Blakely, Georgia Early County Courthouse in Blakely Early County Courthouse in Blakely Location in Early County and the state of Georgia Location in Early County and the state of Georgia County Early The town of Blakely is the governmental center of county of Early County, Georgia, United States.
5.1 Early County School District Blakely was platted in 1825 as the governmental center of county for Early County.
Blakely is positioned at 31 22 36 N 84 56 2 W (31.376728, -84.933873). The town/city is positioned in southwestern Georgia along U.S.
Route 27, Georgia State Route 62, and Georgia State Route 39.
Blakely is positioned approximately 75 mi (121 km) south of Columbus, 48 mi (77 km) southwest of Albany, and 76 mi (122 km) northwest of Tallahassee, Florida and 24 miles northeast of Dothan, Alabama.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, this town has a total region of 17.6 square miles (46 km2), of which 17.5 square miles (45 km2) is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.74%) is water.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 31.9% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $20,250, and the median income for a family was $24,107.
About 29.6% of families and 33.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 50.7% of those under age 18 and 22.7% of those age 65 or over.
The non-profit group Early County 2055 established its command posts on Court Square in Blakely.
Funding for the long-term evolution plan for the revitalization of the town/city and county was led by the Charles Rice Family and Foundation.
Blakely is the base of the Early County School System, which has a newly renovated football stadium and gymnasium.
Early County School District The Early County School District holds grades pre-school to undertaking twelve, and consists of one elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. The precinct has 156 full-time teachers and over 2,764 students. Early County Elementary School Early County Middle School Early County High School "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved June 8, 2010.
School Stats, Retrieved June 8, 2010.
Blakely - Early County Chamber of Commerce - Chamber of Commerce for Blakely and encircling communities of Jakin, Arlington, and Damascus Early County Board of Education - serving the town/city of Blakely and encircling communities of Jakin, Arlington, and Damascus Early County News - a journal established by the Fleming family in 1859 Municipalities and communities of Early County, Georgia, United States County seat: Blakely This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties state)Cities in Early County, Georgia - County seats in Georgia (U.S.
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