Byron, Georgia Byron, Georgia Location in Peach County and the state of Georgia Location in Peach County and the state of Georgia State Georgia Byron is a town/city in Peach County, Georgia, United States.
A small portion of the town/city extends into Houston County.
Byron is home to the Middle Georgia Raceway, an auto racetrack that hosted NASCAR competitions and the recording of TV commercials and a feature movie.
From July 3 5, 1970, in a field next to the raceway, the huge Atlanta International Pop Festival was held, which was the biggest gathering in Georgia history until the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. On September 15, 2012, an official Georgia Historical Society marker was placed near the raceway to memorialize the festival. Byron is positioned at 32 38 56 N 83 45 20 W (32.648908, -83.755640). It is centrally positioned near the geographical center of Georgia on Interstate 75 and its intersection with Georgia Hwy.
Byron is 90 miles south of Atlanta, 16 miles south of Macon and 10 miles from the Peach County seat of Fort Valley.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.8 square miles (15 km2), of which, 5.8 square miles (15 km2) of it is territory and 0.17% is water.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 76.69% White, 20.23% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.55% from other competitions, and 1.52% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $45,691, and the median income for a family was $51,051.
About 8.5% of families and 11.5% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 16.2% of those age 65 or over.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Municipalities and communities of Peach County, Georgia, United States Municipalities and communities of Houston County, Georgia, United States
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