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Americus is also home to two colleges. Georgia Southwestern State University, a public four-year institution established in 1906, is part of the University System of Georgia. South Georgia Technical College, which stands near Souther Field, was a training base for American and British aviators during World War I (1917–18).
Americus is the county seat of Sumter County, Georgia, United States. [4] As of the 2020 census , the city had a population of 16,230. It is the principal city of the Americus Micropolitan Statistical Area , a micropolitan area that covers Schley and Sumter counties [ 5 ] and had a combined population of 36,966 at the 2000 census .
A post office called Polk was established in 1851, the name was changed to Magnolia in 1852, and the post office closed in 1861. [2] The present name is after a grove of magnolia trees near the original town site. [3] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Magnolia as a town in 1854; the town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995. [3]
Schley County (/ s l aɪ / SLY) [1] is a county located in the west-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 U.S. census, its population was 4,547. [2] The county seat is Ellaville. [3] Schley County is part of the Americus, GA micropolitan statistical area. It is named in honor of Governor William Schley. [1]
The Americus micropolitan statistical area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Georgia, anchored by the city of Americus. At the 2000 census , the μSA had a population of 36,966 (though a July 1, 2009, estimate placed the population at 36,409).
Americus Vespucius Rice (1835–1904), American politician, banker, and businessman; Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512) Italian merchant, explorer and cartographer whose first name was Americus in Latin; Saint Emeric of Hungary (died 1031), also known as Saint Americus or Emeric, a Hungarian prince; Americus Symmes (1811–1896), son of John Cleves ...
South Georgia Technical College is located on the outskirts of Americus, in Sumter County, Georgia just southwest of interstate 75.The small town is a part of Sumter County Historic District, because of its history in railroad and technological advances during the mid-1800s.
Magnolia Manor may refer to: Magnolia Manor (Arkadelphia, Arkansas) , listed on the NRHP in Clark County, Arkansas Magnolia Manor (Cairo, Illinois) , NRHP-listed