Editing Jesup, Georgia

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'''Jesup''' is a city in [[Wayne County, Georgia|Wayne County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 9,809 at the 2020 census.  The city is the [[county seat]] of [[Wayne County, Georgia|Wayne County]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509170006/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2015-05-09 }}</ref>

==History==
By February 1869, Willis Clary had begun building a two-story hotel near the junction of [[Macon and Brunswick Railroad]] and the [[Atlantic and Gulf Railroad (1856–79)|Atlantic and Gulf Railroad]] and four stores had sprung up in the area.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= A Visit to Macon and Brunswick Railroad|url= http://telegraph.galileo.usg.edu/telegraph/view?docId=bookreader/mdt/mdt1869/mdt1869-0188.mets.xml#page/n0/mode/1up|work= Macon Daily Telegraph|location= Macon, Georgia|date= 28 February 1869|access-date= 14 January 2018}}</ref> Clary became a driving force for the establishment of what would become Jesup and was its first mayor.

By September 1869, the town included five stores, a sawmill, and a railroad eating house in addition to Clary's hotel.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= From Brunswick|url= http://telegraph.galileo.usg.edu/telegraph/view?docId=bookreader/mdt/mdt1869/mdt1869-0880.mets.xml#page/n0/mode/1up|work= Macon Daily Telegraph|location= Macon, Georgia|date= 23 September 1869|access-date= 14 January 2018}}</ref> By December 1869 the community had become known as Jesup.

Jesup was named for [[Thomas Jesup]], a general during the Second Seminole War.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/j.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=121 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

The area was then part of [[Appling County, Georgia]]. On August 27, 1872, eastern sections of Appling land districts 3 and 4 were added to [[Wayne County, Georgia|Wayne County]].<ref>{{cite book|author= <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title= Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, Passed at its Session in July and August, 1872.|volume= 1|url= http://metis.galib.uga.edu/ssp/cgi-bin/legis-idx.pl?sessionid=9e0115c1-1e87c56357-0346&type=law&byte=44469205|page= 387|access-date= August 19, 2016|archive-date= October 2, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181002200330/http://metis.galib.uga.edu/ssp/cgi-bin/legis-idx.pl?sessionid=9e0115c1-1e87c56357-0346&type=law&byte=44469205|url-status= dead}}</ref> In 1873, the seat of Wayne County was transferred to Jesup from Waynesville.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA234 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | access-date=30 November 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | page=234| isbn=978-1135948597 }}</ref>

In 2021, Rose Marcus made history by becoming the first African American City Manager and first African American female City Manager for the City of Jesup in Jesup, GA.

==Geography==

Jesup is located at {{coord|31|36|7|N|81|53|6|W|type:city}} (31.601866, -81.885070).<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|16.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|16.5|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} of it (0.30%) is water. It is 35 miles west of [[Hinesville]] and 12 miles southwest of [[Ludowici, Georgia]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 562
|1890= 907
|1900= 805
|1910= 1415
|1920= 1941
|1930= 2303
|1940= 2903
|1950= 4605
|1960= 7304
|1970= 9091
|1980= 9418
|1990= 8958
|2000= 9279
|2010= 10214
|2020= 9809
|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}}</ref>
}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Jesup racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1342268&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-14|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|4,692
|47.83%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|3,954
|40.31%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|27
|0.28%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|92
|0.94%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|336
|3.43%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|708
|7.22%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 9,809 people, 3,754 households, and 2,365 families residing in the city.

==Government and infrastructure==
The [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]] operates the [[Federal Correctional Institution, Jesup|Federal Correctional Institution]] in Jesup.<ref>"[http://www.bop.gov/DataSource/execute/dsFacilityAddressLoc?start=y&facilityCode=jes Contact] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110040028/http://www.bop.gov/DataSource/execute/dsFacilityAddressLoc?start=y&facilityCode=jes |date=January 10, 2011 }}." Federal Correctional Institution, Jesup. Retrieved on April 26, 2011. "FCI JESUP FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION 2600 HIGHWAY 301 SOUTH JESUP, GA 31599"</ref> The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Jesup Post Office.<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/jesup-405-e-walnut-st-jesup-ga-1368430 Post Office™ Location - JESUP] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830092835/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/jesup-405-e-walnut-st-jesup-ga-1368430 |date=2012-08-30 }}." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on April 26, 2011. "405 E WALNUT ST JESUP, GA "</ref>

== Education ==
{{For|the high school in Jesup, Iowa|Jesup Community School District}}
[[File:Wayne County High School.jpg|thumb|left|[[Wayne County High School (Georgia)|Wayne County High School]]]]
[[File:Wayne County library.jpg|thumb|left|[[Wayne County Library (Jesup, Georgia)|Wayne County Library]]]]
The [[Wayne County School District (Georgia)|Wayne County School District]] holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of a pre-K center, five elementary schools, two middle schools, a high school, and an academy school.<ref>[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=751&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Retrieved June 30, 2010.</ref> The district has 320 full-time teachers and over 5,256 students.<ref>[http://www.school-stats.com/GA/WAYNE/WAYNE_COUNTY.html School Stats], Retrieved June 30, 2010.</ref>

Jesup is home to [[Coastal Pines Technical College]] as well as one high school, [[Wayne County High School (Georgia)|Wayne County High School]], which is located within the city limits. This complex replaced the original Wayne County High School on Orange Street, and was completed in 2002. In 2014, the county school system took bids for asbestos removal and the demolition of buildings belonging to the old high school.<ref>[http://www.wayne.k12.ga.us/news.cfm?story=90123&school=694]{{dead link|date=July 2018}}</ref> Until its demolition, the original facility was still providing usefulness, housing the Jesup [[Police]], the [[Boys & Girls Clubs of America|Boys and Girls Club]] of Wayne County, and the Three Rivers Regional Library System's Regional Office. The Jesup Police Department is now located in the facilities previously housing Jesup Elementary, at 642 E. Plum Street. All sporting events except basketball and tennis and track including football, baseball, soccer, and softball, are held at the original Wayne County High School complex.

The [[Wayne County Library (Jesup, Georgia)|Wayne County Library]] borders the sports complex.

==Transportation==
[[Amtrak]]'s ''[[Silver Meteor]]'' passenger train stops at the [[Jesup station|Jesup Amtrak station]].

[[United States highways]] that pass through Jesup are [[U.S. Route 25 in Georgia|U.S. Highway 25]], [[U.S. Route 84 in Georgia|U.S. Highway 84]], [[U.S. Route 301 in Georgia|U.S. Highway 301]], and [[U.S. Highway 341]].

Jesup-Wayne County Airport, also known as William A. Zorn Airport ([[FAA]] [[location identifier]]: JES), is located south of town.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Jesup City Hall.jpg|City hall
File:Jesup Fire Department.jpg|Jesup Fire Department
File:Post office, Jesup.jpg|Jesup Post Office
File:Jesup Police Department.jpg|Jesup Police Department
</gallery>

==Notable people==
*[[Ed Bacon (episcopal priest)|Ed Bacon]] - progressive Episcopal priest and author of ''8 Habits of Love: Open Your Heart, Open Your Mind''
*[[Randall Bramblett]] - musician
*[[Tasha Cobbs]] - Grammy-winning gospel singer
*[[Len Hauss]] - former NFL football player
*[[Tre' Jackson]] - current NFL football player
*[[Greyson Lambert]]- former [[University of Georgia]] quarterback
*[[David Larson (swimmer)|David Larson]]- Olympian Gold medalist in the [[1984 Summer Olympics]]
*[[T. Y. McGill]] - current NFL football player
*[[Lindsay Scott]] - former NFL football player
*[[Erwin C. Surrency]] - legal historian, author, professor
*[[John Warren (American football)|John Warren]] - former NFL player
*[[Drew Worsham]] - musician

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|State of Georgia}}
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* [http://www.jesupga.gov City of Jesup]

{{Wayne County, Georgia}}
{{Georgia county seats}}

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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Micropolitan areas of Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Wayne County, Georgia]]
[[Category:County seats in Georgia (U.S. state)]]