Editing Thomasville, Georgia

{{Short description|City in Georgia, United States}}
{{Distinguish|Thomaston, Georgia}}
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'''Thomasville''' is the [[county seat]] of [[Thomas County, Georgia]], United States. The population was 18,881 in 2020.

The city deems itself the "City of Roses" and holds an annual Rose Festival. The city features plantations open to the public, a historic downtown, a large farmer's market, and [[The Big Oak|an oak tree from about 1680]] at the corner of Monroe and Crawford streets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.monumentaltrees.com/en/usa/georgia/thomascounty/15975_cornerofmonroecrawfordsts/30108/|title = Southern live oak 'The Big Oak' at corner of Monroe & Crawford STS, Thomasville, Georgia, United States}}</ref>

==History==
Thomasville was founded in 1825 as seat of the newly formed Thomas County. It was incorporated as a town in 1831 and as a city in 1889. The community was named for [[Jett Thomas]], a general in the [[War of 1812]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA249 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | access-date=30 November 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | pages=249| isbn=978-1135948597 }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|14.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|14.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (0.40%) is water. It is the second largest city in [[Southwest Georgia]] after [[Albany, Georgia|Albany]]. The city has three U.S. Routes: [[U.S. Route 19|19]], [[U.S. Route 84|84]] and [[U.S. Route 319|319]]. It is located 34 miles northeast of [[Tallahassee, Florida]], 28 miles southwest of [[Moultrie, Georgia|Moultrie]], 43 miles west of [[Valdosta, Georgia|Valdosta]], 95 miles east of [[Dothan, Alabama]], 59 miles south of [[Albany, Georgia|Albany]] and 22 miles north of [[Monticello, Florida]].

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Thomasville has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=98737&cityname=Thomasville-Georgia|title=Thomasville, Georgia Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase|access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref>
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|location = Thomasville, Georgia
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 86
|Feb record high F = 86
|Mar record high F = 96
|Apr record high F = 96
|May record high F = 102
|Jun record high F = 104
|Jul record high F = 106
|Aug record high F = 104
|Sep record high F = 106
|Oct record high F = 97
|Nov record high F = 89
|Dec record high F = 85
|Jan high F = 63
|Feb high F = 68
|Mar high F = 73
|Apr high F = 79
|May high F = 86
|Jun high F = 90
|Jul high F = 92
|Aug high F = 91
|Sep high F = 87
|Oct high F = 81
|Nov high F = 73
|Dec high F = 65
|Jan low F = 39
|Feb low F = 42
|Mar low F = 47
|Apr low F = 53
|May low F = 61
|Jun low F = 69
|Jul low F = 71
|Aug low F = 71
|Sep low F = 67
|Oct low F = 57
|Nov low F = 49
|Dec low F = 41
|Jan record low F = 5
|Feb record low F = 11
|Mar record low F = 19
|Apr record low F = 30
|May record low F = 41
|Jun record low F = 48
|Jul record low F = 56
|Aug record low F = 53
|Sep record low F = 37
|Oct record low F = 26
|Nov record low F = 11
|Dec record low F = 8
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.80
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.88
|Mar precipitation inch = 5.67
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.08
|May precipitation inch = 3.00
|Jun precipitation inch = 5.84
|Jul precipitation inch = 5.68
|Aug precipitation inch = 5.72
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.52
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.02
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.44
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.65
|source = The Weather Channel<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USGA0566?from=month_bottomnav_undeclared
|title = Climate Statistics for Thomasville, Georgia
|access-date = May 23, 2012}}</ref>
|date=October 2014}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 1651
|1880= 2555
|1890= 5514
|1900= 5322
|1910= 6727
|1920= 8196
|1930= 11733
|1940= 12683
|1950= 14424
|1960= 18246
|1970= 18155
|1980= 18463
|1990= 17457
|2000= 18162
|2010= 18413
|2020= 18881
|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=|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=|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=|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=|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=}}</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=}}</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=}}</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=}}</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=}}</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=}}</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=}}</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=}}</ref> 
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Thomasville by race as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1376224&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-07|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
|7,666
|40.6%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]]
|9,874
|52.3%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|40
|0.21%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|212
|1.12%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|6
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|571
|3.02%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|512
|2.71%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 18,881 people, 7,529 households, and 4,983 families residing in the city.

==Economy==
The bakery company [[Flowers Foods]] is based in Thomasville. Senior Life Insurance Company and Archbold Medical Center are also based in Thomasville.

==Arts and culture==
Thomasville plants and maintains more than 1,000 [[rose]]s located throughout the city, as do a number of residents who have their own rose gardens.  During the last week of April, rose growers from all over the world display their prize roses for a panel of judges. The Thomasville Rose Garden at Cherokee Lake Park is the largest of 85 rose beds maintained by the city, and is host to the annual rose festival.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lotz|first1=CJ|title=The South's Rose City Throws a Party|url=http://gardenandgun.com/blog/souths-rose-city-throws-party|access-date=22 May 2016|date=21 April 2016}}</ref>

Thomasville is home to several historic and cultural organizations, including the Thomas County Historical Society and Museum of History, Thomasville Landmarks, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thomasvillelandmarks.org|title=Thomasville Landmarks|website=Thomasville Landmarks|access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref> the Thomasville Center for the Arts, the [[Jack Hadley|Jack Hadley Black History Museum]], and [[Pebble Hill Plantation]]. Daily tours and research hours are available at each institution.

An Annual MLK (Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.) Walk and Festival is held there in January of each year since 2009.

== Education ==

=== Thomasville City School District ===
The [[Thomasville City School District]] serves pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of three elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school, Thomasville High School.<ref>{{cite web|title=Schools in Thomasville City|url=http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=789&T=0&FY=2008|publisher=Georgia Board of Education|access-date=5 September 2010}}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref> The district has 204 full-time teachers and over 3,107 students.<ref>{{cite web|title=School data for Thomasville City|url=http://www.school-stats.com/GA/THOMAS/THOMASVILLE_CITY.html|publisher=School-stats|access-date=5 September 2010}}</ref>

=== Thomas County School District ===
The [[Thomas County School District]] serves pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of three elementary schools, a middle school, and two high schools, Thomas County Central High School and Bishop Hall Charter School.<ref>{{cite web|title=Schools in Thomas County|url=http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=736&T=0&FY=2009|publisher=Georgia Board of Education|access-date=5 September 2010}}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref> The district has 329 full-time teachers and over 5,466 students.<ref>{{cite web|title=School data for Thomas County|url=http://www.school-stats.com/GA/THOMAS/THOMAS_COUNTY.html|publisher=School-stats|access-date=5 September 2010}}</ref>

=== Private schools ===
*Thomasville Christian School (Pre-K - 9)
*Brookwood School (Pre-K-12) Independent college preparatory school.

=== Higher education ===
*[[Thomas University]] - Main Campus<ref>{{cite web|title=Thomas University|url=http://www.thomasu.edu/|access-date=5 September 2010}}</ref>
*[[Southern Regional Technical College]] - Main Campus<ref>{{cite web|title=Southwest Georgia Technical College Scholars Academy (grades 6-12)
 |url=http://www.southwestgatech.edu/about/maps.php|access-date=5 September 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806220719/http://www.southwestgatech.edu/about/maps.php|archive-date=6 August 2010}}</ref>

==Media==
=== Newspaper ===
* The ''[[Thomasville Times-Enterprise]]'' is a daily newspaper owned by Community Newspaper Holdings, CNHI. The newspaper publishes the glossy magazine ''Thomasville Scene''.

===Radio===
* [[WPAX]] 1240 AM
* [[WHGH]]
* [[WSTT]]

==Infrastructure==
The city has installed a [[Fiber-optic communication|fiber optic network]], known as CNS, which provides affordable, high speed Internet access. The city's network has been in place since 1999.  The city transfers excess revenues from CNS services and from its other utilities to the city's general fund to pay for police and fire protection, street maintenance, and other essential services. In 2012, because of these revenues, the city was able to eliminate property fire tax for its residents and businesses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesenterprise.com/x325753402/City-fire-tax-extinguished|title=City fire tax extinguished |first= Patti| last= Dozier |website= Timenterprise.com |date=29 September 2012 |access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref>

==Notable people==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline -->
{{More citations needed section|date=December 2012}}
* [[William Andrews (American football player)|William Andrews]] – NFL player for [[Atlanta Falcons]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ANDREWIL01|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060901224908/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ANDREWIL01|url-status= usurped|archive-date= September 1, 2006|title=William L. Andrews |publisher= databaseFootball.com |access-date= December 21, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Lloyd J. Austin]] – [[U.S. Army]], former [[United States Secretary of Defense]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news03/as-gen-lloyd-austin-retires-north-country-remembers-his-fort-drum-command-20160405|title=As Gen. Lloyd Austin retires, north country remembers his Fort Drum command|last=Block|first=Gordon|date=2016-04-05|work=[[Watertown Daily Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327170704/http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news03/as-gen-lloyd-austin-retires-north-country-remembers-his-fort-drum-command-20160405|archive-date=2018-03-27}}</ref>
* [[Stephanie Bentley]] – country music artist<ref>''MusicHound Country: The Essential Album Guide'' {{ISBN|978-1-578-59006-3}} p. 83</ref>
* [[Mike Bobo]] – college football coach<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tvillebulldogs.com/dspPerson.php?qPersonnum=12|title=MIKE BOBO|publisher= tvillebulldogs.com|access-date= February 13, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Elbridge Bryant]] – singer and one of the founding members of [[The Temptations]]<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches|last=Simmonds|first=Jeremy|publisher=[[Chicago Review Press]]|year=2012|isbn=978-1-61374-478-9|edition=2nd|location=Chicago|pages=82|chapter=Elbridge 'Al' Bryant}}</ref>
* [[Joe Burns (NFL running back)|Joe Burns]] – running back for the [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets]] and NFL's [[Buffalo Bills]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BURNSJOE01|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061029010919/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BURNSJOE01|url-status= usurped|archive-date= October 29, 2006|title=Joe Frank Burns|website=DatabaseFootball.com |access-date= December 21, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Benjamin Butterworth]] – U.S. Representative from Ohio<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001200|title=BUTTERWORTH, Benjamin, (1837 - 1898)|dictionary= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date= December 21, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Joelle Carter]] – actress<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kentucky.com/entertainment/tv/article44568555.html|title=As Kentucky-based 'Justified' comes to an end, actress reflects on her character, Ava, and what's next|website=Kentucky.com|access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref>
* [[Robert Carter (basketball)|Robert Carter]] (born 1994) - basketball player in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/nba/2016/06/22/robert-carter-nba-draft-2016-maryland-georgia-tech-76ers-celtics-lakers|title=The twists, turns of Robert Carter's long NBA draft road|last=Fischer|first=Jake|date=2016-06-16|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327171433/https://www.si.com/nba/2016/06/22/robert-carter-nba-draft-2016-maryland-georgia-tech-76ers-celtics-lakers|archive-date=2018-03-27}}</ref>
* [[Tashard Choice]] – running back for [[Georgia Tech]] and NFL's [[Dallas Cowboys]]{{Citation needed|date= December 2012}}<!--MISSING CONNECTION TO Thomasville-->
* [[Reshard Cliett]] – NFL player
* [[Danny Copeland]] – NFL safety for [[Washington Redskins]] ([[Super Bowl XXVII]] championship team)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=COPELDAN01|title= Danny Lamar Copeland|publisher= databaseFootball.com|access-date= December 21, 2012|url-status= usurped|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121015223442/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=COPELDAN01|archive-date= October 15, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Henry Elrod]] – U.S. Marine captain, posthumously awarded Medal of Honor for actions on Wake Island, 1941
* [[Harris English]] – professional golfer{{Citation needed|date= December 2012}}<!--MISSING CONNECTION TO Thomasville-->
* [[Mary Lena Faulk]] – professional golfer, 1953 winner of US Women's Amateur Championship; one of the founders of the LPGA<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.timesenterprise.com/news/local_news/the-life-of-mary-lena-faulk/article_7ca53e72-026b-11e6-a7c4-df05140ec656.html|title=The Life of Mary Lena Faulk|last=Watt|first=Will|date=2016-04-14|work=[[Thomasville Times-Enterprise]]|access-date=2018-03-27}}</ref>
* [[Henry Ossian Flipper]] – first African American graduate of West Point in 1877{{Citation needed|date= December 2012}}<!--MISSING CONNECTION TO Thomasville-->
* [[Myron Guyton]] – NFL safety for [[New York Giants]] and [[New England Patriots]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GUYTOMYR01|title=Myron Guyton|publisher=databaseFootball.com|access-date=December 21, 2012|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717054248/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GUYTOMYR01|archive-date=July 17, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Raymond Hughes (conductor)|Raymond Hughes]] – conductor and [[Metropolitan Opera]] chorus master
* [[Clifford Ivory]] – NFL and CFL football player
* [[Shawn Jones (American football)|Shawn Jones]] – football player, quarterback for [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]] including [[1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|1990 National Championship]] team, safety for the [[Minnesota Vikings]]
* [[Rolf Kauka]] – German cartoonist (died in Thomasville)
* [[Sam Madison]] – NFL defensive back for [[Miami Dolphins]] and New York Giants
* [[Guy McIntyre]] – NFL player for [[San Francisco 49ers]], [[Green Bay Packers]], [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
* [[Delia Owens]] - author<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grey |first=Tobias |date=2018-11-12 |title=With 'Where the Crawdads Sing,' a Debut Novel Goes Big |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/with-where-the-crawdads-sing-a-debut-novel-goes-big-1542031755 |access-date=2022-05-14 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-11 |title=Delia Owens |url=https://www.bookpage.com/interviews/22927-delia-owens-fiction/ |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=BookPage {{!}} Discover your next great book! |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Marcus Stroud]] – NFL defensive tackle
* [[Edward Thomas (gridiron football)|Edward Thomas]] – gridiron football player
* [[Brandon Thompson (American football)|Brandon Thompson]] – NFL player
* [[Dina Titus]] – member of the U.S. House of Representatives from [[Nevada]]'s 1st District
* [[Theo Titus]] - Georgia state legislator, journalist, writer, and businessman
* [[Charlie Ward|Charlie Ward Jr.]] – [[Heisman Trophy]]-winning quarterback for [[Florida State University|Florida State]] football, basketball player for NBA's [[New York Knicks]], assistant coach for [[Houston Rockets]]
* [[Bailey White]] – author
* [[Scott Wilson (actor)|Scott Wilson]] – actor
* [[Sheddrick Wilson]] – NFL player
* [[Joanne Woodward]] – Academy Award-winning actress, philanthropist, wife of actor [[Paul Newman]]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2nVQAAAAIBAJ&pg=2128%2C5738668 | title=Small Towns Have Produced Many Big Stars | work=The Milwaukee Sentinel | date=Nov 27, 1969 | access-date=22 May 2015 | author=Wilson, Earl | pages=A33}}</ref>
* [[Andrew Young]] – civil rights leader, minister, ambassador to the United Nations

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://thomasville.org/ City of Thomasville official website]
* [http://www.thomasvillega.com Thomasville Welcome Page]
* [http://www.thomasvillelandmarks.org/ Thomasville Landmarks - Historic preservation organization]

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