Monticello, Georgia
| Monticello, Georgia | |
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| City | |
Town square
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| Motto: "Small town feel. Urban access. Endless opportunities." | |
 Location in Jasper County and the state of Georgia |
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| Coordinates: 33°18′12″N 83°41′9″W / 33.30333°N 83.68583°WCoordinates: 33°18′12″N 83°41′9″W / 33.30333°N 83.68583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Jasper |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3 sq mi (7.9 km2) |
| • Land | 3 sq mi (7.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 679 ft (207 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,428 |
| • Density | 809.3/sq mi (307.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 31064 |
| Area code(s) | 706 |
| FIPS code | 13-52416 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0328830 |
| Website | www.monticelloga.org |
Monticello is the largest city and the county seat of Jasper County, Georgia,United States. The city includes historic buildings such as the Jasper County Courthouse, Monticello High School and the Monticello Historic District. The population was 2,428 at the 2000 census. It is 61 miles south of Atlanta.
Monticello was founded in 1808 as seat of the newly formed Jasper County. It was incorporated as a town in 1810 and as a city in 1901.
On January 14, 1915, about 100 white men of Monticello formed a lynch mob and lynched a black family of four, including two married women. They took Dan Barber, his son Jesse Barber, and two married daughters Bula and Ella (Barber) Charles from the county jail, where they had been put after being arrested for attacking the chief of police. He had challenged Dan Barber in his house for making liquor illegally. The mob shot and hanged each of the four.
Monticello is located at 33°18′12″N 83°41′9″W / 33.30333°N 83.68583°W (33.303247, -83.685766).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), of which, 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.66%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,428 people, 927 households, and 609 families residing in the city. The population density was 805.8 people per square mile (311.4/km²). There were 1,006 housing units at an average density of 333.9 per square mile (129.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 44.77% White, 53.50% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.70% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.17% of the population.
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