Editing Sylvester, Georgia

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| motto              = "Small Town. Big Heart."<ref name="City of Sylvester Georgia"/>

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| area_code          = [[Area code 229|229]]
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'''Sylvester''' is the county seat of [[Worth County, Georgia|Worth County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 5,644 in 2020. The city is the [[county seat]]<ref>{{cite web|url=  http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=8222 |title= Profile for Sylvester, Georgia, GA|publisher= ePodunk |accessdate= September 4, 2012}}</ref> and business center of Worth 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> and is claimed to be the ''Peanut Capital of the World'' due to its peanut production.<ref name="City of Sylvester Georgia"/>

==History==
Sylvester was [[plat]]ted in 1893.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/s.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=218 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated Sylvester as a town in 1898.<ref>{{cite book|title=Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EhQ4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA269|year=1899|publisher=J. Johnston|page=269}}</ref>

==Geography==
Sylvester is located at {{Coord|31|31|53|N|83|50|10|W|type:city}} (31.531425, -83.836233).<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|5.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|5.7|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (0.52%) is water.

Sylvester is located on [[Image:US 82.svg|15px]] [[U.S. Highway 82]] at the junction of [[Image:Georgia 33.svg|15px]] [[Georgia State Route 33]]. [[Image:Georgia 256.svg|15px]][[Georgia State Route 256]] enters into southeast Sylvester, where it is co-designated [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] Drive.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 552
|1910= 1447
|1920= 1547
|1930= 1984
|1940= 2191
|1950= 2623
|1960= 3610
|1970= 4226
|1980= 5860
|1990= 5702
|2000= 5990
|2010= 6188
|2020= 5644
|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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{| class="wikitable"
|+Sylvester racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1375188&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-18|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,023
|35.84%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|3,342
|59.21%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|6
|0.11%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|47
|0.83%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|6
|0.11%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|129
|2.29%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|91
|1.61%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 5,644 people, 2,346 households, and 1,709 families residing in the city.

== Education ==
The [[Worth County School District]] holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school.<ref>[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=759&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education], Retrieved June 30, 2010.</ref> The district has 296 full-time teachers and over 4,354 students.<ref>[http://www.school-stats.com/GA/WORTH/WORTH_COUNTY.html School Stats], Retrieved June 30, 2010.</ref>
*Worth County Elementary School
*Worth County Primary School
*[[Worth County Middle School]]
*[[Worth County High School]]

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* [[Marion Butts]] - NFL running back who played for the [[San Diego Chargers]], [[New England Patriots]], and [[Houston Oilers]]; born in Sylvester.
* [[Rickey Claitt]] - NFL running back who played for the [[Washington Redskins]]; born in Sylvester.
* [[Meshak Williams]] - NFL defensive end who played for the [[Baltimore Ravens]]; born in Sylvester. 
* [[Mary Hood]] - award-winning author of ''How Far She Went'', ''And Venus Is Blue'' and ''Familiar Heat''. Graduated from Worth County High School.
* [[Ray Jenkins]] - Newspaper editor and deputy press secretary to President [[Jimmy Carter]]; born in Sylvester.
* [[Daniel Mack]] - WWI black veteran lynched in town, but survived by playing dead.
* [[Sue Monk Kidd]] - author of the ''[[New York Times]]'' bestseller, ''[[The Secret Life of Bees (novel)|The Secret Life of Bees]]'' and ''[[The Mermaid Chair]]''. Born in Sylvester.
* [[Frank Park]] - Congressman (1913–1935)
* [[Bob Sikes]] - U.S. Representative for Florida, born in Isabella.
* [[Sonny Skinner]] - PGA golf pro.
* [[Michael Carter (musician)|Michael Carter]] - Musician, Songwriter, Producer (Lead guitarist for Luke Bryan), graduated from Worth County High School.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://cityofsylvester.com/index.php City of Sylvester Georgia] Portal style website, government, business, library, recreation and more
* [http://www.worth.k12.ga.us/ Worth County Schools Home Page]

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[[Category:Cities in Worth County, Georgia]]
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[[Category:Albany metropolitan area, Georgia]]