Waynesboro, Georgia Waynesboro, Georgia Downtown Waynesboro, inside the historic precinct Location in Burke County and the state of Georgia Location in Burke County and the state of Georgia County Burke Waynesboro is a town/city in Burke County, Georgia, United States.

The populace was 5,766 at the 2010 census. The town/city is the governmental center of county of Burke County. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia urbane area.

Waynesboro is known as "The Bird Dog Capital of the World". The Waynesboro Commercial Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

6.1 Burke County School District 6.2 Burke County Bears Waynesboro is positioned in Burke County, one of the eight initial counties of Georgia.

There is a contemporary monument marking the historical locale in front of the Golden Pantry (formerly Kwik Stop) on Liberty Street. Some claim that Washington owned territory in Waynesboro.

Waynesboro is positioned in the center of Burke County at 33 5 26 N 82 0 55 W (33.090482, -82.015404). U.S.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, Waynesboro has a total region of 5.5 square miles (14.2 km2), of which 5.4 square miles (14.0 km2) is territory and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.96%, is water. The city's altitude is 295 feet (90 m) above sea level.

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 5,766 citizens residing in the city.

The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 70.4% Black, 25.9% White, <0.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from some other race and 1.0% from two or more competitions.

In the city, the populace was spread out with 33.3% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older.

On February 2, 2010, President Obama was expected to announce a total of $8.3 billion in federal loan guarantees to build and operate a pair of nuclear reactors in Burke County by Southern Company, an Atlanta-based energy company. The U.S.

Department of Energy (DOE) offered Southern Company's subsidiary, Georgia Power, a conditional commitment for loan guarantees for the assembly of the nation's first nuclear power units in more than 30 years.

The new units will be positioned at Plant Vogtle along the Savannah River 21 miles (34 km) east of Waynesboro, where the business already owns and operates two nuclear units.

The Burke County Museum traces the area's history, from plantation life to the establishment of agribusiness. Burke County School District K-12 enhance education in Waynesboro is managed by Burke County Public Schools, with one high school, one middle school, two elementary/one major school, and one alternative school and four private schools. Waynesboro Primary School (pre K-2) Burke County Middle School (6-8) Burke County High School (9-12) Burke County Alternative School (6-12) Waynesboro Mennonite School (9-12) Burke County Bears Waynesboro is the home to the Burke County Bears high school sports teams.

Back in the 1950s, the former Waynesboro High School team, the Purple Hurricanes, won the state championship, but the Bears had not won a state championship football game until 2011.

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