Blakely, Georgia
| Blakely, Georgia | |
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| City | |
Early County Courthouse in Blakely
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| Nickname(s): Peanut Capital of the Universe | |
 Location in Early County and the state of Georgia |
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| Coordinates: 31°22′36″N 84°56′2″W / 31.37667°N 84.93389°WCoordinates: 31°22′36″N 84°56′2″W / 31.37667°N 84.93389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Early |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anthony Howard |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.6 sq mi (45.6 km2) |
| • Land | 17.5 sq mi (45.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 262 ft (80 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,068 |
| • Density | 323.6/sq mi (124.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 31723, 39823 |
| Area code(s) | 229 |
| FIPS code | 13-08536 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0331185 |
The town of Blakely is the county seat of Early County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 5,068.
Blakely was platted in 1825 as the county seat for Early County. It was named for Johnston Blakeley, an officer in the War of 1812.
Blakely is located at 31°22′36″N 84°56′2″W / 31.37667°N 84.93389°W (31.376728, -84.933873). The city is located in southwestern Georgia along U.S. Route 27, Georgia State Route 62, and Georgia State Route 39. Blakely is located approximately 75 mi (121 km) south of Columbus, 48 mi (77 km) southwest of Albany, and 76 mi (122 km) northwest of Tallahassee, Florida and 24 miles northeast of Dothan, Alabama.
According to the United States Census Bureau, this town has a total area of 17.6 square miles (46 km2), of which 17.5 square miles (45 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.74%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,696 people, 2,060 households, and 1,413 families residing in this town. The population density was 326.0 people per square mile (125.9/km²). There were 2,251 housing units at an average density of 128.8 per square mile (49.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 38.34% White, 59.97% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.54% of the population.
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