Reidsville, Georgia

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Reidsville is a city in, and county seat of, Tattnall County, Georgia.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The population was 2,515 in 2020. The Georgia State Prison is near Reidsville.

History

Reidsville was founded in about 1828 and was designated county seat of Tattnall County in 1832 by the Georgia General Assembly. It was incorporated as a town in 1838 and as a city in 1905.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The city was named after Robert R. Reid, territorial governor of Florida.<ref> Template:Cite web</ref>

Reidsville is home to the Nelson Hotel Bed & Breakfast.

During the events of World War II, Reidsville was the home to at least one, though some reports suggest two, prisoner of war camps for captured Nazi personnel. The prison camp's location has largely been lost to time, but is believed to have stood near the current location of a gas station/self-storage company, near the fringes of the city. Archaeological research into the area has turned up a number of German artifacts, though with the development and addition of a number of houses, it is not clear if this was the location of the camp, or one of the many onion fields in which the prisoners worked.

Geography

Reidsville is located at Template:Coord (32.083970, -82.120697).<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 are land and Template:Convert (0.39%) is water.

Demographics

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

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	1,184	47.08%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	1,022	40.64%
Native American	4	0.16%
Asian	36	1.43%
Pacific Islander	2	0.08%
Other/Mixed	80	3.18%
Hispanic or Latino	187	7.44%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,515 people, 1,189 households, and 694 families residing in the city.

Government and infrastructure

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Reidsville Post Office

The United States Postal Service operates the Reidsville Post Office.<ref>"Post Office Location - REIDSVILLE." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on September 14, 2010.</ref>

The Georgia Department of Corrections operates the Georgia State Prison in unincorporated Tattnall County, near Reidsville.<ref>"Georgia State Prison Template:Webarchive." Georgia Department of Corrections. Retrieved on September 14, 2010.</ref>

Education

Tattnall County School District

The Tattnall County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of three elementary schools, two middle schools, and a high school.<ref>Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved June 26, 2010.</ref> The district has 201 full-time teachers and over 3,305 students.<ref>School Stats, Retrieved June 26, 2010.</ref>

Schools in Reidsville:

• Reidsville Elementary School
• North Tattnall Middle School

Nearby Tattnall County High School serves the city.

• North Tattnall Middle School
  North Tattnall Middle School
• Reidsville Elementary School
  Reidsville Elementary School

Notable people

• James Kicklighter - film director, attended Reidsville Elementary School and Reidsville Middle School, before graduating from Tattnall County High School.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Lena Baker - first and only woman to be executed by the electric chair in Georgia was executed in Georgia State Prison, Reidsville
• Linton McGee Collins - juristTemplate:Citation needed
• Emma Gresham - was an American teacher and politician who was mayor of Keysville, Georgia.
• Jack Hill (politician) - was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Georgia's 4th District in the Georgia State Senate.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>