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Jonesboro, Georgia
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Buildings in the Jonesboro Historic District
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Location in Clayton County and the state of Georgia
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Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Clayton |
Area | |
• Total | 3.00 sq mi (7.76 km2) |
• Land | 2.98 sq mi (7.71 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
Elevation | 919 ft (280 m) |
Population
(2020)
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• Total | 4,235 |
• Density | 1,422.10/sq mi (549.16/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes |
30236-30238
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Area code(s) | 770/678/470 |
FIPS code | 13-42604 |
GNIS feature ID | 0332118 |
Website | http://jonesboroga.com |
Jonesboro is a city in and the county seat of Clayton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,724 as of the 2010 census.
The city's name was originally spelled Jonesborough. During the Civil War, the final skirmish in the Atlanta Campaign was fought here south of Atlanta, cutting off the city and forcing the mayor of Atlanta to surrender at Marietta in early September 1864. The final fall of Atlanta in the Battle of Jonesborough ended up being a decisive point in the nation's history, propelling Abraham Lincoln to re-election two months later, and continuing the war until the Confederacy finally surrendered the following year.
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Geography
Jonesboro is located at 33°31′28″N 84°21′15″W / 33.52444°N 84.35417°W (33.524512, -84.354290).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2), of which 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (1.89%) is water.
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1870 | 531 | — | |
1880 | 1,048 | 97.4% | |
1890 | 803 | −23.4% | |
1900 | 877 | 9.2% | |
1910 | 970 | 10.6% | |
1920 | 1,060 | 9.3% | |
1930 | 1,065 | 0.5% | |
1940 | 1,204 | 13.1% | |
1950 | 1,741 | 44.6% | |
1960 | 3,014 | 73.1% | |
1970 | 4,105 | 36.2% | |
1980 | 4,132 | 0.7% | |
1990 | 3,635 | −12.0% | |
2000 | 3,829 | 5.3% | |
2010 | 4,724 | 23.4% | |
2020 | 4,235 | −10.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
2020 census
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 1,126 | 26.59% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 2,247 | 53.06% |
Native American | 6 | 0.24% |
Asian | 124 | 2.93% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.07% |
Other/Mixed | 146 | 3.45% |
Hispanic or Latino | 583 | 13.77% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,235 people, 1,195 households, and 771 families residing in the city.
History
Jonesboro was founded as Leaksville in 1823. In 1846, the Macon and Western Railroad arrived into the area and the town was renamed in honor of railroad official Samuel G. Jones.
Jonesboro was incorporated in 1859.
Movies and literature
Many of the scenes from the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit were filmed in Jonesboro. Another 1977 movie, the obscure 'In Hot Pursuit (aka The Polk County Pot Plane), was filmed in and around Jonesboro.
Tara, the fictional plantation in Margaret Mitchell's novel Gone with the Wind was supposed to be located approximately five miles outside of Jonesboro, the closest town.
"We Are Marshall" was briefly filmed at Tara Stadium in Jonesboro. The stadium was changed from green to light blue and light yellow for the scene.
Lynyrd Skynyrd's (pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd) album cover was photographed near the corner of Mill and Main streets.
Landmark
- Stately Oaks
Education
Clayton County Public Schools operates public schools.
Infrastructure
Transit systems
MARTA and Xpress GA/Georgia RTA buses serve the city.
Notable people
- Dan T. Cathy (born 1953), CEO of Chick-fil-A
- Chidi "Chi Chi" Osondu, Nigerian-American record producer and songwriter
- Tashard Choice, former running back in National Football League
- Tameka Cottle, singer for R&B group Xscape
- Harry Douglas, former NFL wide receiver
- Toney Douglas (born 1986), basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Tauheed Epps, rapper known as 2 Chainz
- Jesse Fuller, Afro-American blues musician
- Sister Mary Melanie Holliday, Catholic nun
- Steve Lundquist, two-time gold medal swimmer in 1984 Olympics
- Thomas Milton Rivers, bacteriologist and virologist with the Rockefeller Institute, Rear Admiral of the U.S. Navy
- Adam Smith (born 1992), basketball player for Hapoel Holon in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Annie Fitzgerald Stephens, landowner and businesswoman, grandmother of Margaret Mitchell
- Cameron Sutton, cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers
See also
In Spanish: Jonesboro (Georgia) para niños