalmaga.gov/ City of Alma official website]
* [http://www.almaone.com/index.html Alma/Bacon County Development Authority]

{{Bacon County, Georgia}}
{{Georgia county seats}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Bacon County, Georgia]]
[[Category:County seats in Georgia (U.S. state)]]

Iosco County, Michigan

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{{short description|County in Michigan, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county = Iosco County
| state = Michigan
| ex image = Iosco County Building (Michigan).jpg
| ex image size = 300px
| ex image cap = Iosco County Building in [[Tawas City, Michigan|Tawas City]]
| seal = Iosco_logo.PNG
| founded year = 1840 (as "Kanotin") 1857 organized<ref name=clarke/>
| seat wl = Tawas City
| largest city wl = East Tawas
| area_total_sq_mi = 1890
| area_land_sq_mi = 549
| area_water_sq_mi = 1341
| area percentage = 71%
| census yr = 2020
| pop = 25237
| pop_est_as_of = 2024
| population_est = 25361 {{steady}}
| density_sq_mi = auto
| district = 1st
| time zone = Eastern
| web = iosco.net/ }}

'''Iosco County''' ({{IPAc-en|aɪ|ˈ|ɒ|s|k|oʊ}} {{respell|eye|OSS|koh}}) is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]; its eastern border is formed by [[Lake Huron]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], its population was 25,237.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/ioscocountymichigan/POP010220 |access-date=September 15, 2021 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Tawas City, Michigan|Tawas City]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

==Etymology==
''Iosco'' has traditionally been said to be a Native American word meaning "water of light",<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gannett, Henry |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ |title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States |publisher=Govt. Print. Off. |year=1905 |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n154 165]}}</ref> but was actually coined as a pseudo-Native American name by [[Henry Rowe Schoolcraft]], an American geographer and ethnologist who served as the U.S. Indian agent in Michigan in the late 19th century. He named several counties and towns during the state's formative years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michigan Counties |url=https://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-15481_20826_20829-54126--,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313052757/https://www.michigan.gov/hal/0%2C1607%2C7-160-15481_20826_20829-54126--%2C00.html |archive-date=March 13, 2009 |access-date=February 14, 2016 |website=Michigan.gov}}</ref>

==History==
[[Image:1842 Manistee Kawtawwabet Missaukee Mickenauk Ogemaw Kanotin Notipeskago Aishcum Unwattin Kaykakee Gladwin Arenac counties Michigan.jpg|thumb|A detail from ''[[:File:1842 A new map of Michigan with its canals roads distances by H.S. Tanner.jpg|A New Map of Michigan with its Canals, Roads & Distances]]'' (1842) by [[Henry Schenck Tanner]], showing Iosco County as Kanotin, the county's name from 1840 to 1843.<ref name=Newberry/> Several nearby counties are also shown with names that would later be changed.]]
{{See also|History of Northern Michigan}}
The county was created by the Michigan Legislature in 1840 as '''Kanotin County''',<ref>{{Cite book |last=George Dawson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aDg4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA196 |title=Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Annual Session of 1840 |date=1840 |location=Detroit |pages=196–200}}</ref> and renamed Iosco County in 1843. It was administered by a succession of other Michigan counties before the organization of county government in 1857. A majority of the population was [[Ojibwe]]. The area offered shelter from tall white pines and food from the river and lake. Iosco County was cut from a piece of land ceded by the Ojibwe to the U.S. government. When the lumber boom hit, many more people moved to the area.<ref name="Newberry">{{Cite web |last=Newberry Library |title=Michigan: Individual County Chronologies |url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/MI_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106151503/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/MI_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm |archive-date=November 6, 2016 |access-date=November 4, 2016 |website=Atlas of County Historical Boundaries}}</ref><ref name="clarke">{{Cite web |title=Bibliography on Iosco County |url=http://clarke.cmich.edu/resource_tab/bibliographies_of_clarke_library_material/michigan_local_history/county_material/iosco.html |access-date=January 19, 2013 |publisher=Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University |archive-date=February 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217090126/http://clarke.cmich.edu/resource_tab/bibliographies_of_clarke_library_material/michigan_local_history/county_material/iosco.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The 400-acre [[Alabaster Historic District]], listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], is associated with an operating [[gypsum]] open-pit mine south of Tawas City. The large company town included internal rail lines for transportation and a [[Tramway (industrial)|tramway]] extending over [[Lake Huron]] on long piers for loading gypsum onto ships. Started in 1862, the mine supplied gypsum for temporary buildings constructed in [[Chicago]] at the [[World Columbian Exposition]] of 1893.<ref>{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> Two companies continue to mine gypsum in Iosco County.

In 2009, Alabaster Township formed the nonprofit Alabaster Wind Power Development Corp. to conduct the necessary two-year studies of wind data at this site as a potential location for development of [[wind turbine]]s. It proposed using 10 large tramway platforms that extend more than 6,000 feet into the lake to gauge winds. The turbines could be built on the tramways. At the time, the federal government was offering subsidies for such studies and development of alternative energy projects.<ref>[http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2009/02/planners_propose_retrofitting.html Amy L. Payne, "Planners propose retrofitting old gypsum tramway for wind turbines on Lake Huron"], ''MLive'', ''Booth Mid-Michigan'', February 26, 2009</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|US Census Bureau]], the county has an area of {{convert|1890|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|549|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1341|sqmi}} (71%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_26.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024015/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_26.txt |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |access-date=September 25, 2014 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> It is considered part of [[Northern Michigan]]. In total, it covers about 6,361,837 acres.

===Geographic features===
*Lumberman's Monument
*Canoer's memorial
*60 Lakes Area - Located near Hale
*Iargo Springs
*Tawas Point Light House - First lit in 1853
*Tawas Bay
*[[Pine River (Alcona County, Michigan)|Pine River]] – rises in Alcona County and flows into Iosco County, where it empties into Van Etten Lake at {{Coord|44|29|38|N|83|23|16|W|region:US-MI_type:river_source:GNIS}} northwest of Oscoda.<ref>{{gnis|634987|Pine River (Iosco/Alcona Counties}}</ref>
*[[Au Sable River (Michigan)|Au Sable River]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150118024956/http://www.michigandnr.com/publications/pdfs/wildlife/viewingguide/nlp/70Tuttle/index.htm Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area]
*[[Van Etten Lake]]
*Tawas Lake
*[[Foote Dam Pond]]
*[[Au Sable State Forest]] (partial) – the Grayling Fire Management Unit<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180904011238/https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd534427.pdf FMU definition]</ref> consists of Alcona, Crawford, and Oscoda Counties, and northern Iosco county.

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|US|23}} – known as the Sunrise Side Coastal Highway.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|55}} – one of three cross-peninsular state highways. It begins in Tawas City at the junction with US 23.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Picture of M-55 end point. |url=http://www.state-ends.com/michigan/m55/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211220346/http://www.state-ends.com/michigan/m55/ |archive-date=December 11, 2007 |website=state-ends.com}}</ref>
*{{jct|state=MI|M|65}}
*{{jct|state=MI|CDH|F-41}}
*[[River Road National Scenic Byway]] – starts at M-65 and runs parallel with the Au Sable River for {{convert|23|mi|km}} eastward to US 23 in [[Oscoda, Michigan]]. It is a designated [[National Scenic Byway]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=River Road Scenic Byway at America's Byways. |url=http://www.byways.org/browse/byways/10781/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203040636/http://www.byways.org/browse/byways/10781/ |archive-date=February 3, 2007 |access-date=December 17, 2007}}</ref> It passes the [[Lumberman's Monument]].

===Adjacent counties===
[[File:Loud Dam Au Sable River.jpg|thumb|[[Loud Dam]] on the [[Au Sable River (Michigan)|Au Sable River]] in [[Au Sable Township, Iosco County, Michigan|Au Sable Township]]]]
'''By land'''
*[[Alcona County, Michigan|Alcona County]] - north
*[[Arenac County, Michigan|Arenac County]] - southwest
*[[Ogemaw County, Michigan|Ogemaw County]] - west
*[[Oscoda County, Michigan|Oscoda County]] - northwest
'''By water'''
*[[Huron County, Michigan|Huron County]] - southeast

===National protected area===
* [[Huron National Forest]] (part)

==Communities==
[[File:Iosco County, MI census map.png|thumb|400x400px|[[United States census|U.S. census]] data map showing local municipal boundaries within Iosco County. Shaded areas represent incorporated cities.]]

===Cities===
* [[East Tawas, Michigan|East Tawas]]
* [[Tawas City, Michigan|Tawas City]] (county seat)
* [[Whittemore, Michigan|Whittemore]]

===Charter townships===
* [[Au Sable Township, Iosco County, Michigan|Au Sable Charter Township]]
* [[Oscoda Township, Michigan|Oscoda Charter Township]]

===Civil townships===
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Alabaster Township, Michigan|Alabaster Township]]
* [[Baldwin Township, Iosco County, Michigan|Baldwin Township]]
* [[Burleigh Township, Michigan|Burleigh Township]]
* [[Grant Township, Iosco County, Michigan|Grant Township]]
* [[Plainfield Township, Iosco County, Michigan|Plainfield Township]]
* [[Reno Township, Michigan|Reno Township]]
* [[Sherman Township, Iosco County, Michigan|Sherman Township]]
* [[Tawas Township, Michigan|Tawas Township]]
* [[Wilber Township, Michigan|Wilber Township]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
* [[Au Sable, Michigan|Au Sable]]
* [[Oscoda, Michigan|Oscoda]]
* [[Sand Lake, Iosco County, Michigan|Sand Lake]]

===Other unincorporated communities===
* [[Alabaster, Michigan|Alabaster]]
* [[Foote Site Village, Michigan|Foote Site Village]]
* [[Hale, Michigan|Hale]]
* [[Long Lake, Iosco County, Michigan|Long Lake]]
* [[National City, Michigan|National City]]
* [[South Branch, Michigan|South Branch]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1860 = 175
| 1870 = 3163
| 1880 = 6873
| 1890 = 15224
| 1900 = 10246
| 1910 = 9753
| 1920 = 8199
| 1930 = 7517
| 1940 = 8560
| 1950 = 10906
| 1960 = 16505
| 1970 = 24905
| 1980 = 28349
| 1990 = 30209
| 2000 = 27339
| 2010 = 25887
| 2020 = 25237
|estyear=2024
|estimate=25361
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates Tables|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 24, 2025}}</ref>
| align-fn = center
| footnote = US Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=September 26, 2014 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> 1790-1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=September 26, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mi190090.txt |access-date=September 26, 2014 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> 1990-2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |access-date=September 26, 2014 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010-2018<ref name=QF/>
}}

As of the [[2000 United States census]],<ref name="GR2">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> there were 27,339 people, 11,727 households, and 7,857 families in the county. Most of the population is located on the shoreline along US-23, East Tawas, Tawas City, and Oscoda County. The [[population density]] was {{convert|50|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. There were 20,432 housing units at an average density of {{convert|37|/mi2|/km2|}}. By the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], its population was 25,237.<ref name="QF" />

In 2000, the county's racial makeup was 96.92% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.41% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.66% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.46% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.23% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.27% from two or more races. 0.98% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 23.2% were of [[germans|German]], 12.3% [[English people|English]], 10.6% [[Irish people|Irish]], 9.9% [[United States|American]], 8.3% [[Polish people|Polish]] and 7.1% [[French people|French]] ancestry. 97.4% spoke [[English language|English]] and 1.0% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] as their first language.

There were 11,727 households, out of which 24.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.00% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.79.

The county population included 22.40% under the age of 18, 5.40% from 18 to 24, 23.40% from 25 to 44, 27.30% from 45 to 64, and 21.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.60 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the county was $31,321, and the median income for a family was $37,452. Males had a median income of $30,338 versus $21,149 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $17,115. About 9.50% of families and 12.70% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.50% of those under age 18 and 7.60% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
The county government operates the jail, maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, records deeds, mortgages, and [[vital record]]s, administers [[public health]] regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of social services. The [[county commission|county board of commissioners]] controls the budget, with limited authority to make laws or ordinances. In Michigan, most local government functions—police and fire, building and zoning tax assessment, street maintenance, etc.—are the responsibility of individual cities and townships.

===Elected officials===
Iosco County has been reliably Republican from the beginning. Since 1884, the Republican presidential nominee has carried the county in 29 of 36 elections.
{{PresHead|place=Iosco County, Michigan|source=<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS US Election Atlas]</ref>}}

{{PresRow|1884|Republican|1,016|864|43|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1888|Democratic|1,505|1,639|167|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|1,393|1,336|81|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|1,470|912|58|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|1,402|679|30|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,482|426|60|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,224|668|50|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|521|418|864|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|984|729|44|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|2,013|548|63|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|1,713|304|381|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|1,873|552|14|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1932|Republican|1,581|1,500|105|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|1,768|1,547|160|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|2,504|1,303|18|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|2,340|1,127|12|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|2,599|1,115|58|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|3,772|1,274|13|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|4,385|1,660|3|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|4,308|2,549|9|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,704|4,336|4|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|4,068|2,533|739|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|5,750|3,065|156|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|5,500|4,875|123|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|6,680|4,255|880|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|7,907|3,850|47|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|7,234|4,929|62|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|4,912|5,369|3,211|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|4,410|6,240|1,774|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|6,345|6,505|372|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|7,301|6,557|148|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|6,583|7,309|333|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|6,909|6,242|234|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|8,345|4,345|739|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|9,759|5,373|255|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|2024|Republican|10,155|5,344|255|Michigan}}
{{PresFoot}}

===County elected officials===
* [[Prosecutor|Prosecuting Attorney]]: James Bacarella
* [[Sheriff]]: Scott D. Frank
* [[County Clerk]]: Nancy J. Huebel
* [[Treasurer|County Treasurer]]: Cathy Anderson
* [[Register of Deeds]]: Ericka Earl
* [[Drain Commissioner]]: Fred Strauer

'''County commissioners'''
* District 1: Robert Huebel III
* District 2: Terry Dutcher
* District 3: Charles Finley
* District 4: John Moehring
* District 5: Donald "Jay" O'Farrell

==Education==
Iosco County has four public school districts:
*[[Hale Area Schools]]
*[[Oscoda Area Schools]]
*[[Tawas Area Schools]]
*[[Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools]]

There are also three private elementary schools:
*Emanuel Lutheran School (Tawas City)
*Holy Family School (East Tawas)
*Shady Grove School (Whittemore)

[[Alpena Community College]] offers college-level courses at its campus on the former [[Wurtsmith Air Force Base]] in Oscoda and local public school facilities.

==Media==
*The ''[[Iosco County News-Herald]]'' is the newspaper of record for Iosco County.<ref>[http://www.iosconews.com/about_us/ Iosco County News Herald home page]</ref>
*The ''Oscoda Press'' is a weekly newspaper serving northern [[Iosco County]] and southern [[Alcona County]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iosco County News Herald |url=http://www.oscodapress.com/about_us/}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Michigan State Historic Sites in Iosco County, Michigan]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Michigan#Iosco County|National Register of Historic Places listings in Iosco County, Michigan]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
*{{Cite book |last=Romig |first=Walter |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |year=1986 |isbn=978-0814318386 |series=Great Lakes Books |location=Detroit |orig-year=1973}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Iosco County, Michigan}}
* {{Cite web |title=Bibliography on Iosco County |url=http://clarke.cmich.edu/resource_tab/bibliographies_of_clarke_library_material/michigan_local_history/county_material/iosco.html |publisher=[[Clarke Historical Library]], [[Central Michigan University]]}}
* [http://iosco.m33access.com/ County of Iosco, links, media, history, parks, and services]
* [http://www.theenchantedforest.com/ ''Enchanted forest'', Northern Michigan source for information, calendars, etc.]
* [http://www.iosco.net/ Iosco County website]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Iosco County, Michigan
|North = [[Alcona County, Michigan|Alcona County]]
|East = ''[[Lake Huron]]'' [[Bruce County]], [[Ontario]] {{flagicon|Canada}}
|Southeast = ''[[Saginaw Bay]]''
|Southwest = [[Arenac County, Michigan|Arenac County]]
|West = [[Ogemaw County, Michigan|Ogemaw County]]
|Northwest = [[Oscoda County, Michigan|Oscoda County]]
}}

{{Iosco County, Michigan}}
{{Northern Michigan}}
{{Michigan}}
{{Authority control}}
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[[Category:Michigan counties]]
[[Category:1857 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1857]]

Clarkesville, Georgia

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'''Clarkesville''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Habersham County, Georgia|Habersham County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], it had a population of 1,911,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1316460 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> up from the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] population of 1,733,<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1316460| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clarkesville city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=May 15, 2017}} {{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> up from 1,248 at the 2000 census.

==History==
Originally the city was [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], and was called Sak-yi. Later, the name was used for the Soque River, originally called “So-Kee”.<ref>{{cite web | title=Habersham County, Georgia History -- presented by the Genealogy Trails History Group | url=http://genealogytrails.com/geo/habersham/towns.htm }}</ref> The city was established along the route of the [[Unicoi Turnpike]], a 1,000-year-old Native American trail. In the early 18th century, deerskins and furs were transported along the route from [[Tennessee]] to [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]] and [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]] for shipping to Europe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Unicoi Turnpike Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=43671 |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=www.hmdb.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sautee Nacoochee Center |url=https://www.snca.org/snc/museums/history/crossroads/historyTurnpikes.php |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=www.snca.org}}</ref>

Clarkesville was founded in 1821 as the seat of Habersham County.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA223 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | accessdate=30 November 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | pages=223| isbn=978-1135948597 }}</ref> The community was named after [[John Clark (Georgia governor)|John Clark]], who was then the state's governor.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/c.pdf#page=14 | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins |chapter=C | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | page=44 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

==Geography==
Clarkesville is located in central Habersham County on the south side of the [[Soquee River]], a southwest-flowing tributary of the [[Chattahoochee River]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|6.45|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{Convert|6.37|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.08|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 1.20%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===Climate===
{{Weather box 
| single line = Y
| location = Clarkesville, Georgia, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1990–present

|Jan record high F = 76
|Feb record high F = 79
|Mar record high F = 85
|Apr record high F = 89
|May record high F = 93
|Jun record high F = 103
|Jul record high F = 102
|Aug record high F = 99
|Sep record high F = 96
|Oct record high F = 95
|Nov record high F = 84
|Dec record high F = 77

|Jan avg record high F = 68.3
|Feb avg record high F = 71.0
|Mar avg record high F = 78.5
|Apr avg record high F = 84.5
|May avg record high F = 88.3
|Jun avg record high F = 92.6
|Jul avg record high F = 94.1
|Aug avg record high F = 93.7
|Sep avg record high F = 90.1
|Oct avg record high F = 83.6
|Nov avg record high F = 76.0
|Dec avg record high F = 68.8
|year avg record high F = 95.2


| Jan high F =51.4
| Feb high F =55.3
| Mar high F =63.0
| Apr high F =71.9
| May high F =78.7
| Jun high F =85.1
| Jul high F =88.2
| Aug high F =87.1
| Sep high F =81.6
| Oct high F =72.0
| Nov high F =61.9
| Dec high F =53.6

| Jan mean F =40.3
| Feb mean F =42.9
| Mar mean F =49.8
| Apr mean F =58.1
| May mean F =66.0
| Jun mean F =73.2
| Jul mean F =76.9
| Aug mean F =76.0
| Sep mean F =70.2
| Oct mean F =59.0
| Nov mean F =48.8
| Dec mean F =42.3

| Jan low F =29.1
| Feb low F =30.5
| Mar low F =36.5
| Apr low F =44.3
| May low F =53.3
| Jun low F =61.3
| Jul low F =65.6
| Aug low F =64.9
| Sep low F =58.8
| Oct low F =46.0
| Nov low F =35.6
| Dec low F =31.0

|Jan avg record low F = 12.1
|Feb avg record low F = 16.5
|Mar avg record low F = 21.3
|Apr avg record low F = 29.3
|May avg record low F = 37.5
|Jun avg record low F = 50.8
|Jul avg record low F = 58.1
|Aug avg record low F = 57.2
|Sep avg record low F = 44.8
|Oct avg record low F = 30.6
|Nov avg record low F = 22.0
|Dec avg record low F = 17.2
|year avg record low F = 10.3

|Jan record low F = 2
|Feb record low F = 1
|Mar record low F = 8
|Apr record low F = 21
|May record low F = 27
|Jun record low F = 43
|Jul record low F = 51
|Aug record low F = 49
|Sep record low F = 37
|Oct record low F = 23
|Nov record low F = 13
|Dec record low F = 3


| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch =5.78
| Feb precipitation inch =5.33
| Mar precipitation inch =5.46
| Apr precipitation inch =4.49
| May precipitation inch =4.54
| Jun precipitation inch =5.16
| Jul precipitation inch =4.93
| Aug precipitation inch =5.93
| Sep precipitation inch =4.65
| Oct precipitation inch =4.69
| Nov precipitation inch =4.93
| Dec precipitation inch =5.91

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 11.2
|Feb precipitation days = 10.4
|Mar precipitation days = 11.8
|Apr precipitation days = 10.2
|May precipitation days = 11.2
|Jun precipitation days = 12.2
|Jul precipitation days = 12.3
|Aug precipitation days = 12.9
|Sep precipitation days = 9.2
|Oct precipitation days = 8.2
|Nov precipitation days = 8.9
|Dec precipitation days = 11.0


| Jan snow inch =0.6
| Feb snow inch =0.4
| Mar snow inch =0.0
| Apr snow inch =0.0
| May snow inch =0.0
| Jun snow inch =0.0
| Jul snow inch =0.0
| Aug snow inch =0.0
| Sep snow inch =0.0
| Oct snow inch =0.0
| Nov snow inch =0.0
| Dec snow inch =0.3

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.3
|Feb snow days = 0.2
|Mar snow days = 0.0
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.1

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
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|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00091965&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Clarkesville, GA
|access-date = February 27, 2023
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</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=gsp
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Greenville
|access-date = February 27, 2023
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</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1850= 502
|1870= 263
|1880= 291
|1890= 396
|1900= 491
|1910= 528
|1920= 542
|1930= 617
|1940= 850
|1950= 1106
|1960= 1352
|1970= 1294
|1980= 1348
|1990= 1151
|2000= 1248
|2010= 1733
|2020= 1911
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
[[File:Aerial photograph of the town of Clarkesville, Clarkesville, Habersham County, Georgia, 1953 - DPLA - c37f9c4ea7e5ba8f7fde974b60e3eed43003.jpeg|thumb|Aerial photograph of Clarkesville in 1953]]

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Clarkesville Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1316460&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-09|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
|1,544
|80.8%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]]
|103
|5.39%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|2
|0.1%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|31
|1.62%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|1
|0.05%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|100
|5.23%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|130
|6.8%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,911 people, 709 households, and 402 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,248 people, 580 households, and 335 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|670.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 639 housing units at an average density of {{convert|343.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 90.06% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.77% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.72% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.32% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.96% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.36% of the population.

There were 580 households, out of which 20.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 39.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.72.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 19.1% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 27.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,880, and the median income for a family was $39,148. Males had a median income of $26,316 versus $23,977 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,265. About 9.9% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.8% of those under age 18 and 16.6% of those age 65 or over.
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==Government==
The current mayor is Barrie Aycock, the second female mayor in Clarkesville's history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://accesswdun.com/article/2016/2/371565/aycock-begins-service-as-clarkesvilles-second-female-mayor|title=Aycock begins service as Clarkesville's second female mayor}}</ref> In 2016 she replaced previous mayor, Terry Greene.

== Education ==
The [[Habersham County School District]] holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of eight elementary schools, three middle schools, and two high schools.<ref>[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=668&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education] {{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Retrieved June 11, 2010.</ref> The district has 367 full-time teachers and over 5,955 students.<ref>[http://www.school-stats.com/GA/HABERSHAM/HABERSHAM_COUNTY.html School Stats], Retrieved June 11, 2010.</ref> [[North Georgia Technical College]] is located in Clarkesville.

== Notable people ==
* [[Linda Anderson (artist)|Linda Anderson]], according to NPR considered "one of the foremost living memory painters".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-07 |title=Linda Anderson |url=http://www.gpb.org/stateofthearts/term/anderson |access-date=2021-12-27 |website=[[NPR]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407003642/http://www.gpb.org/stateofthearts/term/anderson |archive-date=7 April 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Red Barron]], football and baseball player
* [[Harold Ketron]], college football player
* [[McKenzie Coan]], 2016 Paralympic gold medalist<ref>{{cite web |author1=Joe Clarke |title=McKenzie Coan Leads Team USA's Three-Medal Day In The Pool With 50-Meter Freestyle Gold |url=http://www.teamusa.org/News/2016/September/09/McKenzie-Coan-Leads-Team-USAs-Three-Medal-Day-In-The-Pool-With-50-Meter-Freestyle-Gold |website=Team USA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913030426/http://www.teamusa.org/News/2016/September/09/McKenzie-Coan-Leads-Team-USAs-Three-Medal-Day-In-The-Pool-With-50-Meter-Freestyle-Gold |archive-date=13 September 2016 |date=9 September 2016}}</ref>
* [[Oliver Clyde Fuller]], banker, financier, and golfer
* [[April Masini]], advice columnist, relationship expert and entertainment industry executive
* [[Benjamin Purcell]], U.S. Army officer and state legislator

==References==
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==External links==
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