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 Donalsonville,
the county seat for Seminole County, was incorporated December
8, 1897. The city was named for Jonathan E. Donalson, a member
of a prominent family who had pioneered Decatur County.
The
county courthouse in Donalsonville was constructed in 1922 and
is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Seminole
State Park, located 16 miles south of Donalsonville, offers
picnic sites, a swimming beach, camping, cottages, and fishing
docks to its visitors. The Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam creates the
lake and 500-mile-long shoreline of Lake Seminole. Lake Seminole
is one of the most highly regarded fishing lakes in North
America.
The
annual events in Donalsonville include the Christmas Tour of
Homes, Rodeo Days and the Harvest Festival.
Population (year 2000): 2,796. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,702 (-3.4% change)
Males: 1,266 (45.3%), Females: 1,530 (54.7%)
Seminole County
Zip code:
31745
Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $20,687 (year 2000)
Median house value: $45,000 (year 2000)
Races in Donalsonville:
- Black (58.7%)
- White Non-Hispanic (36.8%)
- Hispanic (3.9%)
- Other race (2.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (7.9%), English
(4.5%), Irish (3.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%), German (1.3%).
Elevation: 150 feet
Land area: 4.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Donalsonville
- High school or higher: 63.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 11.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Donalsonville city
- Never married: 31.2%
- Now married: 42.2%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 13.1%
- Divorced: 11.0%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -23 (-0.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Donalsonville:
- DONALSONVILLE HOSPITAL INC (102 HOSPITAL
CIRCLE BOX 677)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Donalsonville:
- MILLER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; COLQUITT,
GA)
- EARLY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; BLAKELY,
GA)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; BAINBRIDGE, GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Donalsonville:
- DOTHAN RGNL (about 43 miles; DOTHAN, AL; ID: DHN)
- TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL (about 59 miles; TALLAHASSEE,
FL; ID: TLH)
- SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 59 miles; ALBANY,
GA; ID: ABY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Donalsonville:
- DONALSONVILLE MUNI (about 3 miles; DONALSONVILLE,
GA; ID: 17J)
- DECATUR COUNTY INDUSTRIAL AIR PARK (about 18 miles;
BAINBRIDGE, GA; ID: BGE)
- EARLY COUNTY (about 24 miles; BLAKELY, GA; ID: 11J)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Donalsonville:
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN
(about 40 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Full-time enrollment:
2,703)
- TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
- FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY
(about 59 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
- ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; ALBANY, GA;
FT enrollment: 2,996)
- GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; PANAMA
CITY, FL; FT enrollment: 3,140)
- TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 93 miles;
TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
Public primary/middle schools in Donalsonville:
- SEMINOLE COUNTY MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
898; Location: 5582 HWY 39 SOUTH; Grades: 06 - 12)
- SEMINOLE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
860; Location: 800 MARIANNA HIGHWAY; Grades: PK - 05)
- SEMINOLE COUNTY CROSSROADS ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL
(Location: 203 EAST SIXTH STREET; Grades: 00 - 00)
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