Cuthbert, Georgia
| Cuthbert, Georgia | |
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| Coordinates: 31°46′15″N 84°47′37″W / 31.77083°N 84.79361°WCoordinates: 31°46′15″N 84°47′37″W / 31.77083°N 84.79361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Randolph |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3 sq mi (7.9 km2) |
| • Land | 3 sq mi (7.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 466 ft (142 m) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 3,425 |
| • Density | 1,243.7/sq mi (473.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 31740, 39840 |
| Area code(s) | 229 |
| FIPS code | 13-21072[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0313227[2] |
Cuthbert is a city in, and the county seat of, Randolph County, Georgia.[3] The population was 3,731 at the 2000 census.
History
Cuthbert was founded in 1831 as seat of the newly formed Randolph County. John Alfred Cuthbert, member of Congress, is the namesake of Cuthbert.[4] It was incorporated as a town in 1834 and as a city in 1859. The Central of Georgia Railway arrived to Cuthbert in the 1850s.[5]
Geography
Cuthbert is located at 31º46'15" North, 84º47'37" West (31.770726, -84.793517)[6].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), all land.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,731 people, 1,360 households, and 870 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,223.5 people per square mile (472.3/km²). There were 1,549 housing units at an average density of 507.9 per square mile (196.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 23.69% White, 74.22% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.88% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. 1.96% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,360 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.7% were married couples living together, 29.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 14.8% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 80.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $16,400, and the median income for a family was $25,000. Males had a median income of $26,696 versus $16,976 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,166. 33.5% of the population and 29.2% of families were below the poverty line, including 39.8% of those under the age of 18 and 38.5% of those 65 and older.
Culture & Historic District
The Fletcher Henderson Museum is being established on Peachtree street in Cuthbert (Fletcher Henderson was a jazz musician and orchestra arranger). Cuthbert is home to Andrew College (Formerly Andrew Female College), a two year private liberal arts college. Also, it is home to many famous sites such as, the confederate army cemetery, historical houses built in the 1800s, the Fletcher Henderson home, and soon to be the Lena Baker Museum.[7]
Education
The Randolph County School District holds grades pre-school to grade twelve, that consists of two elementary, middle, and high schools.[8] The district has 88 full-time teachers and over 1,530 students.[9]
- Randolph County Elementary School
- Randolph Clay High School
- Randolph Southern School
- Albany Technical College
Higher education
- Andrew College- Main Campus[10]
- Albany Technical College-Cuthbert campus
Notable people
- Lena Baker, only woman executed in the electric chair in Georgia; she was later pardoned by the state.
- Jerry Braswell Jr., former NBA player and Wake Forest Demon Deacon.
- Thomas Davis, NFL player; former UGA football player.
- Roosevelt Grier, former NFL player.
- Franklin A. Hart, four-star general in the United States Marine Corps
- Donnell Harvey, former NBA player; former University of Florida Player.
- Larry Holmes, former world heavyweight boxing champion.
- Fletcher Henderson, jazz musician.
- Joe, R&B singer and record producer.
- Winfred Rembert, artist.
- George Tyler Wood, second governor of Texas.[11]
Gallery
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Built in 1886 in the Romanesque Revival style, the Randolph County Courthouse has been placed on the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation's list of "Places in Peril" for 2012 due to extensive termite damage and general disrepair.
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Cuthbert is the site of Andrew College, a private, Methodist, liberal arts junior college located a few blocks off the town square. The college is the ninth-oldest college in Georgia and is recognized as the second in the nation to grant degrees to women. During the Civil War, the college also distinguished itself as a Confederate hospital.
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Cuthbert is the birthplace of jazz legend Fletcher Henderson. His birthplace was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 17, 1982.
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Cuthbert's Main Square is part of the Cuthbert Historic District which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 10, 1975.
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Cuthbert City Hall
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Cuthbert Post Office (ZIP code:39840)
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The Old Carnegie library was completed in 1918. The building is now used by the Randolph Chamber of Commerce.
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Close-up of the statue honoring Confederate dead in Cuthbert's Main Square.
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Water tower in Cuthbert.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 98.
- ↑ Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 226. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ Big Band Library: July 2007 "Big Band News"
- ↑ Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ↑ School Stats, Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ↑ Andrew College, Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ↑ "Texas Governor George T. Wood". National Governors Association. Retrieved November 2013.
External links
- South Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive, Digital Library of Georgia
Media related to Cuthbert, Georgia at Wikimedia Commons
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