Fort Valley, Georgia Fort Valley, Georgia Fort Valley City Hall Fort Valley City Hall Location in Peach County and the state of Georgia Location in Peach County and the state of Georgia State Georgia Population (United States Census, 2010) Website Fort Valley Georgia Website Fort Valley is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Peach County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town/city had a populace of 9,815. Founded in 1836, Fort Valley was incorporated as a town in 1854 and as a town/city in 1907.
In 1924 Fort Valley was the designated seat of the newly formed Peach County. Fort Valley was the backdrop for a Life periodical feature story in the March 22, 1943 edition.
Fort Valley is positioned at 32 33 N 83 53 W (32.55, -83.89). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.3 square miles (14 km2), all land.
Fort Valley is the corporate command posts of the Blue Bird Corporation, a large manufacturer of activeness buses and school buses, which opened its first Fort Valley facility in 1935.
Even with being a town/city of less than 10,000 citizens , Fort Valley boasts one of the best football squads in the state.
The Peach County High Trojans have played in seven state title games since 1990, and have also made the playoffs every year since then.
The Peach County School District holds grades pre-school to undertaking twelve, and consists of three elementary schools, two middle schools, and a high school. The precinct has 270 full-time teachers and over 3,927 students. Fort Valley Middle School The town/city is home to Fort Valley State University, a historically Black college and university. Georgia 7.svg State Route 7 Georgia 42.svg State Route 42 Georgia 49.svg State Route 49 Georgia 96.svg State Route 96 Louie Crew, emeritus professor at Rutgers University, poet and activist, taught at Fort Valley State 1973-79 Antone Davis, former National Football League offensive lineman, born in Fort Valley Harold Houser, United States Navy Rear admiral, and the 35th Governor of American Samoa, born in Fort Valley Jacquez Green, former National Football League wide receiver and punt returner, born in Fort Valley Louis Ivory, former American college football running back, 2000 Walter Payton Award Winner (Best player in 1 - AA football), born in Fort Valley Greg Lloyd, Sr., former NFL player, attended Fort Valley State 1983-86 Marcus Robinson, former National Football League wide receiver, born in Fort Valley Tim Watson, former American football safety in the National Football League, born in Fort Valley a b "Profile for Fort Valley, Georgia, GA".
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