Thomasville, Georgia Thomasville, Georgia Nickname(s): "T-Ville", The City of Roses, and The Rose City Location in Thomas County and the state of Georgia Location in Thomas County and the state of Georgia State Georgia Thomasville is the governmental center of county of Thomas County, Georgia, United States.
The town/city is the second biggest in Southwest Georgia after Albany.
The town/city deems itself the City of Roses and holds an annual Rose Festival.
The town/city features plantations open to the public, a historic downtown, a large farmer's market, and a 308-year-old oak tree at the corner of Monroe and Crawford streets.
In 2016, Thomasville was featured as the second best historic small town on USA Today's 10 Best List Reader's Choice after Bisbee (Arizona) but ahead of Abingdon (Virginia), Mackinac Island (Michigan), and Astoria (Oregon).
7.1 Thomasville City School District 7.2 Thomas County School District Thomasville was established in 1825 as seat of the newly formed Thomas County.
Thomasville Rose Garden May 2016 Thomasville plants and maintains more than 1,000 roses positioned throughout the city, as do a number of inhabitants who have their own rose plant nurseries.
The Thomasville Rose Garden at Cherokee Lake Park is the biggest of 85 rose beds maintained by the city, and is host to the annual rose festival. Thomasville is home to a several historic and cultural organizations, including the Thomas County Historical Society and Museum of History, Thomasville Landmarks, Inc. the Thomasville Center for the Arts, Jack Hadley's Black History Museum, and Pebble Hill Plantation.
Thomasville is positioned at 30 50 11 N 83 58 42 W (30.836444, -83.978199). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 14.9 square miles (39 km2), of which 14.9 square miles (39 km2) is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.40%) is water.
It is the second biggest city in Southwest Georgia after Albany.
The town/city has three U.S.
It is positioned 34 miles northeast of Tallahassee, Florida, 28 miles southwest of Moultrie, 43 miles west of Valdosta, 95 miles east of Dothan, Alabama, 59 miles south of Albany and 22 miles north of Monticello, Florida.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Thomasville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Climate data for Thomasville, Georgia As of the census of 2000, there were 18,162 citizens , 7,021 homeholds, and 4,654 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 55.39% African American, 42.83% White, 0.23% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other competitions, and 0.78% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $29,926, and the median income for a family was $37,606.
Thomasville City School District The Thomasville City School District holds pre-school to undertaking twelve, and consists of three elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. The precinct has 204 full-time teachers and over 3,107 students. Thomas County School District The Thomas County School District holds pre-school to undertaking twelve, and consists of three elementary schools, a middle school, and two high schools, Thomas County Central and Bishop Hall Charter School. The precinct has 329 full-time teachers and over 5,466 students. Thomasville Christian School (K-8) The town/city transfers excess revenues from CNS services and from its other utilities to the city's general fund to pay for police and fire protection, street maintenance, and other essential services.
The Thomasville Times-Enterprise is a daily journal owned by Community Newspaper Holdings, CNHI.
The journal prints the glossy periodical Thomasville Scene.
Joe Burns - running back for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and NFL's Buffalo Bills Tashard Choice- running back for Georgia Tech and NFL's Dallas Cowboys Shawn Jones - football player, quarterback for Georgia Tech including 1990 National Championship team, safety for the Minnesota Vikings Sheddrick Wilson- Former NFL Player for Houston Oliers now the Tennessee Titans also played in the NFL World League for the Barcelona Dragons from Louisiana State University "Thomasville (city) Quick - Facts from the US Enumeration Bureau".
"The South's Rose City Throws a Party".
Climate Summary for Thomasville, Georgia "Climate Statistics for Thomasville, Georgia".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
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"Schools in Thomas County".
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"Thomasville Christian School".
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"Thomas University".
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"Southwest Georgia Technical College".
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