Crawfordville, Georgia | |
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Broad Street storefronts in downtown Crawfordville, Georgia, with Taliaferro County Courthouse in the distance
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Location in Taliaferro County and the state of Georgia |
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Coordinates: 33°33′17″N 82°53′54″W / 33.55472°N 82.89833°WCoordinates: 33°33′17″N 82°53′54″W / 33.55472°N 82.89833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Taliaferro |
Area | |
• Total | 3.1 sq mi (8.1 km2) |
• Land | 3.1 sq mi (8.1 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 614 ft (187 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 572 |
• Density | 184.5/sq mi (70.6/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 30631 |
Area code(s) | 706 |
FIPS code | 13-20316 |
GNIS feature ID | 0313097 |
Crawfordville Historic District
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Location | Roughly centered on the downtown business district of Crawfordville, Taliaferro, Georgia |
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Area | 1,738 acres (703 ha) |
Built | 1826 |
Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian |
NRHP Reference # | 06000124 |
Added to NRHP | March 14, 2006 |
Crawfordville is a city in Taliaferro County, Georgia, United States. The population was 572 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Taliaferro County.
Crawfordville was founded in 1825 as the seat of the newly formed Taliaferro County. It was incorporated as a town in 1826 and as a city in 1906.
Crawfordville is located at 33°33′17″N 82°53′54″W / 33.55472°N 82.89833°W (33.554626, -82.898428). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 572 people, 260 households, and 163 families residing in the city. The population density was 182.4 people per square mile (70.3/km²). There were 312 housing units at an average density of 99.5 per square mile (38.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 41.43% White, 56.99% African American, 1.05% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.
There were 260 households out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.7% were married couples living together, 26.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.82.