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Statenville is an unincorporated community in and the county seat of Echols County, Georgia, United States.[1] It is a census-designated place (CDP), with a population of 1,040 at the 2010 census.[2] The ZIP code is 31648, and the area code 229.

Statenville, Georgia
Census-designated place (CDP) & Unincorporated community
Echols County Courthouse in Statenville
Statenville
Location within the state of Georgia
Statenville
Statenville (the United States)
Coordinates: 30°42′11″N 83°1′40″W
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyEchols
Area
  Total4.6 sq mi (12.0 km2)
  Land4.6 sq mi (12.0 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
138 ft (42 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total1,040
  Density225/sq mi (87.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31648
Area code229
FIPS code13-73200
GNIS feature ID356558

History


The town of Statenville was originally called Troublesome. It grew up at a ford on the Alapaha River in the 1850s. Troublesome was renamed Statenville when the latter was designated county seat in 1858 of the newly-formed Echols County. It is named for James Watson Staten,[3] but was erroneously incorporated as "Statesville" in 1859.[4] In 1965, the state officially amended the city's charter to read "Statenville". In 1995, a new state law revoked the city charter, along with dozens of others in Georgia which had inactive governments. This left Echols and Webster as the only counties in Georgia with no incorporated communities whatsoever.

Columbia County has the unicorporated county seat of Appling, though most court functions take place in Evans.

Knoxville is the unincorporated county seat of Crawford County, with the city of Roberta just to its west that grew with the railroad.


Geography


Statenville is located in western Echols County, just east of the Alapaha River. U.S. Route 129 passes through the community, leading north 27 miles (43 km) to Lakeland, south 6 miles (10 km) to the Florida border, and south 14 miles (23 km) to Jasper, Florida. Georgia State Route 94 crosses US 129 in the center of Statenville, leading east 28 miles (45 km) to Fargo and northwest 18 miles (29 km) to Valdosta.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Statenville CDP has a total area of 11.96 square kilometres (4.62 sq mi), all land.[2]


Education


The Echols County School District consists of two schools.[5] The district has 40 full-time teachers and over 700 students.[6]

The South Georgia Regional Library operates the Hansford Allen Echols County Library. Named after timber and turpentine farmer Handsford Allen, who contributed money towards the establishment of the library, it is the smallest library in the system. It opened on July 19, 1992, with its construction funded by State of Georgia money. The community previously had its library in other locations: first in a Methodist church and later in the school district superintendent's courthouse office.[7]


References


  1. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Statenville CDP, Georgia". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  3. Chinkypin I, II, III And Addendum : Echols County Historical Society, Inc .Author: Echols County Historical society, Inc.Publisher:Thomasville, Ga. : Craigmiles & Associates, 1999. Page 272 url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/chinkypin-i-ii-iii-and-addendum-echols-county-historical-society-inc/oclc/42776047}
  4. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 212. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  5. Georgia Board of Education[permanent dead link], Retrieved June 8, 2010.
  6. School Stats, Retrieved June 8, 2010.
  7. "Allen Statenville Library." South Georgia Regional Library. Retrieved on May 10, 2017.





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