Editing Preston, Georgia

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'''Preston''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Webster County, Georgia|Webster County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States, located seventeen miles west of [[Americus, Georgia|Americus]]. The population was 453 at the 2000 census. From 1857 to 2009, Preston was an [[incorporated municipality]]. The community is the [[county seat]] of Webster County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

==History==
Preston was founded in 1856 as the seat of Webster County. It was incorporated as a town in 1857 and as a city in 1977.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA242 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | accessdate=30 November 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | pages=242| isbn=978-1135948597 }}</ref> In 2009, the city was disincorporated and became part of the Unified Government of Webster County.

==Geography==
Preston is located at {{coord|32|3|39|N|84|32|18|W|type:city}} (32.060789, -84.538287).<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>

[[U.S. Route 280]], as well as Georgia State Routes [[Georgia State Route 41|41]] and [[Georgia State Route 153|153]], are the main highways through the community. U.S. Route 280 runs from east to west as Hamilton Street, leading east {{convert|9|mi|km|abbr=on}} to [[Plains, Georgia|Plains]] and west {{convert|9|mi|km|abbr=on}} to [[Richland, Georgia|Richland]]. GA-41 runs from south to north through the community and is briefly concurrent with U.S. 280 through the downtown area, leading north {{convert|19|mi|km|abbr=on}} to [[Buena Vista, Georgia|Buena Vista]] and southwest {{convert|9|mi|km|abbr=on}} to [[Weston, Georgia|Weston]]. GA-153 begins just north of the community and leads northeast {{convert|20|mi|km|abbr=on}} to [[Ellaville, Georgia|Ellaville]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|4.5|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 186
|1880= 139
|1900= 146
|1910= 259
|1920= 252
|1930= 321
|1940= 349
|1950= 260
|1960= 232
|1970= 226
|1980= 429
|1990= 388
|2000= 453
|2010= 
|estyear=2014
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|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2014">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014|accessdate=June 4, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523034651/https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014.html|archivedate=May 23, 2015}}</ref>
|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>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 453 people, 190 households, and 129 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|100.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 205 housing units at an average density of {{convert|45.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 67.77% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 28.26% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.53% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.22% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.75% of the population.

There were 190 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the town the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $29,750, and the median income for a family was $37,083. Males had a median income of $25,313 versus $19,464 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,779.  About 19.6% of families and 24.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 37.3% of those under age 18 and 32.9% of those age 65 or over.

== Education ==
The [[Webster County School District (Georgia)|Webster County School District]] holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary-middle school and one high school.<ref>[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=752&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education]{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Retrieved June 30, 2010.</ref> The district has 23 full-time teachers and over 405 students.<ref>[http://www.school-stats.com/GA/WEBSTER/WEBSTER_COUNTY.html School Stats], Retrieved June 30, 2010.</ref>
*Webster County Elementary/Middle School
*[[Webster County High School (Georgia)|Webster County High School]]

==Notable person==
*[[Walter F. George]] - 91st [[President pro tempore of the United States Senate]], born on a nearby farm.

==Gallery==

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File:Webster County, GA Courthouse.JPG|The Webster County courthouse was built in 1915 in the [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical revival]] style. It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Webster County, Georgia|National Register of Historic Places]] on September 18, 1980.
File:Webster County Jails; Preston, GA (NRHP).JPG|The Webster County Jails were added to the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Webster County, Georgia|National Register of Historic Places]] on March 3, 2000.
File:Preston, GA Post Office (31824).JPG|Post Office in Preston ([[ZIP code]]: 31824)
File:Webster County, GA Board of Education.JPG|Webster County Board of Education
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.webstercountyga.org Consolidated Government of Webster County] Including the city of Preston, Weston, and Webster County
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100401033647/http://www.webstereagles.net/ Webster County Board of Education] including the city of Preston and Weston
* [http://www.webstercosheriff.org Webster County Sheriff's Department] is the primary law enforcement agency for the entire county, and is an integral part of the County's system of justice.

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