Sylvester, Georgia

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Sylvester is the county seat of Worth County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,644 in 2020. The city is the county seat<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and business center of Worth County<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</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 platted in 1893.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sylvester as a town in 1898.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

Sylvester is located at Template:Coord (31.531425, -83.836233).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> 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 (0.52%) is water.

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

Demographics

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

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	2,023	35.84%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	3,342	59.21%
Native American	6	0.11%
Asian	47	0.83%
Pacific Islander	6	0.11%
Other/Mixed	129	2.29%
Hispanic or 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>Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved June 30, 2010.</ref> The district has 296 full-time teachers and over 4,354 students.<ref>School Stats, Retrieved June 30, 2010.</ref>

• Worth County Elementary School
• Worth County Primary School
• Worth County Middle School
• Worth County High School

Notable people

• 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 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, Songwriter, Producer (Lead guitarist for Luke Bryan), graduated from Worth County High School.

External links

• City of Sylvester Georgia Portal style website, government, business, library, recreation and more
• Worth County Schools Home Page