Swainsboro, Georgia

Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Swainsboro is a city in Emanuel County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 7,425. The city is the county seat of Emanuel County.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

In 1822, the Georgia state legislature established "Swainsborough" as the seat of Emanuel County. The town was named in recognition of Stephen Swain, the state senator who introduced the bill for the county's creation in 1812. The town's name was changed to "Paris" at its incorporation on February 18, 1854, but three years later reverted to its current name, Swainsboro.<ref>New Georgia Encyclopedia: Emanuel County</ref>

Transportation

Early in its corporate life, much like other rural Georgia towns, Swainsboro depended on railroads for transportation. However, in the 1930s, many of the town's streets and sidewalks were paved, and Swainsboro found itself at the intersection of two major national highways, U.S. 1 and U.S. 80, thus earning its city motto: "Crossroads of the Great South". U.S. 1 was the principal highway from Maine to Key West, and U.S. 80, at that time, ran from Tybee Island, Georgia, to San Diego.<ref>History of Swainsboro</ref>

Geography

Swainsboro is located near the center of Emanuel County at 32°35'37" North, 82°19'56" West (32.593743, -82.332146).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> U.S. Route 80 passes through the center of the city, and U.S. Route 1 bypasses it to the west. US 80 leads east Template:Convert to Statesboro and west Template:Convert to Dublin, while US 1 leads north Template:Convert to Augusta and south Template:Convert to Waycross. Interstate 16 is Template:Convert south of Swainsboro via US 1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert, or 2.81%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographics

Swainsboro racial composition as of 2020<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	2,684	36.15%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	4,180	56.3%
Native American	8	0.11%
Asian	91	1.23%
Pacific Islander	1	0.01%
Other/Mixed	183	2.46%
Hispanic or Latino	278	3.74%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,425 people, 2,697 households, and 1,783 families residing in the city.

Education

Emanuel County School District

The Emanuel County School District, run by the Emanuel County Board of Education, holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of three elementary schools, a middle school, a high school, and two academies.<ref>Georgia Board of EducationTemplate:Dead link, Retrieved June 8, 2010.</ref> The district has 293 full-time teachers and over 4,664 students.<ref>School Stats, Retrieved June 8, 2010.</ref>

• Adrian School of Performing Arts (Closed)
• David Emanuel Academy (DEA)
• Swainsboro Elementary School (SES)
• Swainsboro Primary School (SPS)
• Twin City Elementary School (TCE)
• Swainsboro Middle School (SMS)
• Emanuel County Institute (ECI)
• Swainsboro High School (SHS)

Higher education

• East Georgia State College - Swainsboro Campus<ref>East Georgia College, Retrieved June 8, 2010.</ref>
• Southeastern Technical College - Swainsboro Campus<ref>Southeastern Technical College, Retrieved June 8, 2010.</ref>

Notable people

• Luck Flanders Gambrell, philanthropist and wife of former United States senator David Gambrell
• Ray Guy, NFL Hall of Famer, retired punter, three-time Super Bowl champion
• Dwight Howard, NBA Player (born in Swainsboro, raised in Atlanta)
• Rufus Hannah, aka "Rufus the Stunt Bum", born and raised in Swainsboro, famous for his role in the controversial Bumfights series
• Doug Johnson, record producer, songwriter, record label executive, born in Swainsboro
• Pat Mitchell, media personality and businesswoman
• Tony Mitchell, professional basketball player for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, former Milwaukee Bucks player
• George L. Smith II, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1944–1973) and Speaker of the same body (1959–1962, 1967–1973)
• Ben Troupe, born in Swainsboro, played high school football in Augusta, former University of Florida football standout
• Larry Jon Wilson, singer-songwriter, born in Swainsboro

References

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External links

• Swainsboro official website