Oglethorpe, Georgia
| Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA | |
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Oglethorpe municipal building in Oglethorpe
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 Location in Macon County and the state of Georgia |
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| Coordinates: 32°17′36″N 84°3′45″W / 32.29333°N 84.06250°WCoordinates: 32°17′36″N 84°3′45″W / 32.29333°N 84.06250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Macon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.1 sq mi (5.3 km2) |
| • Land | 2.0 sq mi (5.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 341 ft (104 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,200 |
| • Density | 590.3/sq mi (228.2/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 31068 |
| Area code(s) | 478 |
| FIPS code | 13-57736 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0332561 |
Oglethorpe is a city in Macon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,200 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Macon County. It was named for Georgia's founder, James Oglethorpe.
Oglethorpe was founded in 1838. It was located in the Black Belt of Georgia, where slaves outnumbered whites and did the work to support cultivation of cotton as a commodity crop. Oglethorpe was incorporated as a town in 1849 and as a city in 1852. In 1857, the seat of Macon County was transferred to Oglethorpe from Lanier.
Oglethorpe was once one of the largest cities in southwestern Georgia. Epidemics of malaria and smallpox caused high fatalities in the early 1860s; the remaining residents in Oglethorpe fled south to Americus to escape more disease.
Oglethorpe is located at 32°17′36″N 84°3′45″W / 32.29333°N 84.06250°W (32.293328, -84.062616). (0.04 sq mi) of it (1.46%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,200 people, 481 households, and 320 families residing in the city. The population density was 590.3 people per square mile (228.2/km²). There were 566 housing units at an average density of 278.4 per square mile (107.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 27.67% White, 70.25% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 0.75% from other races, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.83% of the population.
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