Thomasville, Georgia

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timezone = Eastern (EST)
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latd = 30 |latm = 50 |lats = 11 |latNS = N
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postal_code = 31700-31799
area_code = 229
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Thomasville is a city in Thomas County, Georgia, United States. The city deems itself the City of Roses and holds an annual Rose Festival. The town features plantations open to the public, a historic downtown, a large farmer's market, and a 320 year old oak tree at the corner of Monroe and Crawford streets. The population was 18,162 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Thomas CountyGR|6.

Rose Festival

Last week of April The City of Thomasville plants and maintains more than 7,000 roses located throughout the city, as do a number of residents who have their own rose gardens. Rose growers from all over the world display their prize roses for a panel of judges. Activities throughout the “City of Roses” include rose displays, parades, historical home and museum tours, street dances, arts and crafts show, nursery vendor displays, lectures, garden tours, walk/run races and food. The show is sponsored by the Thomasville Rose Society and Thomasville Garden Clubs. For more information: [http://www.downtownthomasville.com/RoseFest.html The Rose Fest Homepage (dead link)]

Geography

Thomasville is located at coor dms|30|50|11|N|83|58|42|W (30.836444, -83.978199)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.9 square miles (38.7 km²), of which, 14.9 square miles (38.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.40%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 18,162 people, 7,021 households, and 4,654 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,221.4 people per square mile (471.6/km²). There were 7,788 housing units at an average density of 523.7/sq mi (202.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 55.39% African American, 42.83% White, 0.23% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.28% of the population.

There were 7,021 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.7% were married couples living together, 22.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,926, and the median income for a family was $37,606. Males had a median income of $28,331 versus $21,514 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,910. About 15.1% of families and 19.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.1% of those under age 18 and 21.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

[http://www.tcitys.org Thomasville City School System]

Elementary Schools

* [http://www.tcitys.org/balfour/index.html R.C. Balfour School For Young Children (Pre-K)]
* [http://www.tcitys.org/jerger/index.htm E.R. Jerger Elementary School (K-5)]
* [http://www.tcitys.org/harper/index.htm J.K. Harper Elementary School (K-5)]
* [http://www.tcitys.org/scott/index.htm W.Fred Scott Elementary School (K-5)]

Middle School

*MacIntyre Park Middle School (6-8)

High School

* [http://www.tcitys.org/ths/index.htm Thomasville High School (9-12)]
* ** [http://www.tcitys.org/ths/barker/ THS News Letter "The Barker"] **

Academy

a.k.a. "Magnet School"

* [http://www.tcitys.org/scholarsacademy/index.htm Thomasville City Scholars Academy (6-12)] "Note: the Scholars Academy is a subset of MacIntyre Park Middle School and Thomasville High School, i.e. Middle school members of the Academy are technically registered as members of MacIntyre."

Thomas County School System

Elementary Schools

*Hand-in-Hand Primary School (Pre-K-K)
*Cross Creek Elementary School
*Garison-Pilcher Elementary School

Middle School

*Thomas County Middle School (5-8)

High School

*Thomas County Central High School (10-12)
*Bishop Hall Charter School (9-12)

Private Schools

* [http://www.brookwoodschool.org/ Brookwood School (Pre-K-12)]

[http://www.radiocabo.com The Georgia Triangle School Of Broadcasting]

Universities and Colleges

*Thomas University
* [http://www.southwestgatech.edu Southwest Georgia Technical College]

Sports Clubs

* [http://www.thomasvilledragons.com Thomasville Dragons - Thomasville's Premier Womens Soccer]
* [http://www.tasasoccer.com Thomas Area Soccer Association - Youth Competitive Soccer]

Famous People From Thomasville, Georgia

*William Andrews - NFL player Atlanta Falcons
*Lieutenant General Lloyd J. Austin, U.S. Army, Commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps and Multi-National Corps-Iraq
*Camille Bentley - Miss Georgia 1984
*Stephanie Bentley - Country Music Artist
*Danny Copeland - NFL player (safety for Washington Redskins Super Bowl XXVII championship team)
*Mary Lena Faulk - Professional Golfer and 1953 Winner of US Women's Amateur Championship; one of the founders of the LPGA
*Henry Ossian Flipper or Henry O. Flipper - First African American Graduate of West Point in 1877
*Charlton Griffin - Narrator
*Raymond Hughes - Metropolitan Opera Conductor and Chorus Master
*Sam Madison - NFL player defensive back Miami Dolphins, cornerback New York Giants
*Guy McIntyre - NFL player San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles
*Julie Moran - TV Personality
*William Fred Scott - Orchestral and Opera Conductor
*Marcus Stroud - NFL player; defensive tackle
*Charlie Ward Jr. - College Football Quarterback Florida State (Heisman winner); NBA Player New York Knicks; Assistant Coach Houston Rockets
*Bailey White - Author
*Joanne Woodward - Actress
*Joe Burns - Running back for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Buffalo Bills
*Levale Speigner - Pitcher for Washington Nationals
*Myron Guyton - Former New York Giants and New England Patriots safety
*Daniel Gaultney- Author, "The Echo of Death"Frank Pidcock Roberts - Stage and Film actor

References

External links

* [http://www.thomascountyboc.org/ Thomas County's Website]
* [http://www.thomasvillega.com Thomasville Welcome Page]
* [http://www.downtownthomasville.com/ Downtown Thomasville]
* [http://www.tcpls.org Thomas County Public Library System]
* [http://www.thomascountyhistory.org Thomas County Museum of History]
* [http://www.thomasu.edu Thomas University]
* [http://www.tcitys.org Thomasville City Schools]
* [http://www.handsonthomascounty.org/ Hands On Thomas County]
* [http://www.thomasvilledragons.com Thomasville Dragons]
* [http://www.thomascountyextension.com/ University of Georgia Thomas County Cooperative Extension Website]
* [http://www.thomasvillelandmarks.org/ Thomasville Landmarks - Historic preservation organization]