Talbotton, Georgia

Talbotton, Georgia
City
Talbotton in 2012. Talbotton in 2012.
Location in Talbot County and the state of Georgia Location in Talbot County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Talbot
Area
• Total	3.1 sq mi (8.1 km2)
• Land	3.1 sq mi (8.1 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	732 ft (223 m)
Population (2014)
• Total	893
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	31827
Area code(s)	706
FIPS code	13-75244
GNIS feature ID	0333180

Talbotton is a city in Talbot County, Georgia, United States. The population was estimated to be 893 in 2014. The city is the county seat of Talbot County.

History

Talbotton was founded in 1828 as seat of the newly formed Talbot County. Talbotton was named after Governor Matthew Talbot.

Talbotton may be best known in history as the place where the immigrant Straus family got their start in retail sales in the 19th century. Decades later, the family acquired R.H. Macy & Co. in New York and eventually turned it into the famous Macy's chain.

Geography

Talbotton is located at (32.678170, -84.539787). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km²), of which, 3.1 square miles (8.0 km²) of it is land and 0.32% is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1870	796		—
1880	1,008		26.6%
1890	1,140		13.1%
1900	1,131		−0.8%
1910	1,081		−4.4%
1920	1,093		1.1%
1930	1,064		−2.7%
1940	1,060		−0.4%
1950	1,175		10.8%
1960	1,163		−1.0%
1970	1,045		−10.1%
1980	1,140		9.1%
1990	1,046		−8.2%
2000	1,019		−2.6%
2010	970		−4.8%
Est. 2014	893		−7.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2010, there were 970 people, 384 households, and 246 families residing in the city. The population density was 326.8 people per square mile (126.1/km²). There were 459 housing units at an average density of 134.7 per square mile (52.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 15.10% White, 84.10% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.90% of the population.

There were 384 households out of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.1% were married couples living together, 29.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 75.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $19,940, and the median income for a family was $24,792. Males had a median income of $27,250 versus $17,778 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,662. About 30.5% of families and 32.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 44.2% of those under age 18 and 27.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Talbot County School District headquarters is located in the city as well as the only school building in the entire county. The district and school has 48 full-time teachers and over 792 students.

• Central Elementary/High School

Notable people

• John W. Bower, signatory to the Texas Declaration of Independence, member of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Texas, and Chief justice of Refugio County, Texas; born in Talbotton.
• Clarence Jordan, farmer and New Testament Greek scholar; born in Talbotton.
• George W. Towns, U.S. Representative, and the 39th Governor of Georgia from 1847 to 1851; former resident of Talbotton.
• Lady, American rapper; born in Talbotton.

Gallery

• Talbot County, GA Courthouse.JPG

  Built in 1892 in the Queen Anne style, the Talbot County Courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980.

• Talbotton, GA City Hall.JPG

  Talbotton City Hall

• Talbotton, GA Post Office (31827).JPG

  Talbotton Post Office (ZIP code: 31827)

• Talbot County Public Library; Talbotton, GA.JPG

  Talbot County Public Library

• Frederick A. Bailey House; Talbotton, GA.JPG

  The Frederick A. Bailey House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 4, 1980.

• Newton P. Carreker House; Talbotton, GA.JPG

  The Newton P. Carreker House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 26, 1980.

• LeVert Historic District (Straus-LeVert Memorial Hall); Talbotton, GA (NRHP).JPG

  The Straus-LeVert Memorial Hall is a contributing property to the LeVert Historic District which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 11, 1976.

• David Shelton House; Talbotton, GA (NRHP).JPG

  The David Shelton House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 1980.

• George W. B. Towns House; Talbotton, GA (NRHP).JPG

  The George W. Towns House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 7, 1973.

• Weeks-Kimbrough House; Talbotton, GA (NRHP).JPG

  The Weeks-Kimbrough House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 27, 1979.

• Zion Episcopal Church (NRHP); Talbotton, GA.JPG

  Zion Episcopal Church was founded in the 1830s. Inside the church, above the plain wooden pews, are galleries meant for slave parishioners. The church is still in use today and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 8, 1974.

External links

• City-Data.com Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Talbotton