Remerton, Georgia

Remerton is a city in Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,123 at the 2010 census,<ref>United States Census</ref> and 1,334 in 2020. It was incorporated as a town in 1951, and chartered as a city under Georgia law in 2000.

Remerton is an enclave of Valdosta and is a popular place for Valdosta State University students to live.

History

Remerton was founded in 1899 as a company town for workers at the Strickland Cotton Mill.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> It was named for banker Remer Y. Lane. In 1951 Remerton was incorporated as municipality.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> In January 1979, Strickland Cotton Mills closed. Two months later the mill was purchased by Wipo Inc. and the mill began to operate as Sugar Creek Textiles.<ref name="valdostamuseum.com">Template:Cite web</ref>

During the 1980s Remerton underwent many changes. Apartments began being built to attract students from what was then known as Valdosta State College. Also, businesses including a Piggly Wiggly were built. In 1985 the L.E. Davis family purchased the Strickland Cotton Mill building from Sugar Creek Textiles. The next year Fred Wilkinson purchased the building and used the building for his Wilkinson Textile Company.<ref name="valdostamuseum.com"/>

On 1 November 2005, the Strickland Cotton Mill building was purchased by Remerton Mills, LLC. Remerton Mills, LLC is a corporation with local businessman Joseph H. Tillman Sr. as the registered agent.<ref>http://corp.sos.state.ga.us/corp/soskb/Corp.asp?347632 Template:Dead link</ref> In 2006 Remerton Mills, LLC announced plans for renovating the Strickland Cotton Mill building into residential and commercial spaces.<ref name="valdostamuseum.com"/>

In 2012 plans for the demolition of the historic Strickland Cotton Mill were put in motion by Remerton Mills, LLC despite calls from preservationists and locals to save it. Plans were announced to build a park at the site.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The demolition of the mill building began in June 2013.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

Remerton is located at Template:Coord (30.843572, -83.308492).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.

Demographics

In 2000,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 847 people, 440 households, and 124 families residing in the city. In 2020, its population increased to 1,334.

Education

Residents are in the Lowndes County School District.<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref> Lowndes High School is the zoned comprehensive high school.

References

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External links

• City of Remerton Website
• City of Remerton WikiMapia View
• Information from the State of Georgia Website