Editing Garden City, Georgia

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{{About-distinguish-text|the city in [[Chatham County, Georgia|Chatham County]]|[[Augusta, Georgia]]; nicknamed "The Garden City"}}
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'''Garden City''' is a city in [[Chatham County, Georgia|Chatham County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States, located just northwest of [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city had a population of 10,289. Part industrial and part residential, the city is home to much of the [[heavy industry]] in Chatham County. It hosts the largest and busiest ocean terminal of the [[Port of Savannah]], the flagship operation of the [[Georgia Ports Authority]].

Garden City was created in 1939 as Industrial City Gardens, a community intended to house the large workforce required by the new factories and chemical plants just west of downtown Savannah.<ref name="georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu">[http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/tdgh-mar/mar24.htm Ed Jackson and Charles Pou, "This Day in Georgia History", Digital Library of Georgia, University of Georgia, 2010]</ref> Garden City is part of the [[Savannah metropolitan area|Savannah metropolitan statistical area]].

==Geography==
Garden City is located northwest of the center of Chatham County at {{coord|32|6|1|N|81|9|54|W|type:city}} (32.100372, −81.164965).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the southeast by the city of Savannah, to the west by the city of [[Pooler, Georgia|Pooler]], and to the north by the city of [[Port Wentworth, Georgia|Port Wentworth]]. To the northeast in unincorporated land is the Port of Savannah and the [[Savannah River]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Garden City has a total area of {{convert|37.1|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|35.5|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.6|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 4.35%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1332048| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212181930/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1332048| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Garden City city, Georgia (revision of 09-07-2012)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=July 21, 2014}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1940= 734
|1950= 1557
|1960= 5451
|1970= 5790
|1980= 6895
|1990= 7410
|2000= 11289
|2010= 8778
|2020= 10289
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015|df=mdy}}</ref>{{cbignore}}
}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Garden City racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1332048&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-14|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|3,148
|30.6%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|3,956
|38.45%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|17
|0.17%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|124
|1.21%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|11
|0.11%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|339
|3.29%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|2,694
|26.18%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 10,289 people, 3,221 households, and 1,734 families residing in the city.

==Economy==
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|[[Image:Savannah State Farmers' Market.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Located at 701 West U.S. Highway 80, the Savannah State Farmers' Market is one of twelve facilities operated by the State Department of Agriculture and used to support the local economy.]]
|-
|[[Image:Georgia Central Telfair Road.jpg|thumb|right|220px|This [[Georgia Central Railway]] train transports merchandise at Telfair Road.]]
|}

===Agriculture===
Located at 701 West [[U.S. Route 80 in Georgia|U.S. Highway 80]], the State Farmers Market is a farmers' market run by the Georgia Department of Agriculture.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.georgia.gov/00/article/0,2086,38902732_0_144457830,00.html |title=MB – State Farmers' Markets Alive and Well, Georgia Department of Agriculture website |access-date=2010-01-14 |archive-date=2011-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722212357/http://www.georgia.gov/00/article/0,2086,38902732_0_144457830,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Business===
Commercial activities are traditionally concentrated near the junction of U.S. Highway 80, [[U.S. Route 17 in Georgia|U.S. Highway 17]] and [[Georgia State Route 21|State Highway 21]] (an area once known as Traffic Circle), as well as along Augusta Road (Highway 21), where several long-term-stay hotels, franchise and independently owned fast food restaurants, financial institutions, pawn shops, strip shopping malls, gas stations, car repair shops and automotive retail stores are located.

===Industry===
Garden City's industry is located primarily on its waterfront, as is the case for surrounding communities. The [[Georgia Ports Authority]] operates a terminal, located at 2 Main Street. Garden City is also home to numerous trucking and railway companies. Other industries are:

==Politics==

===Municipal===
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|[[Image:Garden City Hall.jpg|thumb|right|220px|The building that is currently used as the [[City and town halls|Town Center]] of Garden City was opened to the public in 2009, under the administration of Mayor Andy Quinney.]]
|}

Garden City operated under a [[Mayor–council government|mayor–council]] form of government until 2009. It has adopted a [[Council–manager government|council-administrator]] style, and by 2011 it will replace its seven at-large council members by one at-large and five district-elected ones.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://savannahnow.com/node/685212 |title=Changes reshaping municipal government in Garden City, Savannah Morning News, March 8, 2009 |access-date=January 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713051727/http://savannahnow.com/node/685212 |archive-date=July 13, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

''For a list of past and present mayors and council members of Garden City, see [[List of mayors of Garden City, Georgia]].''

As of 2010, Garden City has never collected property taxes.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120712232655/http://old.savannahnow.com/stories/100303/LOC_gardencity.shtml Charles Cochran, Race seems like musical chairs, Savannah Morning News, October 3, 2003]</ref>

===Other levels of government===
Garden City is represented by:

* the 7th and the 8th districts on the boards of the [[Chatham County, Georgia|Chatham County]] Commission and the Savannah Chatham County Public School System
* the 162nd district in the [[Georgia House of Representatives|State House]]
* the 2nd district in the [[Georgia Senate|State Senate]]
* the [[Georgia's 1st congressional district|1st congressional district]] in Congress

In the last three decades, the area's county commissioners have been:

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!Inauguration!!Term expiration!!colspan="2"|7th district<br/>Commissioner!!Party!!colspan="2"|8th district<br/>Commissioner!!Party
|-
|1981
|1985
|bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|&nbsp;
|James M. “Jimmie” DeLoach<ref>DeLoach served as Mayor of Garden City in 1973–1979</ref>
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
|bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|&nbsp;
|L. Scott Stell Jr.
|Democrat
|-
|1985
|1989
|bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|&nbsp;
|James M. “Jimmie” DeLoach
|Democrat
|bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|&nbsp;
|Dorothy Barnes Pelote
|Democrat
|-
|1989
|1993
|bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|&nbsp;
|James M. “Jimmie” DeLoach
|Democrat
|bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|&nbsp;
|Dorothy Barnes Pelote<ref>Dorothy Barnes Pelote resigned in 1990 before the completion of her term of office and was elected to the [[Georgia House of Representatives]].</ref>
|Democrat
|-
|1993
|1997
|bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|&nbsp;
|Eddie DeLoach<ref>Eddie DeLoach is the son of James M. “Jimmie” DeLoach.</ref>
|Democrat
|bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|&nbsp;
|Dr. Priscilla D. Thomas<ref>Dr. Priscilla D. Thomas was elected to complete Dorothy Barnes Pelote's unexpired term and was re-elected to a full term in 1992.</ref>
|Democrat
|-
|1997
|2001
|bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|&nbsp;
|Eddie DeLoach
|Democrat
|bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|&nbsp;
|Dr. Priscilla D. Thomas
|Democrat
|-
|2001
|2005
|bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|&nbsp;
|Dean Kicklighter<ref>Kicklighter served as Mayor of Garden City in 1998–2000</ref>
|[[Republican Party of the United States|Republican]]
|bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|&nbsp;
|Dr. Priscilla D. Thomas
|Democrat
|-
|2005
|2009
|bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|&nbsp;
|Dean Kicklighter
|Republican
|bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|&nbsp;
|Dr. Priscilla D. Thomas
|Democrat
|-
|2009
|2013
|bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|&nbsp;
|Dean Kicklighter
|Republican
|bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|&nbsp;
|Dr. Priscilla D. Thomas
|Democrat
|-
|2013
|2017
|bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|&nbsp;
|Dean Kicklighter
|Republican
|bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|&nbsp;
|Dr. Priscilla D. Thomas
|Democrat
|-
|2017
|present
|bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|&nbsp;
|Dean Kicklighter
|Republican
|bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|&nbsp;
|Chester A. Ellis
|Democrat
|}

Color code:
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{{legend2|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Independent (United States)}}|[[Independent (politics)|Independent]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

===State representation===
The [[Georgia Department of Corrections]] operates the [[Coastal State Prison]] near Garden City.<ref>"[http://www.savannahga.gov/cityweb/CommServ.nsf/0/3fd39cb384a6334085256de20057df61/$FILE/neighborhoods08.pdf City of Savannah Neighborhoods 2008] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927152531/http://www.savannahga.gov/cityweb/CommServ.nsf/0/3fd39cb384a6334085256de20057df61/$FILE/neighborhoods08.pdf |date=September 27, 2011 }}." City of Savannah. Retrieved on September 15, 2010.</ref><ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20060527213833/http://www.dcor.state.ga.us/GDC/FacilityMap/html/coastal_state_prison.html Coastal State Prison]." [[Georgia Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on September 15, 2010.</ref>

==Public education==
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|[[File:Robert W. Groves High School.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Robert W. Groves High School]]
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|[[Image:Rommel Ave Catwalk.JPG|thumb|right|220px|The Rommel Avenue [[Skyway|Catwalk]] is used by the school kids of George A. Mercer Middle School and other pedestrians to safely cross Augusta Road (State Highway 21).]]
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|[[Image:Garden City UMC.JPG|thumb|right|220px|The Garden City [[United Methodist Church]] building is located at 62 Varnedoe Avenue, next to the Senior Citizen Center.]]
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|[[File:Central Baptist Church 2.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Central Baptist Church]]
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|[[Image:Woodlawn Baptist Church.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Woodlawn Baptist Church]]
|}

Three public schools can be found within Garden City limits. They are managed by the [[Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools|Savannah Chatham County Public School System]].<ref>[http://www.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us/home/ Savannah Chatham County Public School System official website]</ref>

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! style="background:#ccc;"| '''School'''
! style="background:#ccc;"| '''Location'''
! style="background:#ccc;"| '''Year established'''
! style="background:#ccc;"| '''Number of students'''
|- 
| Garden City Elementary School 
| 4037 Kessler Avenue
| 1996
| 575
|- 
| George A. Mercer Middle School
| 201 Rommel Avenue
| 1962
| 880
|-
| [[Groves High School (Georgia)|Robert W. Groves High School]]
| 100 Priscilla D. Thomas Way
| 1958
| 1,454
|}

'''Groves High School''' - Long known as "the pride of the Westside", [[Groves High School (Georgia)|Groves High School]] has a rich community tradition that dates back to its founding in 1958. Established to serve the young people and families of West Chatham County, the school is named for Robert W. Groves, a prominent business and civic leader in the county. Besides his role in business and his many commercial and community activities, Groves took particular concern for the youth of the area and their educational needs.

Groves High School is home of the Fighting Scottish Rebels football and basketball teams. Campus points of interest include the Woodville-Tompkins Annex, where the automotive and construction programs are offered, and the Cumming Field, named to honor Second Lieutenant Britt C. Cumming, a [[World War II]] veteran who was killed in action.

'''Mercer Middle School''' serves grades six through eight and is a part of the Savannah Chatham County School System (SCCPSS).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://internet.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us/schools/Mercer/default.aspx |title=Mercer Middle School |access-date=2011-01-25 |archive-date=2010-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206010846/http://internet.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us/schools/Mercer/default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> Originally called Mercer Junior High School, Mercer Middle School first opened on September 4, 1962, and was the first climate-controlled school in Georgia.<ref>Garden City 50th Anniversary Book 1989</ref> Mercer was named for George Anderson Mercer, an attorney who served as the president of the Board of Education from 1883 until his death in 1907.<ref>Garden City 50th Anniversary Book 1989 p 53</ref>

'''Garden City Elementary School''' was built to serve the consolidated student population of the former Benjamin Sprague and Martin G. Haynes elementary schools.<ref>[http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/20458 Garden City Elementary School]</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
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|[[Image:Senior Citizens Center.JPG|thumb|The Senior Citizens Center was dedicated in January 1996, under the administration of Mayor Roy L. Crager.]]
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|[[Image:Volunteer Park.JPG|thumb|Volunteer Park was dedicated in December 1999, under the administration of Mayor Dean Kicklighter.]]
|-
|[[Image:Sharon Park.jpg|thumb|The Park at Sharon Park was dedicated in December 1999, under the administration of Mayor Dean Kicklighter, and rededicated in 2004, under the administration of Mayor Andy Quinney.]]
|-
|[[Image:OES Masonic Hall.jpg|thumb|By 1950, the [[Order of the Eastern Star|Eastern Star]] Masonic Hall, located at 131 Rommel Avenue, was listed in R.L. Polk's Savannah City Directory.]]
|-
|<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Roadside Welcome Sign.jpg|thumb|This roadside welcome sign stands at the intersection of Main Street and Burnsed Boulevard.]] -->
|-
|[[Image:Nelson Ave Water Tower.jpg|thumb|upright|The [[Geodetic system|geographical reference]] of this water tower, located at the intersection of Nelson and Rommel avenues, is {{coord|32|6|49.7|N|81|9|16.4|W|type:city}}.]]
|}

Services to the citizens of Garden City include:

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|-
! style="background:#ccc;"| '''Facility'''
! style="background:#ccc;"| '''Location'''
|- 
| Garden City Branch of the [[Live Oak Public Libraries]]
| 104 Sunshine Avenue
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| Port City Branch of the Live Oak Public Libraries
| 3501 Houlihan Avenue
|- 
| Garden City Community & Senior Citizens
| 78 Varnedoe Avenue
|}The Garden City Parks and Recreation Department has year-round programs available for citizens. Youth sports include baseball, girls' fast pitch softball, T-ball, football, cheerleading, soccer, gymnastics and basketball. The city also provides non-team activities such as a summer day camp (Camp Eagle), roller skating, after-school programs, and a center for senior citizens. Garden City is home to five public parks. All are managed by the municipal City Parks & Recreation Department, headquartered at 160B Priscilla D. Thomas Way.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gardencity-ga.gov/index.aspx?page=153 |title=Garden City Parks and Recreation Department |access-date=2011-01-31 |archive-date=2011-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114092117/http://www.gardencity-ga.gov/index.aspx?page=153 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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! style="background:#ccc;"| '''Park'''
! style="background:#ccc;"| '''Location'''
! style="background:#ccc;"| '''Primary use'''
! style="background:#ccc;"| '''Monuments/facilities'''
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| Bazemore Park
| 1 Bud Brown Drive
| Recreational
| Baseball complex
|- 
| Griffin Park
| 500 Griffin Road
| Recreational
| Playground
|-
| The Park at Sharon Park
| 507 Sharon Park Drive
| Recreational
| Two playgrounds, gazebo, pond and hiking trail
|-
| Town Green
| 100 Central Avenue
| Esthetic
| Fountain and benches
|- 
| Volunteer Park
| 5100 Augusta Road (State Highway 21)
| Commemorative
| Fountain and benches
|}

==Other landmarks==
Other landmarks located in Garden City include:

* The Air National Guard facility at 1401 Robert B. Miller Jr. Road
* [[Coastal State Prison]], located at 200 Gulfstream Road and dedicated on May 12, 1981; it replaced the Chatham Correctional Institution as the local-based state-run correctional facility<ref>Don Lowery, Staff Writer, Officials Dedicate New Correctional Facility, Savannah Morning News, May 13, 1981</ref>
* The Dotson House (the oldest residence in Garden City), built in 1850 and moved from the surroundings of George A. Mercer School to the site of the current town center<ref>[http://www.thespiritnewspaper.com/2007/August/23rd/1BStory.html Dotson House Restoration Project: Preserving Garden City's History, Genevieve Rogers, The Spirit Newspapers, August 23, 2007]</ref>
* Fire Department Station No. 1, 160 Main Street
* Fire Department Station No. 2, 2406 U.S. Highway 80 West
* The [[Order of the Eastern Star]]'s local branch, located at 131 Rommel Avenue
* Hillcrest Abby West Cemetery, located on Dean Forest Road
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.gardencityga.org/ Garden City official website]

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