Leesburg, Georgia
City
Leesburg City Hall
Leesburg City Hall
Location in Lee County and the state of Georgia
Location in Lee County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°43′58″N 84°10′15″W / 31.73278°N 84.17083°W / 31.73278; -84.17083
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyLee
Area
[1]
 • Total4.96 sq mi (12.86 km2)
 • Land4.91 sq mi (12.72 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation
259 ft (79 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,480
 • Density708.47/sq mi (273.52/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31763
Area code229
FIPS code13-45768[2]
GNIS feature ID0356352[3]
Websitecityofleesburgga.com

Leesburg is a city and the county seat of Lee County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,480 at the 2020 census,[4] up from 2,896 at the 2010 census.[5] It is part of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan statistical area.

History

Leesburg, originally known as "Wooten Station", was founded in 1870 as the Central of Georgia Railway arrived in the area. In 1872, the town was renamed "Wooten", and the seat was transferred from Starksville. In 1874, the town was incorporated and renamed again to its present form of Leesburg.[6]

Leesburg is the site of the Leesburg Stockade incident, in which a group of African-American teenage and pre-teen girls were arrested for protesting racial segregation in Americus, Georgia, and were imprisoned without charges for 60 days in poor conditions in the Lee County Public Works building.[7][8]

Geography

Leesburg is in south-central Lee County. U.S. Route 19 passes through the city, leading north 26 miles (42 km) to Americus and south 11 miles (18 km) to Albany. State Route 32 is Leesburg's Main Street; it leads east 32 miles (51 km) to Ashburn and west 18 miles (29 km) to Dawson. State Route 195 leads northeast from Leesburg 17 miles (27 km) to Leslie.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Leesburg has a total area of 5.0 square miles (12.9 km2), of which 0.05 square miles (0.14 km2), or 1.06%, are water.[9] Kinchafoonee Creek flows through a western corner of the city; it leads south to the Flint River, part of the Apalachicola River watershed.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880358—
189044223.5%
1900413−6.6%
191070570.7%
192078611.5%
1930691−12.1%
19407163.6%
1950659−8.0%
196077417.5%
197099628.7%
19801,30130.6%
19901,45211.6%
20002,63381.3%
20102,89610.0%
20203,48020.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[10]
Leesburg racial composition as of 2020[11]
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 2,121 60.95%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1,092 31.38%
Native American 3 0.09%
Asian 30 0.86%
Pacific Islander 1 0.03%
Other/Mixed 148 4.25%
Hispanic or Latino 85 2.44%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,480 people, 884 households, and 666 families residing in the city.

Education

Lee County High School

The Lee County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of two primary schools, two elementary schools, two middle schools, and a high school.[12] The district has 330 full-time teachers and over 5,350 students.[13]

  • Kinchafoonee Primary School
  • Lee County Elementary School
  • Lee County Primary School
  • Twin Oaks Elementary
  • Lee County Middle School East Campus
  • Lee County Middle School West Campus
  • Lee County High School
  • Lee County High School 9th Grade Campus

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1), Leesburg city, Georgia". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  6. ↑ Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 236. ISBN 978-1135948597. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  7. ↑ Stolen Girls remember 1963 in Leesburg, WALB, July 24, 2006, retrieved February 6, 2020.
  8. ↑ George, Bradley; Blankenship, Grant (July 19, 2016), "The Girls Of The Leesburg Stockade", GPB News, NPR, retrieved February 6, 2020.
  9. ↑ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  12. ↑ Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  13. ↑ School Stats, Retrieved June 22, 2010.
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