Baxley, Georgia Baxley, Georgia City hall in Baxley City hall in Baxley Location in Appling County and the state of Georgia Location in Appling County and the state of Georgia Baxley is a town/city in Appling County, Georgia, United States.
As of the 2010 census, the town/city had a populace of 4,400. The town/city is the governmental center of county of Appling County. Baxley was first settled as a result of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad being assembled through Appling County in 1870.
Originally, it was a barns depot known as Station Number 7, but it soon was titled Baxley (after one of the community's first settlers, Wilson Baxley of North Carolina). Baxley is positioned at 31 46 31 N 82 20 51 W (31.775152, -82.347520). Baxley is approximately 42 miles (68 km) east of Douglas, Georgia, and 47 miles (76 km) north of Waycross, Georgia.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 8.4 square miles (21.7 km2), of which 0.012 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.16%, is water. As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 4,400 citizens residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 51.7% White, 35.3% Black, 0.1% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.1% from some other race and 0.8% from two or more competitions.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 57.28% White, 37.93% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 3.16% from other competitions, and 0.82% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $24,441, and the median income for a family was $30,648.
Appling County students in K-12 grades are in the Appling County School District, which consists of four elementary schools (three include pre-school), a middle school and a high school. The precinct has 210 full-time teachers and over 3,303 students. Appling County Primary School Appling County Elementary School Appling County Middle School Appling County High School Dexter Carter, running back for San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets from 1990 to 1996, born in Baxley and graduated from Appling County High School Devonta Freeman, NFL Running Back for the Atlanta Falcons was a 4th round pick (103) in 2014, born in Baxley and went to Florida State University It stated "Go down to Baxley, Georgia and hold an anti-war rally and see what the folks down there think about you." "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Baxley city, Georgia".
Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved July 8, 2010.
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Municipalities and communities of Appling County, Georgia, United States County seat: Baxley
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