Albany (Georgia)

Dougherty County

13-01052

Albany is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population includes about 77,000 people, as the census in 2000 showed. Albany is located in the southwest of the state in Dougherty County.

Geography

Albany's geographic coordinates are 31 ° 35 'N, 84 ° 10' W31.582222222222 - 84.165555555556 ( 31.582273, -84.165557 ).

The city has an area of ​​144.7 km ², of which 143.7 km ² land and 0.9 km ² omitted ( = 0.59 %) to water. Albany lies in a belt of farmland on the banks of the Flint River, at the Georgia State Route 300 (Georgia - Florida Parkway ).

History

The civil rights movement against segregation flashed in the 1960s, also in Albany, but was due to the counter-strategy of the police rather unsuccessfully led by Laurie Pritchett.

Today, about 2 /3 of the population African- Americans.

National Register of Historic Places

The city has a number on the National Register of Historic Places registered objects. These include:

  • Albany District Pecan Growers' Exchange
  • Albany Housefurnishing Company
  • Albany Municipal Auditorium
  • Albany Railroad Depot Historic District
  • Bridge House (Albany, Georgia)
  • Carnegie Library of Albany
  • Davis - Exchange Bank Building
  • John A. Davis House
  • Lustron House at 1200 Fifth Avenue
  • Lustron House at 711 Ninth Avenue
  • Mount Zion Baptist Church
  • New Albany Hotel
  • Old St. Teresa 's Catholic Church
  • Rosenberg Brothers Department Store
  • Samuel Farkas House
  • St. Nicholas Hotel
  • Tift Park
  • U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
  • Union Depot ( Albany, Georgia)
  • W. E. Smith House

Management

The mayor and six councilors are elected every four years. In addition, there is an appointed city manager, which projects the administration. The City is managed since January 14, 1924 in this way.

Sports

Professional sports teams from Albany are:

Demography

At the time of the census of 2000, there were 76 939 Albany people. The population density was 535.0 people per km ². There were 32 062 residential units, an average of 222.9 per km ². The population of Albany was at 33.21 % White, 64.80 % African American, 0.21 % Native American, 0.60 % Asian, 0.03 % Pacific Islander, 0.45 % reported other races to belong and 0.71 % from two or more races. 1.23 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The residents of Albany distributed to 28,620 households out of which 32.3% were living in children under 18 years. 36.6 % married couples living together, 25.2 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 28.8 % of households were made ​​up of individuals and someone lived in 9.6 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size is 3.14.

The population was spread out with 27.8 % under the, 13.0 % 18-24 year olds, 27.7 % 25 -44- year-old, 19.6% 45-64 year olds and 11.8 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 85.3 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women, 79.8 men.

The median household income in Albany was 28 639 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 33 843 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 30,204 U.S. dollars, compared to 22 268 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income amounted to 15,485 U.S. dollars. 27.1 % of the population and 21.5 % of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 37.7 % of minors and 18.9 % of those age 65 or over.

The Albany, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA ) had a 2007 population of 164 069 calculated, ranking in the United States at 234th place .. This includes the counties Dougherty, Terrell, Lee, Mitchell, Worth, and Baker. Albany is the largest city within the MSA.

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