Ashburn, GA
| Ashburn, Georgia, USA | |
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| City | |
Ashburn City Hall
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| Nickname(s): Peanut Capital of the World | |
 Location in Turner County and the state of Georgia |
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| Coordinates: 31°42′16″N 83°39′14″W / 31.70444°N 83.65389°WCoordinates: 31°42′16″N 83°39′14″W / 31.70444°N 83.65389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Turner |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jim Hedges |
| • City Manager | Ben Taylor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.6 sq mi (11.8 km2) |
| • Land | 4.5 sq mi (11.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 427 ft (130 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,152 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 3,737 |
| • Density | 978/sq mi (377.5/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 31714 |
| Area code(s) | 229 |
| FIPS code | 13-03236 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0354404 |
| Website | http://www.cityofashburn.net |
The city of Ashburn is the county seat of Turner County, Georgia, United States. As of 2010, the city had a population of 3,792. Ashburn's government is classified as a council/manager form of municipal government. The current city council members are Rhonda Walker, Tommy C. Bateman, Howard Jordan, and James A. Burks. The City Manager of Ashburn is Ben Taylor.
Ashburn is noted for its peanuts and a fire ant festival. Ashburn boasts a large peanut monument and is home to the Golden Peanut Company.
The town of Marion was founded in 1888, and changed its name to Ashburn when it was incorporated in 1890. Ashburn was designated seat of Turner County when it was established in 1905.
The legal organ for the City of Ashburn is The Wiregrass Farmer.
Ashburn is located at 31°42′16″N 83°39′14″W / 31.70444°N 83.65389°W (31.704378, -83.653786).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.6 square miles (12 km2), of which 4.5 square miles (12 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.66%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,419 people, 1,624 households, and 1,117 families residing in the city. The population density was 978.6 people per square mile (377.5/km²). There were 1,846 housing units at an average density of 408.8 per square mile (157.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 65.22% African American, 32.59% White, 0.09% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 1.65% from other races, and 0.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.67% of the population.
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