Editing Remerton, Georgia

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'''Remerton''' is a city in [[Lowndes County, Georgia|Lowndes County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 1,123 at the 2010 census,<ref>[https://www.census.gov United States Census]</ref> and 1,334 in 2020. It was incorporated as a town in 1951, and chartered as a city under [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] law in 2000.
 
Remerton is an [[enclave]] of [[Valdosta, Georgia|Valdosta]] and is a popular place for [[Valdosta State University]] students to live.

==History==
Remerton was founded in 1899 as a company town for workers at the Strickland Cotton Mill.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8F9aLbyWfPYC&pg=PA556 | title=The New Georgia Guide | publisher=University of Georgia Press | date=1996 | accessdate=3 December 2013 | author=University of Georgia Press | pages=556| isbn=9780820317991 }}</ref> It was named for banker Remer Y. Lane. In 1951 Remerton was incorporated as municipality.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/r.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=187 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> In January 1979, Strickland Cotton Mills closed. Two months later the mill was purchased by Wipo Inc. and the mill began to operate as Sugar Creek Textiles.<ref name="valdostamuseum.com">{{Cite web|url=http://valdostamuseum.com/exhibitions/online-exhibits-2/places/remerton-georgia-timeline/|title = Remerton, Georgia Timeline &#124; Lowndes County Historical Society Museum}}</ref>

During the 1980s Remerton underwent many changes. Apartments began being built to attract students from what was then known as Valdosta State College. Also, businesses including a [[Piggly Wiggly]] were built. In 1985 the L.E. Davis family purchased the Strickland Cotton Mill building from Sugar Creek Textiles. The next year Fred Wilkinson purchased the building and used the building for his Wilkinson Textile Company.<ref name="valdostamuseum.com"/>

On 1 November 2005, the Strickland Cotton Mill building was purchased by Remerton Mills, LLC. Remerton Mills, LLC is a corporation with local businessman Joseph H. Tillman Sr. as the registered agent.<ref>http://corp.sos.state.ga.us/corp/soskb/Corp.asp?347632 {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}</ref> In 2006 Remerton Mills, LLC announced plans for renovating the Strickland Cotton Mill building into residential and commercial spaces.<ref name="valdostamuseum.com"/>

In 2012 plans for the demolition of the historic Strickland Cotton Mill were put in motion by Remerton Mills, LLC despite calls from preservationists and locals to save it. Plans were announced to build a park at the site.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wctv.tv/wswg/home/headlines/Remerton-Mill-To-Come-Down-169551956.html |title=Famous Remerton Mill To Be Torn Down |website=www.wctv.tv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029034058/http://www.wctv.tv/wswg/home/headlines/Remerton-Mill-To-Come-Down-169551956.html |archive-date=2012-10-29}}</ref> The demolition of the mill building began in June 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wctv.tv/news/georgianews/headlines/Demolition-Of-Remerton-Mill-Has-Begun-210178921.html |title=Demolition Of Remerton Mill Has Begun |website=www.wctv.tv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121033547/http://www.wctv.tv/news/georgianews/headlines/Demolition-Of-Remerton-Mill-Has-Begun-210178921.html |archive-date=2014-01-21}}</ref>

==Geography==
Remerton is located at {{coord|30|50|36|N|83|18|30|W|type:city}} (30.843572, -83.308492).<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|0.2|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 571
|1970= 523
|1980= 443
|1990= 463
|2000= 847
|2010= 1123
|2020= 1334
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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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In 2000,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 847 people, 440 households, and 124 families residing in the city. In 2020, its population increased to 1,334.

==Education==
Residents are in the [[Lowndes County School District (Georgia)|Lowndes County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13185_lowndes/DC20SD_C13185.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lowndes County, GA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-26}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13185_lowndes/DC20SD_C13185_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> [[Lowndes High School]] is the zoned comprehensive high school.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://cityofremerton.com/ City of Remerton Website]
*[http://wikimapia.org/#lat=30.843731&lon=-83.308264&z=16&l=0&m=h&v=2 City of Remerton WikiMapia View]
*[http://remerton.georgia.gov/ Information from the State of Georgia Website]

{{Lowndes County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Lowndes County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Cities in the Valdosta metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Enclaves in the United States]]