Douglas, Georgia
Douglas, Georgia Douglas City Hall Douglas City Hall Location in Coffee County and the state of Georgia Location in Coffee County and the state of Georgia State Georgia Douglas is a town/city in Coffee County, Georgia, United States.
As of the 2010 census, the town/city had a populace of 11,589. Douglas is the governmental center of county of Coffee County and the core town/city of the Douglas, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area, which had a populace of 50,731 as of the 2010 census. 3.1 Douglas Micropolitan Travel Destination 8.1 Coffee County School District Douglas was established in 1855 as the seat of the newly formed Coffee County. It was titled for Senator Stephen A.
Douglas was chartered as a town in 1895 and as a town/city in 1897.
In 1895, the barns came to Douglas and the improve began to boom. In 1909, the Georgia and Florida Railway positioned its offices in Douglas.
The Eleventh District Agricultural & Mechanical School was established in Douglas in 1906.
In 1927, South Georgia College was established as Georgia's first state-supported junior college.
During the 1920s and 1930s, Douglas was one of the primary tobacco markets in the state.
Much of this history is depicted in the Heritage Station Museum, positioned in the former Georgia and Florida Railway train station on Ward Street in downtown Douglas.
Douglas has two areas listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the downtown and Gaskin Avenue historic districts.
Douglas is positioned near the center of Coffee County at 31 30 27 N 82 51 3 W (31.507413, -82.850799). It is 59 miles (95 km) driving distance northeast of Valdosta, Georgia, 115 miles (185 km) driving distance northwest of Jacksonville, Florida, and 201 miles (323 km) driving distance southeast of Atlanta.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, Douglas has a total region of 14.0 square miles (36.2 km2), of which 13.4 square miles (34.7 km2) is territory and 0.58 square miles (1.5 km2), or 4.08%, is water. Major water bodies include Twenty Mile Creek, the Seventeen Mile River (a tributary of the Satilla River), and Hilliard's Pond, which was once the ski show park "Holiday Beach".
In the city, the populace was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
Location of the Douglas Micropolitan Travel Destination in Georgia Douglas is the principal town/city of the Douglas Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan region that covers Atkinson and Coffee counties and had a combined populace of 50,731 at the 2010 census. Georgia 31.svg Georgia State Route 31 (runs north-south) Georgia 32.svg Georgia State Route 32 (runs east-west) Georgia 135.svg Georgia State Route 135 (runs north-south) Georgia 158.svg Georgia State Route 158 (runs east-west) Georgia 206.svg Georgia State Route 206 (runs east-west) The Electric Department, locally owned and a member of Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, services Douglas with power. The Natural Gas Department, member of both Georgia & American Public Gas Association and the Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia, provides gas to the area. Wal-Mart is the biggest employer in the area, with a retail store in Douglas and a distribution center which employs over 1,600 citizens .
Douglas is home to Heritage Station Museum, which displays artifacts of the city's history.
Douglas has ten enhance parks that offer year-round activities for all ages and interest groups.
Nearby, the 1,490 acres (6.0 km2) General Coffee State Park draws more than 100,000 visitors a year and is the most prominent tourist attraction in the area.
The Douglas-Coffee County region is served by the Coffee County Board of Education.
The Coffee County School District holds pre-school to undertaking twelve, and consists of eight elementary schools, a middle school, three high schools, and an alternative education center. The precinct has 438 full-time teachers and over 8,000 students. South Georgia State College is a enhance four-year institution of the University System of Georgia.
Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and former president of Georgia Institute of Technology (1994 2008), spent his early years in Douglas.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Douglas, GA Micro Area".
City of Douglas - A Georgia City of Excellence.
Georgia.gov - City of Douglas.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Douglas city, Georgia".
MICROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS AND COMPONENTS Archived June 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine., Office of Management and Budget, 2007-05-11.
Public Utilities - Electric Archived February 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine., City of Douglas - A Georgia City of Excellence.
Public Utilities - Natural Gas Archived February 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine., City of Douglas - A Georgia City of Excellence.
Public Utilities - Water Department Archived February 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine., City of Douglas - A Georgia City of Excellence.
Public Utilities - Public Works Department Archived February 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine., City of Douglas - A Georgia City of Excellence.
Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved June 4, 2010.
City of Douglas official website City of Douglas at Georgia.gov Municipalities and communities of Coffee County, Georgia, United States County seat: Douglas
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