Editing Vienna, Georgia

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| leader_name                     = Eddie Daniels<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cityofvienna.org/ElectedOfficials.aspx | title=Elected Officials | publisher=City of Vienna, GA | accessdate=4 May 2023}}</ref>
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| area_code                       = [[Area code 229|229]]
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The city of '''Vienna''' ({{IPAc-en|v|aɪ|ˈ|ɛ|n|ə}})<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofvienna.org/Assets/Files/DOWNTOWN%20BROCHURE.pdf|title=Visit Historic Vienna, Georgia|publisher=City of Vienna|access-date=October 4, 2019}}</ref> is the [[county seat]]<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> of [[Dooly County, Georgia|Dooly County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 2,928 in 2020. Vienna is situated on the [[Flint River (Georgia)|Flint River]]. It was established as '''Berrien''' in 1826. In 1833, its name was changed to '''Drayton'''. In 1841, it was renamed '''Vienna'''. Vienna was disincorporated at the time they changed the city's name to '''Vienna'''. The present name is after [[Vienna]], in Austria.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/v.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=242 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

==History==
Vienna was founded in 1826 as the seat of Dooly County as Berrien. Its name was later changed to Drayton. The county seat moved to Drayton (it retained the same name), Georgia along the [[Flint River (Georgia)]] in 1836. It was later re-designated county seat in 1841. It was incorporated as a town in 1854 and as a city in 1901.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA251 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | access-date=30 November 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | pages=251| isbn=978-1135948597 }}</ref>

==Geography==
Vienna is located in southern Dooly County.  [[U.S. Route 41]] passes through the center of town as Third Street, leading north {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Unadilla, Georgia|Unadilla]] and south {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Cordele, Georgia|Cordele]]. [[Interstate 75]] passes {{convert|2|mi|0}} east of the center of town (and forms the eastern border of the city), with access from Exits 109 and 112. I-75 leads north {{convert|55|mi}} to [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]] and south {{convert|49|mi}} to [[Tifton, Georgia|Tifton]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Vienna has a total area of {{convert|14.2|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.07|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 0.46%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Vienna city, Georgia |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1379444 |access-date=October 23, 2015 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Vienna has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=662290&cityname=Vienna-Georgia|title=Vienna, Georgia Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 536
|1900= 1035
|1910= 1003
|1920= 1103
|1930= 1203
|1940= 2063
|1950= 2202
|1960= 2099
|1970= 2341
|1980= 2886
|1990= 2708
|2000= 2973
|2010= 4011
|2020= 2928
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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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{| class="wikitable"
|+Vienna racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1379444&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-18|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|439
|14.99%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,078
|70.97%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|10
|0.34%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|13
|0.44%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|1
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|36
|1.23%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|351
|11.99%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,928 people, 1,492 households, and 1,015 families residing in the city.

==Arts and culture==
The [[Big Pig Jig]] takes place in Vienna. It is the Southeast's largest and Georgia's oldest official barbecue cooking contest. The Big Pig Jig was named to the Discovery Travel Channel's top ten list of "World's Best Barbecue Contests" for four consecutive years (2002–2005).{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}

The Georgia State Cotton Museum is located in Vienna.

== Education ==
The [[Dooly County School District]] holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school, a middle school, and a high school.<ref>[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=646&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Retrieved June 8, 2010.</ref> The district has 92 full-time teachers and over 1,545 students.<ref>[http://www.school-stats.com/GA/DOOLY/DOOLY_COUNTY.html School Stats], Retrieved June 8, 2010.</ref>  The schools are:
*Fullington Academy 
*Dooly County Elementary School
*Dooly County Middle School
*[[Dooly County High School]]

==Notable people==
Vienna is the birthplace of Georgia governor [[George Busbee]] and the late Hollywood film director [[Vincent Sherman]]. Another notable person from Vienna is [[Roger Kingdom]], winner of two Olympic gold medals. Florida legislator [[Perry Earl Murray]] was born in Vienna.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GlwTAAAAYAAJ&q=perry+earl+murray|title=The Story of Florida|last1=Cash|first1=William Thomas|year=1938}}</ref>

Former left fielder for the [[Cincinnati Reds]] and [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] [[Kal Daniels]] was born in Vienna.

==See also==
*[[List of county seats in Georgia (U.S. state)]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.cityofvienna.org City of Vienna official website]
*[http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/sgnewspapers South Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive], Digital Library of Georgia. Includes issues of the ''Vienna News'' and ''Vienna Progress'' newspapers.

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