Editing Tifton, Georgia

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
<!-- Basic info  ---------------->
 | official_name            = Tifton, Georgia
 | other_name               = 
 | native_name              = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English -->
 | settlement_type          = [[City]]
 | nickname                 = Friendly City
 | motto                    = 
<!-- images and maps  ----------->
 | image_skyline            = TiftonCityHall.JPG
 | imagesize                = 
 | image_caption            = Tifton 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                = Tift_County_Georgia_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Tifton_Highlighted.svg
 | mapsize                  = 250px
 | map_caption              = Location in [[Tift County, Georgia|Tift County]] and the state of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
 | image_map1               = 
 | mapsize1                 = 
 | map_caption1             = 
 | image_dot_map            = 
 | dot_mapsize              = 
 | dot_map_caption          = 
 | dot_x                    = 
 | dot_y                    = 
 | pushpin_map              = <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map -->
 | pushpin_label_position   = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
 | pushpin_map_caption      = 
 | pushpin_mapsize          = 
<!-- 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        = [[Tift County, Georgia|Tift]]
 | subdivision_type3        = 
 | subdivision_name3        = 
 | subdivision_type4        = 
 | subdivision_name4        = 
<!-- Politics ----------------->
 | government_footnotes     = 
 | government_type          = 
 | leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
 | leader_name              = Julie Smith
 | leader_title1            = [[City Manager]]
 | leader_name1             = Larry Lawrence
 | 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    --------------------->
 | 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           = 33.76
 | area_land_km2            = 33.26
 | area_water_km2           = 0.50
 | area_total_sq_mi         = 13.04
 | area_land_sq_mi          = 12.84
 | area_water_sq_mi         = 0.19
 | 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         = 17045
 | population_density_km2   = 512.43
 | population_density_sq_mi = 1327.18
 | 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|EST]]
 | utc_offset               = -5
 | timezone_DST             = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
 | utc_offset_DST           = -4
 | coordinates              = {{coord|31|27|48|N|83|30|36|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
 | elevation_footnotes      = <!--for references: use <ref> tags-->
 | elevation_m              = 108
 | elevation_ft             = 354
<!-- Area/postal codes & others -------->
 | postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
 | postal_code              = 31793-31794
 | area_code                =[[Area code 229|229]]
 | blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
 | blank_info               = 13-76476<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
 | blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
 | blank1_info              = 0324159<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
 | website                  = {{URL|http://www.tifton.net}}
 | footnotes                = |
 | pop_est_as_of            = 
 | pop_est_footnotes        = 
 | population_est           = 
}}

'''Tifton''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Tift County, Georgia|Tift County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 17,045 at the 2020 census.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

The area's public schools are administered by the [[Tift County School District]]. [[Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College]] has its main campus in Tifton. [[Southern Regional Technical College]] and the [[University of Georgia]] also have Tifton campuses.

Sites in the area include the [[Coastal Plain Research Arboretum]], [[Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College]], and the [[Georgia Museum of Agriculture & Historic Village]]. The [[Tifton Commercial Historic District]] and the [[Tifton Residential Historic District]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

== History ==
[[File:Child Labor in Georgia, United States, 1909 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Child workers at Tifton Cotton Mills, 1909. Photographed by [[Lewis Hine]].]]
Tifton was founded in 1872 in [[Berrien County, Georgia|Berrien County]] at the junction of the [[Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad]] and the [[Brunswick and Western Railroad]] by sawmill owner Henry H. Tift. Tifton was incorporated as a city in 1890.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA250 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | access-date=30 November 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | pages=250| isbn=978-1135948597 }}</ref>  In 1905, it was designated county seat of the newly formed Tift County.

Several Chicago-Florida and Cincinnati-Florida passenger trains made stops in Tifton: the [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad|Atlantic Coast Line]]'s ''[[Seminole (train)|Seminole]],'' ''[[Flamingo (train)|Flamingo]]'' and ''[[City of Miami (train)|City of Miami]]'' and the [[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]]'s ''[[Ponce de Leon (train)|Ponce de Leon]]'' and ''[[Royal Palm (train)|Royal Palm]].'' With the discontinuance of the ''City of Miami'' in 1971, Tifton was left without passenger service.

==Geography==
Tifton is located in south central Georgia along Interstate 75, which runs north to south through the city, leading north {{convert|167|mi|km|abbr=on}} to [[Atlanta]] and south {{convert|45|mi|km|abbr=on}} to [[Valdosta, Georgia|Valdosta]]. Other highways that pass through the city include [[U.S. Route 41#Georgia|U.S. Route 41]], [[U.S. Route 82 in Georgia|U.S. Route 82]], [[U.S. Route 319#Georgia|U.S. Route 319]], and [[Georgia State Route 125]].

===Climate===
{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Tifton, Georgia, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1911&ndash;present

|Jan record high F = 83
|Feb record high F = 90
|Mar record high F = 90
|Apr record high F = 93
|May record high F = 99
|Jun record high F = 105
|Jul record high F = 104
|Aug record high F = 104
|Sep record high F = 106
|Oct record high F = 98
|Nov record high F = 88
|Dec record high F = 84

|Jan avg record high F = 75.5
|Feb avg record high F = 78.6
|Mar avg record high F = 82.6
|Apr avg record high F = 87.6
|May avg record high F = 92.7
|Jun avg record high F = 95.8
|Jul avg record high F = 96.9
|Aug avg record high F = 96.3
|Sep avg record high F = 93.8
|Oct avg record high F = 88.1
|Nov avg record high F = 82.0
|Dec avg record high F = 77.1
|year avg record high F = 98.1

<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =58.7
| Feb high F  =63.8
| Mar high F  =69.0
| Apr high F  =75.4
| May high F  =84.0
| Jun high F  =87.9
| Jul high F  =90.0
| Aug high F  =89.4
| Sep high F  =85.8
| Oct high F  =77.1
| Nov high F  =68.3
| Dec high F  =62.6
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =47.6
| Feb mean F  =52.0
| Mar mean F  =57.3
| Apr mean F  =63.7
| May mean F  =72.2
| Jun mean F  =77.6
| Jul mean F  =80.1
| Aug mean F  =79.6
| Sep mean F  =75.5
| Oct mean F  =66.1
| Nov mean F  =56.5
| Dec mean F  =51.1
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =36.6
| Feb low F  =40.1
| Mar low F  =45.6
| Apr low F  =52.0
| May low F  =60.3
| Jun low F  =67.4
| Jul low F  =70.2
| Aug low F  =69.9
| Sep low F  =65.2
| Oct low F  =55.1
| Nov low F  =44.6
| Dec low F  =39.5

|Jan avg record low F = 22.8
|Feb avg record low F = 26.4
|Mar avg record low F = 29.7
|Apr avg record low F = 39.6
|May avg record low F = 49.0
|Jun avg record low F = 60.6
|Jul avg record low F = 65.4
|Aug avg record low F = 64.7
|Sep avg record low F = 56.3
|Oct avg record low F = 41.1
|Nov avg record low F = 30.3
|Dec avg record low F = 26.3
|year avg record low F = 20.7

|Jan record low F = 0
|Feb record low F = 12
|Mar record low F = 16
|Apr record low F = 30
|May record low F = 39
|Jun record low F = 48
|Jul record low F = 54
|Aug record low F = 54
|Sep record low F = 42
|Oct record low F = 28
|Nov record low F = 10
|Dec record low F = 6

<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =4.08
| Feb precipitation inch  =4.40
| Mar precipitation inch  =4.77
| Apr precipitation inch  =3.28
| May precipitation inch  =2.67
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.95
| Jul precipitation inch  =5.16
| Aug precipitation inch  =4.45
| Sep precipitation inch  =4.28
| Oct precipitation inch  =2.83
| Nov precipitation inch  =3.16
| Dec precipitation inch  =4.20

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 8.7
|Feb precipitation days = 8.1
|Mar precipitation days = 7.7
|Apr precipitation days = 6.5
|May precipitation days = 6.9
|Jun precipitation days = 11.5
|Jul precipitation days = 12.4
|Aug precipitation days = 12.4
|Sep precipitation days = 7.9
|Oct precipitation days = 6.2
|Nov precipitation days = 5.9
|Dec precipitation days = 7.4

<!-- Snowfall -->
| Jan snow inch  =
| Feb snow inch  =
| Mar snow inch  =
| Apr snow inch  =
| May snow inch  =
| Jun snow inch  =
| Jul snow inch  =
| Aug snow inch  =
| Sep snow inch  =
| Oct snow inch  =
| Nov snow inch  =
| Dec snow inch  =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 
|Feb snow days = 
|Mar snow days = 
|Apr snow days = 
|May snow days = 
|Jun snow days = 
|Jul snow days = 
|Aug snow days = 
|Sep snow days = 
|Oct snow days = 
|Nov snow days = 
|Dec snow days =

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00098703&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Tifton, GA
|access-date = May 11, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=tae
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Tallahassee
|access-date = May 11, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 1384
|1910= 2381
|1920= 3005
|1930= 3390
|1940= 5228
|1950= 6831
|1960= 9903
|1970= 12179
|1980= 13749
|1990= 14215
|2000= 15060
|2010= 16350
|2020= 17045
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|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>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Tifton racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1376476&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-18|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|7,367
|43.22%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|6,349
|37.25%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|29
|0.17%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|434
|2.55%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|575
|3.37%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|2,291
|13.44%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 17,045 people, 5,906 households, and 3,779 families residing in the city.

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Tifton Post Office.jpg|thumb|Tifton Post Office]]

===Libraries===
Tifton has a [[public library]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cprl.org/ttcpl.html | title=Homepage | publisher=Tifton - Tift County Public Library | access-date=30 July 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721071655/http://www.cprl.org/ttcpl.html | archive-date=21 July 2014 }}</ref> in addition to an extensive college library located at nearby [[Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College]].

=== Points of interest ===
* [[Coastal Plain Research Arboretum]]
* [[Georgia Museum of Agriculture & Historic Village]]

Until recently, Tifton was the home of the world's second largest [[magnolia]] tree, which was located in Magnolia Tree Park. In 2004, the tree was burned in a fire. The cause of the fire has never been given by local authorities. Currently, the tree and observation area are blocked from visitors by a gate.<ref>{{cite web | publisher=The Tifton Gazette | title=Landmark still recuperating from fire | url=http://www.tiftongazette.com/archivesearch/local_story_070221211.html | year=2006 | access-date=2008-02-13 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914094037/http://www.tiftongazette.com/archivesearch/local_story_070221211.html | archive-date=2012-09-14 }}</ref>  Although it no longer grows, the tree still stands. It is not known where the new second largest magnolia tree resides.

===Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village===
{{main|Georgia Museum of Agriculture & Historic Village}}
The Georgia Museum of Agriculture & Historic Village, formerly known as Agrirama, is located in Tifton, Georgia. It opened on July 4, 1976. The grounds consist of five areas: a traditional farm community of the 1870s, an 1890s progressive farmstead, an industrial sites complex, rural town, and national peanut complex; and the Museum of Agriculture Center. Over 35 structures have been relocated to the {{convert|95|acre|m2|adj=on}} site and faithfully restored or preserved. Costumed interpreters explain and demonstrate the lifestyle and activities of this time in Georgia's history.

===Historic districts===
The [[Tifton Residential Historic District]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on April 30, 2008. It is bounded generally by 14th Street, Goff Street, 2nd Street and Forrest Avenue at coordinates {{coord|31|27|35|N|83|30|25|W|region:US-GA_dim:1000|display=i|name=Tifton Residential Historic District}}. The [[Tifton Commercial Historic District]] and the [[Tift County Courthouse]] are also on the National Register.

==Sports==
In 2000, the boys 10u baseball team won the state championship with an undefeated season (24–0).

In 2010, the indoor football team [[Georgia Firebirds]] relocated from Waycross, Georgia to Tifton.

==Education==
[[File:Tift County Board of Education.jpg|thumb|[[Tift County School District]] headquarters]]

=== Tift County School District ===
The [[Tift County School District]] holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of, eight elementary schools, two middle schools, one high school, and an alternative school.<ref>[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=737&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education]{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}, Retrieved June 28, 2010.</ref> The district has 467 full-time teachers and over 7,641 students.<ref>[http://www.school-stats.com/GA/TIFT/TIFT_COUNTY.html School Stats], Retrieved June 28, 2010.</ref>

===Private schools===
* [[Tiftarea Academy]], located in Chula, Georgia (PK–12)
*[[Grace Baptist Christian School, Tifton|Grace Baptist Christian School]]

===Higher education===
*[[Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College]] - Main Campus<ref>[http://www.abac.edu/ Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College], Retrieved June 28, 2010.</ref>
*[[Southern Regional Technical College]] - Tifton Campus<ref>[https://southernregional.edu/campus-sites Southern Regional Technical College- Tifton Campus], Retrieved September 9, 2020.</ref>
*[[University of Georgia]] - Tifton Agricultural Campus<ref>[http://www.caes.uga.edu/campus/tifton/ University of Georgia- Tifton Agricultural Campus], Retrieved June 28, 2010.</ref>

==Media==
''[[The Tifton Gazette]]'' is a weekly newspaper published Thursdays in Tifton, Georgia. It is operated by South Georgia Media Group, a division of Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. ''The Tifton Grapevine''  <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tiftongrapevine.com/|title=Tifton Grapevine - Home|website=Tifton Grapevine}}</ref> is a twice-weekly online newspaper with an email circulation of 5,800. It is operated by Sayles Unlimited Marketing.

==Infrastructure==
[[File:WaterTowerTiftonGA.jpg|thumb|Tifton water tower seen from I-75]]

===Transportation===
====Major highways====
* [[Image:I-75.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 75 (Georgia)|Interstate 75]] 
* [[Image:US 41.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 41 in Georgia|U.S. Highway 41]] 
* [[Image:US 82.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 82 (Georgia)|U.S. Route 82]] 
* [[Image:US 319.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 319 (Georgia)|U.S. Route 319]] 
* [[Image:Georgia 125.svg|25px]] [[State Route 125 (Georgia)|State Route 125]]

====Airports====
* [[Henry Tift Myers Airport]] is a public airport located {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} southeast of Tifton, serving the general aviation community, with no scheduled commercial airline service.

==Notable people==<!-- New links in alphabetical order (by last name) please -->
{{more citations needed section|date=April 2024}}
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}

* [[Nanci Bowen]] - [[LPGA]] golfer
* [[Home Free (group)|Austin Brown]] - member of a cappella group [[Home Free (group)|Home Free]]
* [[Justin Brownlee]] - professional basketball player for the [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel]] of the [[Philippine Basketball Association|PBA]]
* [[Caitlin Carmichael]] - [[child actress]]
* [[Harold Cohen (soldier)|Harold Cohen]] - US Army colonel during World War II and recipient of the [[Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)|Distinguished Service Medal]]
* [[Larry Dean (Canadian football)|Larry Dean]] - football [[linebacker]] for the [[Minnesota Vikings]] of the [[National Football League]]
* [[Dennis Dove]] - former [[MLB]] pitcher
* [[Harold Bascom Durham Jr.|Harold Bascom Durham Jr]]., [[United States Army|US Army]] 2d Lieutenant awarded the [[Medal of Honor]] 
* [[Todd Fordham]] - former [[NFL]] offensive lineman
* [[Bob Hoffman (sports promoter)|Bob Hoffman]] - sports promoter
* [[Kip Moore]], country music singer
* [[Matt Moore (politician)|Matt Moore]] - former chairman of the [[South Carolina Republican Party]]
* [[Wyc Orr]] - politician and lawyer
* [[Ralph Puckett]] - [[US Army]] Colonel, Distinguished Graduate of the [[United States Military Academy]], awarded [[Medal of Honor (United States)|Medal of Honor]], [[Distinguished Service Cross (United States)|Distinguished Service Cross]] (with [[oak leaf cluster]]), [[Silver Star]] (with oak leaf cluster), [[Legion of Merit]] (with 2 oak leaf clusters), etc. 
* [[Austin Scott (politician)|Austin Scott]] - U. S. Congressman representing [[Georgia's 8th congressional district]]
* Members of [[alternative rock]] band [[September Hase]]
* [[Clay Shiver]] -former [[NFL]] offensive lineman<ref name='Florida State All-Time Team'>{{cite web|url=http://www.athlonsports.com/college-football/4210/florida-state-all-time-team |title=Florida State all-time team |access-date=2008-02-24 |date=2001-01-31}}</ref>
* [[James "Chick" Stripling]] - Fiddler, comedian, and [[buck dancer]] 
* [[Tyson Summers]] - American college football coach
* [[Cyndi Thomson]] - country music singer
* [[Dina Titus]] - U.S. Congresswoman representing [[Nevada's 1st congressional district]]
* Neil Norman - Associate Professor College of William & Mary
* [[Rashod Bateman]] - football [[wide receiver]] for the [[Baltimore Ravens]] of the [[National Football League]]
{{div col end}}

==Sister city==
*{{flagicon|China}} [[Linyi|Linyi, China]] (2010)<ref>[http://tiftongazette.com/local/x2023228706/Tifton-becomes-sister-city-to-Linyi-China Tifton becomes sister city to Linyi, China » Local News] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120716231444/http://tiftongazette.com/local/x2023228706/Tifton-becomes-sister-city-to-Linyi-China |date=2012-07-16 }}. Tifton Gazette. Retrieved on 2013-08-09.</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.tifton.net Tifton, Georgia website]
* [http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/sgnewspapers South Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive], Digital Library of Georgia
* [http://www.shorpy.com/node/11138 Tifton, Georgia family in 1909]

{{Tift County, Georgia}}
{{Georgia county seats}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Micropolitan areas of Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Tift County, Georgia]]
[[Category:County seats in Georgia (U.S. state)]]