 Crawfordville,
the county seat of Taliaferro County, is named for William H.
Crawford, U.S. Senator, U.S. minister to France, Secretary of
War, and Secretary of the Treasury.
The
A. H. Stephens State Historic Park is located in Crawfordville.
This park is named after the vice president of the Confederacy,
Alexander H. Stephens. There is a renovated antebellum home and
confederate museum located in the park.
Crawfordville
local landmarks include the eighteenth century Shiloh Cemetery,
the original 1833 Mercer University campus, and a jail built in
1807.
The
courthouse in Taliaferro County was constructed in 1902 and is
listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Crawfordville
participates in the Better Hometown Program run by the Georgia
Department of Community Affairs. This community development
program is a public-private partnership intended to revitalize
small communities with populations between 1,000 and 5,000.
These cities have access to technical assistance and fiscal
resources designed to stimulate downtown revitalization.
Population (year 2000): 572. Estimated
population in July 2005: 502 (-12.2% change)
Males: 254 (44.4%), Females: 318 (55.6%)
Taliaferro County
Zip code:
30631
Median resident age: 42.0 years
Median household income: $19,063 (year 2000)
Median house value: $39,400 (year 2000)
Races in Crawfordville:
- Black (57.0%)
- White Non-Hispanic (41.4%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: English (8.7%), United States
(8.0%), Scotch-Irish (5.2%), Irish (4.2%), German (3.8%), French
(1.9%).
Elevation: 600 feet
Land area: 3.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Crawfordville
- High school or higher: 61.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 6.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Crawfordville city
- Never married: 32.8%
- Now married: 39.7%
- Separated: 5.3%
- Widowed: 12.6%
- Divorced: 9.6%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -2 (-0.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Crawfordville:
- WILLS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WASHINGTON,
GA)
- WILLS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WASHINGTON,
GA)
- MINNIE G BOSWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
GREENSBORO, GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Crawfordville:
- ATHENS/BEN EPPS (about 39 miles; ATHENS, GA; ID: AHN)
- ANDERSON RGNL (about 66 miles; ANDERSON, SC; ID:
AND)
- AUGUSTA RGNL AT BUSH FIELD (about 67 miles; AUGUSTA,
GA; ID: AGS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Crawfordville:
- WASHINGTON-WILKES COUNTY (about 17 miles;
WASHINGTON, GA; ID: IIY)
- GREENE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 17 miles; GREENSBORO,
GA; ID: 3J7)
- THOMSON-MCDUFFIE COUNTY (about 28 miles; THOMSON,
GA; ID: HQU)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Crawfordville:
- GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40
miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,028)
- UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (about 43 miles; ATHENS, GA;
FT enrollment: 28,464)
- AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; AUGUSTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 3,778)
- AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 63 miles; AUGUSTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 2,300)
- PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 67 miles;
GREENWOOD, SC; FT enrollment: 2,406)
- LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; Greenwood, SC; FT
enrollment: 2,429)
- MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; MACON, GA; FT
enrollment: 5,859)
Public primary/middle school in Crawfordville:
- TALIAFERRO COUNTY SCHOOL (Students: 288;
Location: 557 BROAD STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
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