Editing Moultrie, Georgia

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'''Moultrie''' is the county seat and largest city of [[Colquitt County, Georgia|Colquitt County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]],<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> United States. It is the third largest city in [[Southwest Georgia]], behind [[Thomasville, Georgia|Thomasville]] and [[Albany, Georgia|Albany]]. As of the 2020 census, Moultrie's population was 14,638.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Moultrie city, Georgia| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=January 31, 2012}}</ref> It was originally known as '''Ochlockoney''' until it was incorporated by the Georgia General Assembly in 1859.
Moultrie is an agricultural community set in the [[Southern Rivers]] part of Georgia.

Downtown Moultrie contains the [[Moultrie Commercial Historic District]], listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. The district includes the Colquitt Theatre.

It is well known for its boutiques and farming industry. Moultrie is the home of former US Senator [[Saxby Chambliss]].

==History==
The city was named after Gen. [[William Moultrie]],<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA240 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | access-date=November 30, 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | page=240| isbn=978-1135948597 }}</ref> the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] hero after whom [[Fort Moultrie]] was named following the successful defense of [[Charleston, South Carolina]], against the British under [[Sir Peter Parker, 1st Baronet|Peter Parker]], an anniversary subsequently celebrated as [[Minor American Revolution holidays#Carolina Day|Carolina Day]].

Colquitt County became the 115th county in Georgia by an act of the Legislature on February 25, 1856. It was named after [[Walter Terry Colquitt]], a minister, statesman and lawyer who was a military leader in the mid-1800s. In 1879, a charter was adopted and {{convert|50|acre|km2}} in the center of the county was declared the county seat.

Founders of [[naval stores]] started harvesting timber in the late 1890s. They set up [[turpentine]] stills and built [[tram roads]], allowing for the railroad to come into the territory. The [[Boston and Albany Railroad (Georgia)|Boston & Albany line]], which later became the [[Georgia Northern Railway]], was the first through town, bringing with it growth and prosperity for the county. Practically every train brought new residents interested in supplying naval stores or working in the sawmills.

By 1900, through the work of businessmen, bankers and speculators, the county was becoming a farmer's paradise.

Land was cleared and development companies began dividing the forested area into farm tracts. Experienced farmers from north Georgia and the Carolinas were invited to come and develop the land. The county's agriculture industry thrives today.

==Geography==
Located in southwest Georgia, Moultrie is in the center of Colquitt County, {{convert|24|mi|km|0}} west of [[Interstate 75]], and about {{convert|200|mi|km|-2}} south of [[Atlanta]] and {{convert|60|mi|km|-1}} northeast of [[Tallahassee, Florida]]. The city is located between [[Albany, Georgia|Albany]] to the northwest, [[Tifton, Georgia|Tifton]] to the northeast, [[Thomasville, Georgia|Thomasville]] to the southwest, and [[Valdosta, Georgia|Valdosta]] to the southeast.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|42.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|42.3|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.5|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 1.15%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Moultrie city, Georgia| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=January 31, 2012}}</ref> Moultrie is located at {{coord|31|10|13|N|83|47|1|W|type:city_region:US-GA}} (31.170188, -83.783601).<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 2221
|1910= 3349
|1920= 6789
|1930= 8027
|1940= 10147
|1950= 11639
|1960= 15764
|1970= 14400
|1980= 15105
|1990= 14865
|2000= 14387
|2010= 14268
|2020= 14638
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}</ref><br> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Moultrie racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1353060&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-09|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
|5,476
|37.41%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]]
|6,644
|45.39%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|23
|0.16%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|130
|0.89%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|4
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/mixed]]
|398
|2.72%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|1,963
|13.41%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 14,638 people, 4,945 households, and 2,988 families residing in the city.

==Education==
=== Colquitt County School District ===
Moultrie public schools are controlled by the Colquitt County Board of Education. The [[Colquitt County School District]] holds grades pre-school to grade twelve, consisting of ten elementary schools, a middle school, a junior high school, and one high school.<ref>[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=635&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Retrieved June 4, 2010.</ref> As of November 27, 2020, the district had more than 9,100 students and 1,351 staff, which includes both certified and classified staff.<ref>[https://campussuite-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/1559027/2cae00ac-8a5c-11ea-886f-12f99fab7833/2188174/9b6f19d0-3318-11eb-8e53-0acb87fa9f91/file/COVID%2019%20Weekly%20Update%2011%2027%2020.pdf, Retrieved Dec 3, 2020.]</ref>

'''Elementary schools''' 
*Cox Elementary School
*Doerun Elementary School
*Funston Elementary School
*G.E.A.R. Gifted Center    
*Hamilton Elementary School
*Norman Park Elementary School
*Odom Elementary School
*Okapilco Elementary School
*Stringfellow Elementary School
*Sunset Elementary School
*Wright Elementary School
*Pre-K Program

'''Middle schools'''
*[[Williams Middle School (Moultrie, Georgia)|Williams Middle School]]

'''Junior high schools'''
*[[C.A. Gray Jr High School|C. A. Gray Junior High School]]

'''High schools'''
*[[Colquitt County High School]]
'''Alternative schools'''

* Colquitt County Achievement Center

=== Private schools ===
Colquitt County also has a small, private Christian School, Colquitt Christian Academy, which is located at Calvary Baptist Church.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://classicalchristian.org/schools/colquitt-christian-academy-ga/?v=a44707111a05|title=School Page}}</ref>

=== Higher education ===
*[[Southern Regional Technical College]] – Main Campus<ref>[http://southernregional.edu/ Southern Regional Technical College, Retrieved 2015.]</ref>
*[[Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College]] – Moultrie Campus<ref>[http://www.abac.edu/ Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Retrieved 2012.]</ref>
*[[Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine]] – South Georgia Campus. PCOM South Georgia opened in August 2019, offering a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree, and added a Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences in the fall of 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcom.edu/south-georgia/history.html |title=History &#124; PCOM South Georgia in Moultrie, GA |website=www.pcom.edu |access-date=Dec 3, 2020}}</ref>

==Industry==
Industry in the Moultrie area grew considerably when [[Sanderson Farms]] opened a processing plant in 2006 that now employs over 1,000 workers, over 10 percent of the local workforce.{{Citation needed|date=February 2008}} The manufacturer of light, single-engined [[STOL]] aircraft, the [[Maule Air]], is also located in Moultrie.

==Telecommunications==
There are three radio channels and three television stations located in Moultrie.

*'''Radio'''
**[[WMTM (AM)|WMTM-1300]] AM News/Talk
**[[WMTM-FM|WMTM-93.9]] FM Oldies Cruisin' 94
**[[WWGW-LP 102.5]] FM
*'''Television'''
**[[WSWG (TV)|WSWG]] CBS TV'
**[[CW44]] CW TV
**[[WSWG2]] My Network TV

==Historic sites==
Moultrie is home to several sites on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Colquitt County, Georgia]] of the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>[http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/GA/Colquitt/state.html Colquitt County Historic Buildings]</ref>

==Points of interest==
* Museum of Colquitt County History
* [[Reed Bingham State Park]] – offers camping, hiking, fishing, birding, and boating on a 375-acre lake. Wildlife includes bald eagles, alligators, and gopher tortoises.
* Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library
* Spence Field
* Colquitt County Arts Center – home to permanent collections, theatre groups, concerts, art education, and the Fall Quilt Exhibition
* Tom White Linear Park – a 7.5 mile "Rails to Trails" project, for walkers and cycle enthusiasts
* [[St. Mark's Anglican Church (Moultrie, Georgia)|St. Mark's Anglican Church]]

==  Transportation ==
Moultrie is served by [[U.S. Route 319|US 319]], which connects to [[Interstate 75]] and [[Interstate 10]]. [[Georgia State Route 37|State Road 37]] and [[Georgia State Route 111|State Road 111]] also run through Moultrie. Moultrie has two public airports used primarily for general aviation, [[Moultrie Municipal Airport]] and [[Spence Airport]].

==  Notable people ==
{{further|Category:People from Moultrie, Georgia}}

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{official website|http://www.moultriega.com}}
*[http://www.moultriechamber.com/ Moultrie-Colquitt County Chamber of Commerce]
*[http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/colquitt/olde-greenfield-church-and-historic-cemetery Olde Greenfield Church and Historic Cemetery] historical marker

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