Dawson, Georgia
Dawson, Georgia Location in Terrell County and the state of Georgia Location in Terrell County and the state of Georgia State Georgia County Terrell Water 0 sq mi (0 km2) Dawson is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Terrell County, Georgia.
Dawson is part of the Albany, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.
5.1 Terrell County School District Dawson was established in 1856 as seat of the newly formed Terrell County.
It was incorporated as a town in 1857 and as a town/city in 1872. It was an meaningful site in the 1960s, when the county in which it is positioned was labeled "Terrible Terrell" by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
Dawson is positioned in Southwest Georgia along U.S.
Route 82 and Georgia State Route 520 (Columbus Highway), which leads southeast 8 mi (13 km) to Sasser and northwest 9 mi (14 km) to Parrott.
82 leads west 21 mi (34 km) to Cuthbert and 47 mi (76 km) to Eufaula, Alabama.
Albany is 24 mi (39 km) southeast and Columbus is 63 mi (101 km) northwest.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km2), all land.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $24,140, and the median income for a family was $25,511.
About 31.6% of families and 36.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 49.8% of those under age 18 and 26.0% of those age 65 or over.
Climate data for Dawson, Georgia Terrell County School District The Terrell County School District holds pre-school to undertaking twelve, and consists of two elementary schools, a middle school and a high school. The precinct has 98 full-time teachers and over 1,764 students. Terrell County Middle High School Nearby Albany has three universities to which students may easily commute: Darton State College, Albany State University, and Albany Technical College. To the west, in Cuthbert, is historic Andrew College. Also close-by is Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
Climate Summary for Dawson, Georgia Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved June 27, 2010.
School Stats, Retrieved June 27, 2010.
Darton College, Retrieved June 27, 2010.
Albany State University, Retrieved June 27, 2010.
Albany Technical College, Retrieved June 27, 2010.
Andrew College, Retrieved June 27, 2010.
Georgia Southwestern State University, Retrieved June 27, 2010.
Municipalities and communities of Terrell County, Georgia, United States
Categories:
Cities in Georgia (U.S.
State)Cities in Terrell County, Georgia - Populated places established in 1857 - County seats in Georgia (U.S.
State)Albany, Georgia urbane region - 1857 establishments in Georgia (U.S.
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