Wrightsville, Georgia
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Wrightsville is a city in and the county seat of Johnson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,195 at the 2010 census,<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref> down from 2,223 at the 2000 census. By 2020, its population grew to 3,449. The city limits include Johnson State Prison on the northeast side of town. Wrightsville is part of the Dublin Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
[edit]The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Wrightsville in 1866.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The community was named after John B. Wright, a town promoter.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Geography
[edit]Wrightsville is located west of the center of Johnson County at Template:Coord (32.725126, -82.720289).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> U.S. Route 319 passes through the city center on Elm Street; it leads northeast Template:Convert to Bartow and southwest Template:Convert to Dublin. State Routes 15 and 57 also pass through the center of Wrightsville. SR-15 leads north Template:Convert to Sandersville and southeast Template:Convert to Adrian, while SR-57 leads west Template:Convert to Irwinton and southeast Template:Convert to Swainsboro.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Wrightsville has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert are land and Template:Convert, or 2.20%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The city is drained by tributaries of the Ohoopee River.
Demographics
[edit]Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 917 | 1,529 | 41.78% | 44.33% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 1,216 | 1,818 | 55.40% | 52.71% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 9 | 2 | 0.41% | 0.06% |
Asian alone (NH) | 8 | 17 | 0.36% | 0.49% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 2 | 6 | 0.09% | 0.17% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 4 | 4 | 0.18% | 0.12% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 15 | 46 | 0.68% | 1.33% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 24 | 27 | 1.09% | 0.78% |
Total | 2,195 | 3,449 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,449 people, 1,148 households, and 631 families residing in the city.
Education
[edit]Johnson County School District
[edit]The Johnson County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school.<ref>Georgia Board of EducationTemplate:Dead link, Retrieved June 20, 2010.</ref> The district has 86 full-time teachers and over 1,384 students.<ref>School Stats, Retrieved June 20, 2010.</ref>
- Johnson County Elementary School
- Johnson County Middle School
- Johnson County High School
Arts and culture
[edit]The Old Fashioned Fourth of July Festival has been held in the small town of Wrightsville since 1976. It starts on the eve of July 4 with a fireworks show. This is followed by a street dance on the courthouse square. The festivities continue the next morning with a parade of various floats created by churches and businesses in the community. There is a contest for the winning float design. Following the parade, there are various booths and vendors set up downtown.
Notable people
[edit]- J. Roy Rowland, Congressman from 1983 to 1995
- Herschel Walker
References
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