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The homeowner alleges Macon-Bibb County blight fight is “aggressive” and he shouldn’t have had his home demolished. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
Macon (/ ˈ m eɪ k ən / MAY-kən), officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in Georgia, United States.Situated near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is 85 miles (137 km) southeast of Atlanta and near the state's geographic center—hence its nickname "The Heart of Georgia".
The Macon metropolitan area is a metropolitan statistical area consisting of five counties in Central Georgia, anchored by the principal city of Macon. At the 2010 U.S. census, the five-county area had a population of 232,293. [3] A July 2017 estimate placed the population at 228,914. [4] In 2022, its estimated population was 235,805. [5]
It was completed in 1924 and is Bibb County's fourth courthouse. It was designed by Curran R. Ellis. [1] It houses the county's division of the state court system as well as various administrative offices. It is located in downtown Macon on the same street (two blocks west) as the William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and United States ...
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 255 square miles (660 km 2), of which 250 square miles (650 km 2) is land and 5.6 square miles (15 km 2) (2.2%) is water. [9] The entirety of Bibb County is located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. [10]
The Georgia Forestry Commission is giving Macon-Bibb County more than a quarter-million dollars to plant 455 large trees in about seven public parks to reduce the effects of urban heat islands in ...
July 30: Macon besieged by Union forces. [5] "City Hall made temporary State Capitol of Georgia." [9] 1865 – April 20: Macon occupied by Union forces. [1] 1866 – October 29: Equal Rights and Educational Association of Georgia meeting held in Macon. [11] 1871 Mercer University relocates to Macon from Penfield. [5] Bibb Manufacturing Company ...