Cordele, Georgia

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'''Cordele''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Crisp County, Georgia|Crisp County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref> The population was 11,165 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1319616| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212183025/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1319616| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cordele city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=July 31, 2014}}</ref> and 10,220 in 2020.

Cordele calls itself the [[watermelon]] capital of the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cityofcordele.com/home.html|title=City of Cordele in Cordele, Ga|website=Cityofcordele.com|access-date=July 10, 2025}}</ref>

== History ==
===19th century===
Cordele was incorporated on January 1, 1888,<ref name="Cordele"/> and named for Cordelia Hawkins, eldest daughter of Colonel Samuel Hawkins, the president of the [[Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railway]].<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/c.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=51 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

In November 1864, the area that is now Cordele served as the temporary capital of Georgia. During the last days of the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]], Georgia's war governor [[Joseph E. Brown]] used his rural farmhouse to escape [[Sherman's March to the Sea]]. During that time, the farmhouse, which Brown called "Dooly County Place," served as the official capital for only a few days. It was replaced in 1890 by the Suwanee Hotel, located in what became downtown Cordele. The hotel was destroyed by a fire in late 1994 and was rebuilt.

Cordele was founded in 1888 by J.E.D. Shipp of [[Americus, Georgia|Americus]]. The town was located at the junction of two major railroads – the Savannah, Americus & Montgomery line, and the [[Georgia Southern & Florida]]. As the railroads brought more people and business to the newly settled territory, Cordele experienced phenomenal growth. Before 1905 Cordele was located in southern [[Dooly County, Georgia|Dooly County]], {{convert|9|mi|0}} from the county seat in [[Vienna, Georgia|Vienna]].

===20th century===
With Cordele's continued progress, many in the community felt the need for a seat of government to be closer than Vienna. Crisp County was formed in 1905 by taking a portion of southern Dooly County, and Cordele became its county seat.

By 1915, Cordele was home to several industries including an ice-making plant, mills for processing cotton products into cloth and oil, a fertilizer factory, and other small manufacturing outfits.<ref>https://pubs.usgs.gov/wsp/0341/report.pdf Underground Waters of the Coastal Plain of Georgia. Stephenson, Veatch and Dole, 1915, p. 213</ref>

By August 1930, Cordele housed the Crisp County Hydroelectric System, the first county-owned electric system. Located on the [[Flint River (Georgia)|Flint River]], the [[hydroelectric]] plant continues to operate, and the resulting Lake Blackshear has attracted residents to its waterfront properties.

On [[1936 Cordele–Greensboro tornado outbreak|April 2, 1936]], a tornado struck Cordele, killing 23 people.

==Geography==
Cordele is located north of the center of Crisp County at {{coord|31|57|51|N|83|46|38|W|type:city}} (31.964178, -83.777277).<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 41 in Georgia|U.S. Route 41]] passes through the city as Seventh Street and leads north {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Vienna, Georgia|Vienna]] and south {{Convert|20|mi}} to [[Ashburn, Georgia|Ashburn]]. [[U.S. Route 280 (Georgia)|U.S. Route 280]] (16th Avenue) crosses US 41 in the center of the city and leads east {{Convert|29|mi}} to [[Abbeville, Georgia|Abbeville]] and west {{convert|31|mi}} to [[Americus, Georgia|Americus]]. [[Interstate 75 in Georgia|Interstate 75]] passes through the east side of the city, with access from exits 99, 101, and 102, and leads {{convert|65|mi}} north to [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]] and {{convert|103|mi}} south to the [[Florida]] state line. [[State Route 300 (Georgia)|State Route 300]] leads from the south side of the city {{convert|37|mi}} southwest to [[Albany, Georgia|Albany]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], Cordele has a total area of {{convert|26.5|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|26.3|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|km2|disp=flip}}, or 0.82%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===Climate===
Cordele has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa''), with mild winters and hot, humid summers.

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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1890 = 1578
| 1900 = 3473
| 1910 = 5883
| 1920 = 6538
| 1930 = 6880
| 1940 = 7929
| 1950 = 9462
| 1960 = 10609
| 1970 = 10733
| 1980 = 11184
| 1990 = 10321
| 2000 = 11608
| 2010 = 11147
| 2020 = 10220
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 9868
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=October 16, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
|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 Decade|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |access-date=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |access-date=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |access-date=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |access-date=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |access-date=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |access-date=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|access-date=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|access-date=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|access-date=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|access-date=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |access-date=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|access-date=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref>
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|+Cordele racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1319616&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-15|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
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|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,601
|25.45%
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|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|6,816
|66.69%
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|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|6
|0.06%
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|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|156
|1.53%
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|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|4
|0.04%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|304
|2.97%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|333
|3.26%
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As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 10,220 people, 3,874 households, and 2,453 families residing in the city.

== Crime ==
Cordele has the distinction of being one of the highest rated cities or towns with regards to crime, with a Total Crime Index of 1, making it safer than only 1% of US cities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://crimegrade.org/safest-places-in-cordele-ga/|title=The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Cordele, GA: Crime Maps and Statistics |website=Crimegrade.org|access-date=July 10, 2025}}</ref> One's chance of becoming a victim of any crime here is one in fifteen in any given year.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

==Cordele City Commissioners==
Five citizens of Cordele are elected to serve as the City Commissioners.

The current Cordele City Commissioners are:
Jeanie Bartee,
Wesley Rainey,
Royce Reeves,
Vesta Beal Shephard, and
Chairman John Wiggins<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cityofcordele.com/city-commissioners.html|title=City Commissioners|website=Cityofcordele.com|access-date=July 10, 2025}}</ref>

==Representation in the Georgia State Legislature==
In the [[Georgia State Senate]], the City of Cordele is represented by Sen. [[Carden Summers]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.senate.ga.gov/senators/en-US/Member.aspx?Member=853&Session=24|title = Georgia General Assembly|website=Senate.ga.gov}}</ref>
In the [[Georgia House of Representatives]], the City of Cordele is represented by Rep. [[Noel Williams Jr.]]

==Representation in the United States House of Representatives==
In the [[United States House of Representatives]], the City of Cordele is represented by Rep. [[Sanford Bishop]].

==Georgia Veterans State Park==
{{main|Georgia Veterans State Park}}
[[File:Boeing B-29A-BN 293967 Cordele GA 14.12.02.R.jpg|thumb|right|Boeing B-29 Superfortress exhibited at Georgia Veterans State Park]]
To the west of Cordele town centre and located on Route 280 is the large '''Georgia Veterans State Park''', which lies on the eastern edge of Lake Blackshear. This facility includes campgrounds, a resort hotel, and a golf course. There are also interesting displays of preserved military aircraft and helicopters and army tanks and other fighting vehicles. These displays are open to public viewing during daylight hours <ref>Ogden, p. 221-222</ref>

==Arts and culture==
===Annual cultural events===
Cordele hosts an annual Watermelon Festival each June.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.exploregeorgia.org/listing/10040-watermelon-days-festival| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150402132422/http://www.exploregeorgia.org/listing/10040-watermelon-days-festival| archive-date= 2015-04-02| title= Watermelon Days Festival | Cordele, Georgia}}</ref>

===Museums and other points of interest===
[[File:Titan I Cordele, GA.jpg|right|100px|Titan I]]
In 1968 a [[HGM-25A Titan I|Titan I]] missile was erected by the Rotary Club of Cordele at the intersection of I-75 and U.S. 280 East.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cordele-crisp-chamber.com/missile.html |title=History of the Cordele, Georgia Missile Tourist Attraction |access-date=2006-07-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060810085007/http://www.cordele-crisp-chamber.com/missile.html/ |archive-date=2006-08-10 }}</ref>

===Sports===
Cordele is home to [[Cordele Motor Speedway]] formerly known as Crisp Motorsports Park, a 3/8-mile asphalt oval. It is home to the race series known as Speed Fest, which is sanctioned by the [[SRL Southwest Tour|UARA National Tour]]. The series features four 125-lap races for the [[SRL Southwest Tour|UARA National Tour]]. The track also hosts the World Crown 300 for UARA.

== Education ==
=== Crisp County School District ===
The [[Crisp County School District]] holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of four elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=640&T=0&FY=2009|title=Georgia Department of Education Official Website | GaDOE}}</ref> The district has 266 full-time teachers and over 4,337 students.<ref>[http://www.school-stats.com/GA/CRISP/CRISP_COUNTY.html] {{dead link|date=July 2025}}</ref>
*Crisp County Primary
*Crisp County pre-k
*Crisp County Elementary School
*Crisp County Middle School
*[[Crisp County High School]]

== Infrastructure ==
===Major highways===
*[[Image:I-75.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 75 (Georgia)|Interstate 75]] / SR 401
*[[Image:US 41.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 41 in Georgia|U.S. Route 41]] / [[Image:Georgia 7.svg|20px]] [[State Route 7 (Georgia)|State Route 7]]
*[[Image:US 280.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 280 (Georgia)|U.S. Route 280]] / [[Image:Georgia 30.svg|20px]] [[State Route 30 (Georgia)|State Route 30]]
*[[Image:Georgia 33.svg|20px]] [[State Route 33 (Georgia)|State Route 33]]
*[[Image:Georgia 90.svg|20px]] [[State Route 90 (Georgia)|State Route 90]]
*[[Image:Georgia 257.svg|25px]] [[State Route 257 (Georgia)|State Route 257]]
*[[Image:Georgia 300.svg|25px]] [[State Route 300 (Georgia)|State Route 300]] (Georgia-Florida Parkway)

The Cordele Inland Port is operated by a private company, Cordele Intermodal Services, which offers rail service via the [[Heart of Georgia Railroad]] and [[Georgia Central Railroad]], from their rail ramp in Cordele to the [[Georgia Ports Authority]] in [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]. Two class I railroads [[CSX]] and [[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]] pass through Cordele. Shortline Railroad, Heart of Georgia currently interchanges with CSX in downtown Cordele.

==Notable people==

* [[Buster Brown (musician)|Buster Brown]], [[blues]] and [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] singer born in Cordele<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/buster-brown-mn0000641111| title= Buster Brown| website=[[AllMusic]]| access-date= September 6, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Preston Dennard]], former wide receiver for the [[Los Angeles Rams]]
* [[Janie Lou Gibbs]], serial killer who poisoned her husband, three sons, and grandson. She was convicted in 1967.
* [[Lazer Dim 700|Devokeyous Keyshawn Hamilton]], rapper, singer, and songwriter known professionally as Lazer Dim 700; born in Cordele<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rap Blog: Lazer Dim 700 raps in the prophetic perfect tense |url=https://www.thefader.com/2024/05/20/rap-blog-lazer-dim-700 |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=The FADER |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Mac Hyman]], fiction writer known for his best-selling novel ''[[No Time for Sergeants]]'' and ''Take Now Thy Son''; born in Cordele and a lifelong resident<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-986| title= Mac Hyman (1923-1963)| publisher= The New Georgia Encyclopedia| access-date= September 6, 2012}}</ref>
* [[T. J. Jackson (wide receiver)|T. J. Jackson]], Olympian and NFL wide receiver
* [[Marcus Lamb]], president of international Christian TV network [[Daystar (TV network)|Daystar]]
* [[Arthur Lucas]], convicted murderer and one of the last two people to be executed in [[Canada]]
* [[Deworski Odom]], sprinter; born in Cordele
* [[Jody Powell]], served as the [[White House Press Secretary]] under President [[Jimmy Carter]]; born in Cordele
* [[Andre Ramsey]], offensive lineman for the [[Buffalo Bills]]
* [[Tree Rollins]], former NBA basketball player and Cordele native who attended [[Crisp County High School]]
* [[Ken Spikes]], racing driver
* [[Quay Walker]], linebacker for the [[Green Bay Packers]]
* [[Joe Williams (jazz singer)|Joe Williams]], jazz singer and [[The Cosby Show|''Cosby Show'']] grandfather; born in Cordele<ref>{{cite web| url= http://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/musician.php?id=11393#.UEkyNY1mRDc| title= Joe Williams| publisher= all about jazz| access-date= September 6, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Noel Williams Jr.]] - Insurance agent and politician.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/178980/noel-williams-jr |title=Noel Williams, Jr.'s Biography |publisher=[[Vote Smart]] |access-date=March 10, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cordeledispatch.com/2018/05/02/house-of-representatives-candidate-noel-williams-jr/ |title=House of Representatives Candidate: Noel Williams Jr. |website=cordeledispatch.com |first=Erica |last=O'Neal |date=May 2, 2018 |access-date=March 10, 2021}}</ref>
*[[Jammie Robinson]], safety for the [[Arizona Cardinals]]

==Bibliography==
*Ogden, Bob. Aviation Museums and Collections of North America. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. Tonbridge, Kent. 2007. {{ISBN|0-85130-385-4}}.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.cityofcordele.com/ City of Cordele official website]
* [http://cordeledispatch.com/ ''Cordele Dispatch''], local newspaper
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090804060345/http://www.onealdistrict.org/ O'Neal Historic District]
* [http://www.city-data.com/city/Cordele-Georgia.html Cordele, Georgia], at City-Data.com

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