Editing Jonesboro, Georgia

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{{about|the county seat of Clayton County, Georgia|the American Civil War battle|Battle of Jonesborough|the city in Tennessee|Jonesborough, Tennessee}}
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'''Jonesboro''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|oʊ|n|z|b|ʌ|r|ə}}) is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Clayton County, Georgia|Clayton County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States.<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/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref> The population was 4,235 in 2020.

The city's name was originally spelled '''Jonesborough'''.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} During the [[American Civil War]], the final skirmish in the [[Atlanta Campaign]] was fought here south of [[Atlanta]], cutting off the city and forcing the mayor of Atlanta to surrender at [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]] in early September 1864. The final fall of Atlanta in the [[Battle of Jonesborough]] ended up being a decisive point in the nation's history, propelling [[Abraham Lincoln]] to re-election two months later, and continuing the war until the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]] finally surrendered the following year.

==History==
Jonesboro was inhabited by settlers as early as 1821, as a result of the Treaty of Indian Springs,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Jonesboro, GA - City History |url=https://www.jonesboroga.com/CityHistory.aspx |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=www.jonesboroga.com}}</ref> and it was founded as ''Leaksville'' in 1823.<ref>{{cite book |author=Hellmann, Paul T. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA234 |title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States |date=May 13, 2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1135948597 |pages=234 |access-date=30 November 2013}}</ref> In 1825, the Flint River Baptist Church was erected on a hill in Leaksville. After the [[Macon and Western Railroad]] arrived into the area in 1846, the town was renamed to Jonesboro, in order to honor railroad official Samuel G. Jones who was also honored by its citizens.<ref name=":0" /> Jonesboro was incorporated over three decades later, in 1859.<ref>"[http://jonesboroga.com/site/VisitingJonesboro/CityHistory/tabid/90/Default.aspx City History]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120824001535/http://jonesboroga.com/site/VisitingJonesboro/CityHistory/tabid/90/Default.aspx Archive]) City of Jonesboro. Retrieved on September 21, 2012.</ref>

Jonesboro hosted the [[beach volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics]] with the artificial beach created at [[Clayton County International Park]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Georgia Department of Economic Development |title=Clayton County International Park |url=https://www.exploregeorgia.org/jonesboro/outdoors-nature/beaches/clayton-county-international-park |publisher=Explore Georgia}}</ref> Jonesboro elected its first Black Mayor, Dr. Sonya Sartor, in March 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 24, 2023 |title=Jonesboro voters elect Dr. Donya Sartor as their first-ever Black mayor |url=https://www.wabe.org/jonesboros-first-ever-black-mayor-to-take-office-in-citys-history/}}</ref>

In 2024, an investigation by the "FOX 5 I-Team" in Atlanta discovered that hundreds of traffic tickets had been issued improperly by robotic traffic control cameras in school zones.  The city was compelled to issue refunds and an apology.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Edwards |first1=Johnny |title=More speed camera trouble: FOX 5 I-Team investigation finds another 6K erroneous tickets |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/speed-camera-erroneous-tickets-riverdale-fox-5-iteam-investigation |website=Fox 5 Atlanta |access-date=24 February 2025}}</ref>

==Geography==

Jonesboro is located at {{Coord|33|31|28|N|84|21|15|W|type:city}} (33.524512, -84.354290).<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|2.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|2.6|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (1.89%) is water.<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Georgia |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2022_Gazetteer/2022_gaz_place_13.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 30, 2023}}</ref>

The railroad through Jonesboro is built on the Eastern Continental Divide and there are no bridges for the tracks for many miles in either direction.

===Climate===
{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location = Jonesboro, Georgia, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1994&ndash;present
| Jan record high F = 77
| Feb record high F = 81
| Mar record high F = 89
| Apr record high F = 92
| May record high F = 95
| Jun record high F = 103
| Jul record high F = 104
| Aug record high F = 104
| Sep record high F = 99
| Oct record high F = 98
| Nov record high F = 86
| Dec record high F = 78
| Jan avg record high F = 69.7
| Feb avg record high F = 73.6
| Mar avg record high F = 80.7
| Apr avg record high F = 85.3
| May avg record high F = 90.4
| Jun avg record high F = 95.9
| Jul avg record high F = 96.1
| Aug avg record high F = 95.9
| Sep avg record high F = 92.5
| Oct avg record high F = 82.8
| Nov avg record high F = 76.8
| Dec avg record high F = 72.6
| year avg record high F = 97.7

<!-- Average high temperatures -->| Jan high F = 52.7
| Feb high F = 56.5
| Mar high F = 64.7
| Apr high F = 73.0
| May high F = 80.5
| Jun high F = 86.7
| Jul high F = 89.6
| Aug high F = 88.6
| Sep high F = 83.2
| Oct high F = 73.4
| Nov high F = 62.4
| Dec high F = 54.7
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->| Jan mean F = 42.5
| Feb mean F = 45.9
| Mar mean F = 53.3
| Apr mean F = 61.0
| May mean F = 69.7
| Jun mean F = 76.6
| Jul mean F = 79.8
| Aug mean F = 78.8
| Sep mean F = 73.3
| Oct mean F = 62.5
| Nov mean F = 51.7
| Dec mean F = 45.1
<!-- Average low temperatures -->| Jan low F = 32.3
| Feb low F = 35.3
| Mar low F = 41.8
| Apr low F = 49.1
| May low F = 58.8
| Jun low F = 66.5
| Jul low F = 70.0
| Aug low F = 69.0
| Sep low F = 63.3
| Oct low F = 51.6
| Nov low F = 40.9
| Dec low F = 35.4
| Jan avg record low F = 17.1
| Feb avg record low F = 22.3
| Mar avg record low F = 28.6
| Apr avg record low F = 36.3
| May avg record low F = 45.9
| Jun avg record low F = 58.2
| Jul avg record low F = 63.4
| Aug avg record low F = 63.5
| Sep avg record low F = 53.1
| Oct avg record low F = 37.1
| Nov avg record low F = 27.7
| Dec avg record low F = 24.0
| year avg record low F = 15.9
| Jan record low F = 5
| Feb record low F = 6
| Mar record low F = 14
| Apr record low F = 29
| May record low F = 37
| Jun record low F = 50
| Jul record low F = 52
| Aug record low F = 57
| Sep record low F = 42
| Oct record low F = 29
| Nov record low F = 19
| Dec record low F = 7

<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 5.02
| Feb precipitation inch = 4.86
| Mar precipitation inch = 4.95
| Apr precipitation inch = 4.19
| May precipitation inch = 3.47
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.59
| Jul precipitation inch = 5.09
| Aug precipitation inch = 4.42
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.56
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.62
| Nov precipitation inch = 4.19
| Dec precipitation inch = 4.96
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 10.5
| Feb precipitation days = 10.6
| Mar precipitation days = 9.7
| Apr precipitation days = 8.5
| May precipitation days = 8.3
| Jun precipitation days = 10.8
| Jul precipitation days = 11.2
| Aug precipitation days = 10.2
| Sep precipitation days = 7.9
| Oct precipitation days = 6.8
| Nov precipitation days = 8.2
| Dec precipitation days = 10.4

<!-- Snowfall -->| Jan snow inch = 0.5
| Feb snow inch = 0.0
| Mar snow inch = 0.1
| Apr snow inch = 0.0
| May snow inch = 0.0
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.0
| Nov snow inch = 0.0
| Dec snow inch = 0.2
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days = 0.3
| Feb snow days = 0.0
| Mar snow days = 0.0
| Apr snow days = 0.0
| May snow days = 0.0
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.0
| Nov snow days = 0.0
| Dec snow days = 0.1
| source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00094700&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Jonesboro, GA
|access-date = February 27, 2023
}}
</ref>
| source 2 = National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 2006&ndash;2020)<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=ffc
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Atlanta
|access-date = February 27, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1870 = 531
| 1880 = 1048
| 1890 = 803
| 1900 = 877
| 1910 = 970
| 1920 = 1060
| 1930 = 1065
| 1940 = 1204
| 1950 = 1741
| 1960 = 3014
| 1970 = 4105
| 1980 = 4132
| 1990 = 3635
| 2000 = 3829
| 2010 = 4724
| 2020 = 4235
| 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"
|+Jonesboro racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1342604&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-13|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,126
|26.59%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,247
|53.06%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|6
|0.24%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|124
|2.93%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|3
|0.07%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|146
|3.45%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|583
|13.77%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 4,235 people, 1,195 households, and 771 families residing in the city.

==Infrastructure==
===Transit systems===
[[Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority|MARTA]] and [[Xpress GA]]/Georgia RTA buses serve the city.

==Movies and literature==
Many of the scenes from the 1977 film ''[[Smokey and the Bandit]]'' were filmed in Jonesboro. Another 1977 movie, the obscure 'In Hot Pursuit (aka The Polk County Pot Plane), was filmed in and around Jonesboro.

Tara, the fictional plantation in [[Margaret Mitchell]]'s novel ''[[Gone with the Wind (novel)|Gone with the Wind]]'' was supposed to be located approximately five miles outside of Jonesboro, the closest town.

"We Are Marshall" was briefly filmed at [[Tara Stadium]] in Jonesboro. The stadium was changed from green to light blue and light yellow for the scene.

Lynyrd Skynyrd's ''[[(pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd)]]'' album cover was photographed near the corner of Mill and Main streets.

==Landmarks==
*[[Rural Home]] (now demolished)
*[[Stately Oaks]]

==Education==
[[Clayton County Public Schools]] operates public schools.

==Notable people==
* [[Dan T. Cathy]] (born 1953), CEO of [[Chick-fil-A]]
* [[Chi Chi (record producer)|Chidi "Chi Chi" Osondu]], Nigerian-American record producer and songwriter
* [[Tashard Choice]], former running back in [[National Football League]]
* [[Harry Douglas]], former NFL wide receiver 
* [[Toney Douglas]] (born 1986), basketball player for [[Hapoel Eilat B.C.|Hapoel Eilat]] of the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
* [[Jesse Fuller]], Afro-American blues musician
* [[Sister Mary Melanie Holliday]], Catholic nun
* [[Garrett Liberty]], racing driver
* [[Steve Lundquist]], two-time gold medal swimmer in [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Olympics]]
* [[Johnny Nave]], racing driver
* [[Thomas Milton Rivers]], bacteriologist and virologist with the [[Rockefeller University|Rockefeller Institute]], [[Rear Admiral]] of the [[U.S. Navy]]
* [[Adam Smith (basketball)|Adam Smith]] (born 1992), basketball player for [[Hapoel Holon B.C.|Hapoel Holon]] in the [[Israel Basketball Premier League]]
* [[Annie Fitzgerald Stephens]], landowner and businesswoman, grandmother of [[Margaret Mitchell]]
* [[Cameron Sutton]], cornerback for the [[Detroit Lions]]
* [[M. J. Walker]], shooting guard for Florida State

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Jonesboro, Georgia}}
* [http://jonesboroga.com City of Jonesboro]

{{Clayton County, Georgia}}
{{Historic Districts in Metro Atlanta}}
{{Georgia county seats}}

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[[Category:Cities in Clayton County, Georgia]]
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