Editing Oglethorpe, Georgia

{{Distinguish|Oglethorpe County, Georgia}}
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'''Oglethorpe''' is a city in [[Macon County, Georgia|Macon County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 995 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 1,328 in [[2010 United States census|2010]]. The city is the [[county seat]] of [[Macon County, Georgia|Macon 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/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> It was named for [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]'s founder, [[James Oglethorpe]].

==History==
Oglethorpe was founded in 1838. It was located in the Black Belt of Georgia, where [[slavery in the United States|slaves]] outnumbered whites and did the work to support cultivation of [[cotton]] as a commodity crop. Oglethorpe was incorporated as a town in 1849 and as a city in 1852. In 1857, the seat of Macon County was transferred to Oglethorpe from Lanier.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA241 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | access-date=30 November 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | pages=241| isbn=978-1135948597 }}</ref>

Oglethorpe was once one of the largest cities in southwestern Georgia. Epidemics of [[malaria]] and [[smallpox]] caused high fatalities in the early 1860s; the remaining residents in Oglethorpe fled south to [[Americus, Georgia|Americus]] to escape more disease.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.maconcountyga.gov/government/municipalities/oglethorpe-georgia |title=Oglethorpe, Georgia - Macon County Georgia - Municipalities |access-date=2013-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210232451/http://www.maconcountyga.gov/government/municipalities/oglethorpe-georgia |archive-date=2013-12-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Geography==
Oglethorpe is located in south-central Macon County at {{coord|32|17|36|N|84|3|45|W|type:city}} (32.293328, -84.062616).<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 sits on high ground west of the [[Flint River]], which forms the boundary between Oglethorpe and the larger city of [[Montezuma, Georgia|Montezuma]].

[[Georgia State Route 49]] passes through the center of town as Chatham Street. It leads east into Montezuma and northeast {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Marshallville, Georgia|Marshallville]], while to the southwest it leads {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Americus, Georgia|Americus]]. [[Georgia State Route 90|State Route 90]] enters from the north on North Randolph Street and Sumter Street and leaves to the east on Chatham Street. It connects Oglethorpe with [[Rupert, Georgia|Rupert]] {{convert|18|mi}} to the northwest and with [[Vienna, Georgia|Vienna]] {{convert|23|mi}} to the southeast. [[Georgia State Route 128|State Route 128]] leaves Oglethorpe to the north with SR 90 but leads {{Convert|19|mi}} to [[Reynolds, Georgia|Reynolds]]. [[Georgia State Route 26|State Route 26]] (Riverview Drive) passes through the south side of Oglethorpe, leading east through Montezuma {{convert|36|mi}} to [[Hawkinsville, Georgia|Hawkinsville]] and west {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Ellaville, Georgia|Ellaville]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Oglethorpe has a total area of {{convert|2.1|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.05|sqmi|2}}, or 2.34%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 113
|1860= 454
|1870= 400
|1880= 442
|1890= 486
|1900= 545
|1910= 924
|1920= 871
|1930= 953
|1940= 1048
|1950= 1204
|1960= 1169
|1970= 1286
|1980= 1305
|1990= 1302
|2000= 1200
|2010= 1328
|2020= 995
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|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>
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Oglethorpe first appeared in the [[1850 U.S. census|1850 U.S. census]].<ref name=1870CensusGA/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Oglethorpe, Georgia – racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / ethnicity <small>(''NH = non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Oglethorpe, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US1357736|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Oglethorpe, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1357736&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Oglethorpe, Georgia |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1357736&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|328
|376
|style='background: #ffffe6; |222
|27.33%
|28.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22.31%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|842
|893
|style='background: #ffffe6; |685
|70.17%
|67.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |68.84%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|3
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.25%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|9
|11
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|0.75%
|0.83%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.90%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.10%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|4
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.33%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or multiracial]] (NH)
|4
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21
|0.33%
|0.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.11%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|10
|42
|style='background: #ffffe6; |53
|0.83%
|3.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.33%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,200'''
|'''1,328'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''995'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 995 people, 561 households, and 351 families residing in the city.

== Education ==

=== Macon County School District ===
The [[Macon County School District]] holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school, a middle school, and a high school.<ref>[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=694&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Retrieved June 23, 2010.</ref> The district has 129 full-time teachers and over 2,200 students.<ref>[http://www.school-stats.com/GA/MACON/MACON_COUNTY.html School Stats], Retrieved June 23, 2010.</ref>
*Macon County Elementary School
*Macon County Middle School
*[[Macon County High School]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|www.cityofoglethorpe.com}}

{{Macon County, Georgia}}
{{Georgia county seats}}

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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Macon County, Georgia]]
[[Category:County seats in Georgia (U.S. state)]]