Americus, Georgia
| Americus, Georgia | |
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| City | |
 Location in Sumter County and the state of Georgia |
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| Coordinates: 32°4′31″N 84°13′36″W / 32.07528°N 84.22667°WCoordinates: 32°4′31″N 84°13′36″W / 32.07528°N 84.22667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Sumter |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.7 sq mi (27.6 km2) |
| • Land | 10.5 sq mi (27.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 479 ft (146 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 17,041 |
| • Density | 1,590/sq mi (616.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 31709, 31710, 31719 |
| Area code(s) | 229 |
| FIPS code | 13-02116 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0331037 |
| Website | www |
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Americus Historic District
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Windsor Hotel façade
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| Location | Irregular pattern along Lee St. with extensions to Dudley St., railroad tracks, Rees Park, and Glessner St. (original), E. Church St. and Oak Grove Cemetery (increase), Americus, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 32°4′2″N 84°14′5″W / 32.06722°N 84.23472°W |
| Built | 1859 (increase) |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival, Romanesque |
| NRHP Reference # |
76000648 (original) 79003319 (increase) |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 1, 1976 |
| Boundary increase | September 3, 1979 |
Americus is a city in Sumter County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 17,041. Americus is the home of Habitat for Humanity's international headquarters, the famous Windsor Hotel (from 1892), The Fuller Center for Housing international headquarters, The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving, Glover Foods and many more well-known organizations.
The city is the county seat of Sumter County. Americus is the principal city of the Americus Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan area that covers Schley and Sumter counties and had a combined population of 36,966 at the 2000 census.
Americus is located at 32°4′31″N 84°13′36″W / 32.07528°N 84.22667°W (32.075221, -84.226602).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.7 square miles (28 km2), of which, 10.5 square miles (27 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (1.87%) is water.
Americus was founded by General John Americus Smith. While out on a scouting mission with his men, he noticed that there was a great deal of distance between two cities. He decided that he would come back and purchase land to build on in 1825. As he built on his land, his plantation grew very large in cotton production. Soon, more and more people started moving to the location until in 1832 the town of Americus was founded. Gen John's plantation was a huge part in helping Americus grow and providing income for the town. Gen John would later pass of the flu in 1868 at the age of 62 years. After his death his plantation was divided up into sections and auctioned off to different farmers that had now moved into the area.
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