Editing Evans County, Georgia (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Health care===
[[File:EvansMemorialHospital.png|thumb|right|Side entrance to Evans Memorial Hospital in Claxton, Evans County, Georgia]]
{{See also|List of hospitals in Georgia (U.S. state)}}
Evans County has several medical facilities, including the Evans County Memorial Hospital;<ref name="evansmemorial">{{cite web |title=Evans Memorial Hospital |url=http://www.evansmemorialhospital.org |access-date=June 21, 2009}}</ref> the Jack Strickland Rehabilitation Wellness Center;<ref name="jackstrickland">{{cite web |title=Jack Strickland Rehabilitation Wellness Center |url=http://www.evansmemorialhospital.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=51 |access-date=June 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119132517/http://www.evansmemorialhospital.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=51 |archive-date=January 19, 2009  }}</ref> Northspring Assisted Living;<ref name="northspring">{{cite web |title=Northspring Assisted Living |url=http://www.northspringassistedliving.com |access-date=June 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114003319/http://www.northspringassistedliving.com/ |archive-date=January 14, 2011  }}</ref> The Griffin House; the Camellia Health and Rehabilitation Center; The Evans County Health Department and Health and Well-Being Consultative Services.<ref name="health">{{cite web |title=Health Care |url=http://www.claxtonevanschamber.com/display.php?cid=5&pid=7 |access-date=June 20, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214180008/http://www.claxtonevanschamber.com/display.php?cid=5&pid=7 |archive-date=December 14, 2010  }}</ref> There are approximately twelve doctors in the county, two dentists and two pharmacies.<ref name="health" />

===Education===
{{See also|List of school districts in Georgia (U.S. state)|List of schools in Georgia (U.S. state)}}

Evans County has both public and private schools.

Public education in most of Evans County is supervised by the [[Evans County School District]] for grades K-12, except parts in [[Fort Stewart]]. Fort Stewart has the [[Department of Defense Education Activity]] (DoDEA) as its local school district,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13109_evans/DC20SD_C13109.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705201413/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13109_evans/DC20SD_C13109.pdf |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Evans County, GA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 5, 2022}} – [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13109_evans/DC20SD_C13109_SD2MS.txt text list] – "Fort Stewart School District" refers to the DoDEA schools.</ref> for the elementary level.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dodea.edu/americas/southeast/fortstewart/index.cfm|title=Fort Stewart Schools|publisher=[[Department of Defense Education Activity]]|accessdate=July 5, 2022}}</ref> Students at the secondary level on Fort Stewart attend public schools operated by county school districts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/military-installation/fort-stewart/education/education|title=Fort Stewart Education|publisher=[[Military One Source]]|accessdate=July 5, 2022}} – This is from a [[.mil]] website.</ref> The current{{when|date=July 2022}} superintendent of the public school district is Dr. Marty Waters.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

All schools have been fully accredited by the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]] as well as the [[Georgia Accrediting Commission]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coe.uga.edu/gac/members/public.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041107210520/http://www.coe.uga.edu/gac/members/public.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 7, 2004|title=Georgia Accrediting Commission|access-date=May 19, 2007}}</ref> There are currently 1,888 students and 122 teachers, a ratio of 15:1.<ref name="psr">{{cite web|url=http://www.publicschoolreview.com/county_schools/stateid/GA/county/13109|title=Public School Review|access-date=May 20, 2007}}</ref> There are three public schools in Evans County: Claxton Elementary School; Claxton Middle School; and [[Claxton High School]].

Pinewood Christian Academy is a co-educational private school in Bellville. Founded in 1970, the school has approximately 685 students and has a calendar year of 180 days with each school day lasting 7 hours.

===Transportation===
[[File:Bellvilletraindepot.jpg|thumb|left|The Bellville train depot in Bellville]]
Transportation in Evans County is overseen by the [[Georgia Department of Transportation]], a part of the executive branch of the [[Government of Georgia (U.S. state)|state government]]. The major U.S. highways that run through Evans County are [[U.S. Route 25 in Georgia|U.S. Route 25]]; [[U.S. Route 280 (Georgia)|U.S. Route 280]]; and [[U.S. Route 301 (Georgia)|U.S. Route 301]]. State highways running through Evans County are [[Georgia State Route 30|State Route 30]]; [[Georgia State Route 73|State Route 73]]; [[Georgia State Route 129|State Route 129]]; [[Georgia State Route 169|State Route 169]]; and [[Georgia State Route 292|State Route 292]]. [[Georgia Central Railway]] provides transportation for industrial customers in the county.<ref name="fingertipfacts" />

Air travel in Evans County is provided by the [[Claxton-Evans County Airport]]. The site for the airport was approved by the FAA in 1964 and it was activated in 1971; the airport is {{convert|3|mi|km|spell=in}} northeast of Claxton, Georgia.<ref name="historicalsociety" /><ref name="airnav" /> It is operated by the city of Claxton.<ref name="airnav">{{cite web |title=AirNav.com |url=http://www.airnav.com/airport/KCWV |access-date=June 29, 2009}}</ref> It has a {{convert|5000|ft|m|adj=on}} [[runway]], [[hangar]]s, pilot control lighting, and a [[Precision Approach Path Indicator]].<ref name="georgiafacts">{{cite web |title=Evans County, GA |url=http://georgiafacts.net/net/location/county.aspx?county=Evans&s=0.0.4.3013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221131521/http://georgiafacts.net/net/location/county.aspx?county=Evans&s=0.0.4.3013 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 21, 2013 |access-date=June 29, 2009 }}</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2017}} The Claxton-Evans County Airport has an elevation of {{convert|112|ft|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name="airnav" />

====Major highways====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Road
! Route Description
|-
|[[Image:US 25.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 25 in Georgia|U.S. Route 25]]
|Starting at the intersection of US 17/SR 25 in Brunswick, US 25 goes northwest to Jesup then northeast to Ludowici. It then stays at a general north route through the cities of Statesboro, Millen, Waynesboro and finally Augusta, where it crosses the Savannah River into South Carolina. The overall majority of the route is 4-lane.
|-
| nowrap="" |[[Image:US 280.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 280 in Georgia|U.S. Route 280]]
|US 280 begins in Georgia at the state's border with Alabama in Columbus. There it is paired with State Route 520 and U.S. Route 27. It maintains this designation as it passes through Fort Benning. US 280 continues east, where it passes through Plains and becomes cosigned State Route 30 in Americus. It maintains this designation until the route's terminus in Blichton.
|-
|[[Image:US 301.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 301 in Georgia|U.S. Route 301]]
|US 301 uses SR 4/SR 15 from Florida to Folkston, SR 23 from Folkston to Glennville, and SR 73 from Glennville to South Carolina. US 1/US 23/SR 4/SR 15/SR 121 split to the northwest at a junction north of Folkston, leaving only US 301 and SR 23 to head north across US 82/SR 520 at Nahunta to Jesup. There US 84 and SR 38 continue northeast, while US 25/US 301/SR 23 turn northwest with SR 57.
|-
|[[Image:Georgia 30.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 30|State Route 30]]
|US 280/SR 30 meet the southern terminus of SR 56 (Shepards Bridge Road) before curving to the northeast. Almost immediately after the end of the curve is the northern terminus SR 147 (Tattnall Street). About {{convert|1,000|ft|m}} later is an intersection with SR 23/SR 57/SR 121 (Main Street). In Bellville, is an intersection with SR 169 (Smith Street). At North Ralph Street, SR 129 joins the concurrency. At South River Street, SR 129 departs from the concurrency to the south. In Daisy, they meet the northern terminus of former SR 250 (now known as Ellerbee Avenue).
|-
|[[Image:Georgia 73.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 73#Georgia|State Route 73]]
|SR 23 and SR 57 split off to the northwest at Glennville. SR 73 begins there, taking US 25 and US 301 north from Glennville across US 280/SR 30 at Claxton and I-16/SR 404 to Statesboro.
|-
|[[Image:Georgia 129.svg|25px]] [[Georgia State Route 129|State Route 129]]
|State Route 129 (SR 129) is a {{convert|20.0|mi|km|adj=mid|-long|abbr=off|sp=us}} state highway that runs southeast-to-northwest through portions of Evans, Tattnall, and Candler counties in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It connects the towns of Claxton and Metter.
|-
|[[Image:Georgia 169.svg|25px]] [[Georgia State Route 169|State Route 169]]
|State Route 169 (SR 169) is a {{convert|55.4|mi|km|adj=mid|-long|abbr=off|sp=us}} state highway that runs south-to-north through portions of Wayne, Appling, Tattnall, and Evans counties in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia.
|-
| nowrap="" |[[Image:Georgia 292.svg|25px]] [[Georgia State Route 292|State Route 292]]
|East of Lyons Georgia State Route 292 intersects with SR 86. Just past SR 86, the route crosses the Ohoopee River, where it enters Tattnall County. Farther to the southeast, in the city of Collins, is an intersection with SR 23/SR 57/SR 121. The route continues east through Manassas and enters the city of Bellville. There, it intersects SR 169. Just east of Bellville, SR 292 meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with US 280/SR 30.
|-
|}

===Energy use and production===
Evans County's electricity generation and consumption are provided through a variety of means. Natural gas is also available in large quantities. Evans Countians consumes 269,420 gallons of water a day out of a plant capacity of 3,720,000 gallons a day. There is an elevated storage capacity of 700,000 gallons.<ref name="georgiafacts" />{{failed verification|date=May 2017}} The energy produced and consumed is available through the Claxton-Evans County Industrial Park.<ref name="chamberofcommerce">{{cite web |title=Economic Development |url=http://www.claxtonevanschamber.com/display.php?cid=7&pid=16 |access-date=January 14, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107060851/http://www.claxtonevanschamber.com/display.php?cid=7&pid=16 |archive-date=January 7, 2010  }}</ref>