Editing Patterson, Georgia

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
<!-- Basic info  ---------------->
|name                     = Patterson, Georgia
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = <!-- images and maps  ----------->
|image_skyline            = City Hall in Patterson, GA, US.jpg
|image_caption            = Patterson City Hall
|image_flag               = 
|flag_size                = 
|image_seal               = 
|seal_size                = 
|image_shield             = 
|shield_size              = 
|image_blank_emblem       = 
|blank_emblem_type        = 
|blank_emblem_size        = 
|image_map                = Pierce_County_Georgia_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Patterson_Highlighted.svg
|map_caption              = Location in [[Pierce County, Georgia|Pierce County]] and the state of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
|image_map1               = 
|map_caption1             = <!-- Location ------------------>
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Georgia (U.S. state)|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Pierce County, Georgia|Pierce]]
|subdivision_type3        = 
|subdivision_name3        = 
|subdivision_type4        = 
|subdivision_name4        = <!-- Politics ----------------->
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = 
|leader_name              = 
|leader_title1            = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager -->
|leader_name1             = 
|leader_title2            = 
|leader_name2             = 
|leader_title3            = 
|leader_name3             = 
|leader_title4            = 
|leader_name4             = 
|established_title        = <!-- Settled -->
|established_date         = 
|established_title2       = <!-- Incorporated (town) -->
|established_date2        = 
|established_title3       = <!-- Incorporated (city) -->
|established_date3        = <!-- Area    --------------------->
|area_magnitude           = 
|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_13.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 18, 2021}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 6.86
|area_land_km2            = 6.83
|area_water_km2           = 0.02
|area_total_sq_mi         = 2.65
|area_land_sq_mi          = 2.64
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.01
|area_water_percent       = 
|area_urban_km2           = 
|area_urban_sq_mi         = 
|area_metro_km2           = 
|area_metro_sq_mi         = 
|area_blank1_title        = 
|area_blank1_km2          = 
|area_blank1_sq_mi        = <!-- Population   ----------------------->
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_note          = 
|population_total         = 749
|population_density_km2   = 109.59
|population_density_sq_mi = 283.82
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_metro_km2     = 
|population_density_metro_sq_mi   = 
|population_urban                 = 
|population_density_urban_km2     = 
|population_density_urban_sq_mi   = 
|population_blank1_title          = 
|population_blank1                = 
|population_density_blank1_km2    = 
|population_density_blank1_sq_mi  = <!-- General information  --------------->
|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|coordinates              = {{coord|31|23|14|N|82|8|18|W|region:US-GA|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_footnotes      = <!--for references: use <ref> tags-->
|elevation_m              = 32
|elevation_ft             = 105
<!-- Area/postal codes & others -------->
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 31557
|area_code                = [[Area code 912|912]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 13-59500<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0332619<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://thecityofpatterson.com/}}
|footnotes                = 
|pop_est_as_of = 
|pop_est_footnotes = 
|population_est = 
}}

'''Patterson''' is a city in [[Pierce County, Georgia|Pierce County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 749 in 2020.

==History==
Patterson was named after William Paterson, the proprietor of a local [[sawmill]].<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/p.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=172 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated Patterson in 1893.<ref>{{cite book|title=Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XzBAAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA284|year=1893|publisher=Clark & Hines, State Printers|page=284}}</ref>

==Geography==
Patterson is located at {{coord|31.387356|-82.138281|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=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|2.7|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

=== Climate ===
{{Weather box
| location = Patterson, Georgia
| single line = Yes
| metric first = Yes
| Jan high F = 63
| Feb high F = 66
| Mar high F = 70
| Apr high F = 78
| May high F = 85
| Jun high F = 90
| Jul high F = 92
| Aug high F = 92
| Sep high F = 87
| Oct high F = 79
| Nov high F = 69
| Dec high F = 62
| year high F = 78
| Jan low F = 39
| Feb low F = 38
| Mar low F = 44
| Apr low F = 51
| May low F = 60
| Jun low F = 68
| Jul low F = 70
| Aug low F = 71
| Sep low F = 67
| Oct low F = 56
| Nov low F = 44
| Dec low F = 38
| year low F = 54
| Jan precipitation inch = 4.2
| Feb precipitation inch = 3.8
| Mar precipitation inch = 4.3
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.4
| May precipitation inch = 3.7
| Jun precipitation inch = 5.5
| Jul precipitation inch = 6.1
| Aug precipitation inch = 5.7
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.9
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.1
| Nov precipitation inch = 2.3
| Dec precipitation inch = 2.8
| year precipitation inch = 8.7
| source 1 = Weatherbase <ref name=Weatherbase>
{{cite web
|url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=838690&cityname=Patterson-Georgia
|publisher=Weatherbase
|title=Weatherbase.com
|year=2013
}}
Retrieved on September 28, 2013.
</ref>
| date = September  2013
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1900= 314
|1910= 264
|1920= 357
|1930= 528
|1940= 541
|1950= 656
|1960= 719
|1970= 788
|1980= 763
|1990= 626
|2000= 627
|2010= 730
|2020= 749
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Patterson racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1359500&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-18|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|601
|80.24%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|99
|13.22%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|2
|0.27%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|23
|3.07%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|24
|3.2%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 749 people, 311 households, and 168 families residing in the city.

==Notable people==
*[[KaDee Strickland]], actress (b. 1975) Born in Blackshear but she grew up in Patterson and went to school in Pierce County. Her successful acting career includes a starring role in the television series ''[[Private Practice (TV series)|Private Practice]]''.
*[[Lindsay Thomas (politician)|Lindsay Thomas]], Congressman born in Patterson.<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000184 Robert Lindsay Thomas at Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]</ref>
*[[Carlton Rhem also known as Carle'eZi]], music producer/recording artist (b. 1993) Born in Waycross, GA Memorial Satilla Health Hospital and grew up in Patterson, GA and went to school in Pierce County High School. His growing music career includes collaborating with M.O.F Jugg(Patterson, GA Native), Lil Boosie, DJ Holiday(Gucci Mane DJ), DJ Sam Sneak(Rick Ross DJ). Having a small catalog with local fame has pushed Carle'eZi to start his own Record Label, LuTy Bloc Entertainment. #LuTY
*[[Naomi Whitehead]], the oldest living American since October 22, 2024, and fourth-oldest living person in the world, grew up in Patterson.

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

{{Pierce County, Georgia}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Pierce County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Waycross, Georgia micropolitan area]]