Hazlehurst, Georgia | |
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 Hazlehurst City Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto: "Come linger' longer" | |
 Location inJeff Davis County and the state ofGeorgia | |
| Coordinates:31°51′58″N82°35′58″W / 31.86611°N 82.59944°W /31.86611; -82.59944 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Jeff Davis |
| Named after | George Hazlehurst |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | John Ramay |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.81 sq mi (12.45 km2) |
| • Land | 4.73 sq mi (12.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.077 sq mi (0.20 km2) |
| Elevation | 249 ft (76 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,088 |
| • Density | 863.7/sq mi (333.48/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 31539 |
| Area code | 912 |
| FIPS code | 13-37564[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0315266[3] |
| Website | hazlehurstga.gov |
Hazlehurst is a city in and thecounty seat ofJeff Davis County,Georgia, United States.[4] The population was 4,088 in 2020.
Initially called "Handtown" due to the Hand Family living in the area, it wasn't until the establishment of the railroad line from Macon to Brunswick that an actual community began to populate in the area.[5] It was formally foundedcirca 1880 as depot on theMacon and Brunswick Railroad.[6] The depot was first named "Milepost 8" before eventually gaining the name "Hazlehurst".[7] The community was named for railroad surveyor Col. George Hazlehurst.[8] In 1891, the community was incorporated as a town.[8] A courthouse was not built until 1907, after the formation of Jeff Davis County the previous year.[9]
Hazlehurst is served by the intersection ofU.S. routes 23,221 and341. U.S. 23 heads south, south-east for 25 miles towardsAlma and north-west for 8 miles toLumber City, while U.S. 341 travels south-east for roughly 16 miles toBaxley and joins U.S. 23 heading north-west towards Lumber City. U.S. 221 heads 29 miles north-east towardsVidalia and south-west for 31 miles toDouglas.
Aside from the Macon-Brunswick railroad running through the center of town, the Hazlehurst Municipal Airport, a roughly 165 acre facility located just northwest of the city.[10]
| Climate data for Hazlehurst, Georgia, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1918–2015 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 85 (29) | 84 (29) | 93 (34) | 95 (35) | 102 (39) | 105 (41) | 107 (42) | 104 (40) | 106 (41) | 97 (36) | 88 (31) | 85 (29) | 107 (42) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 60.3 (15.7) | 64.1 (17.8) | 70.9 (21.6) | 77.8 (25.4) | 85.1 (29.5) | 89.7 (32.1) | 92.4 (33.6) | 91.4 (33.0) | 86.6 (30.3) | 78.7 (25.9) | 69.8 (21.0) | 62.5 (16.9) | 77.4 (25.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 49.1 (9.5) | 52.4 (11.3) | 58.8 (14.9) | 65.5 (18.6) | 73.3 (22.9) | 79.2 (26.2) | 82.1 (27.8) | 81.2 (27.3) | 76.3 (24.6) | 66.9 (19.4) | 57.5 (14.2) | 51.4 (10.8) | 66.1 (19.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 37.9 (3.3) | 40.7 (4.8) | 46.7 (8.2) | 53.2 (11.8) | 61.5 (16.4) | 68.8 (20.4) | 71.7 (22.1) | 71.0 (21.7) | 66.0 (18.9) | 55.2 (12.9) | 45.2 (7.3) | 40.3 (4.6) | 54.9 (12.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 10 (−12) | 18 (−8) | 20 (−7) | 29 (−2) | 40 (4) | 47 (8) | 58 (14) | 56 (13) | 45 (7) | 28 (−2) | 19 (−7) | 15 (−9) | 10 (−12) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 4.15 (105) | 4.21 (107) | 4.41 (112) | 3.65 (93) | 3.30 (84) | 5.28 (134) | 4.50 (114) | 6.87 (174) | 4.47 (114) | 2.95 (75) | 2.98 (76) | 4.09 (104) | 50.86 (1,292) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.25) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.25) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 10.4 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 13.3 | 11.4 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 9.7 | 119.4 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.1 in) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Source 1: NOAA[11] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS2[12] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 290 | — | |
| 1900 | 793 | 173.4% | |
| 1910 | 1,181 | 48.9% | |
| 1920 | 1,383 | 17.1% | |
| 1930 | 1,378 | −0.4% | |
| 1940 | 1,732 | 25.7% | |
| 1950 | 2,687 | 55.1% | |
| 1960 | 3,699 | 37.7% | |
| 1970 | 4,065 | 9.9% | |
| 1980 | 4,298 | 5.7% | |
| 1990 | 4,202 | −2.2% | |
| 2000 | 3,787 | −9.9% | |
| 2010 | 4,226 | 11.6% | |
| 2020 | 4,088 | −3.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[13] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 2,078 | 50.83% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,359 | 33.24% |
| Native American | 9 | 0.22% |
| Asian | 22 | 0.54% |
| Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.07% |
| Other/Mixed | 123 | 3.01% |
| Hispanic orLatino | 494 | 12.08% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 4,088 people, 1,494 households, and 894 families residing in the city.
TheJeff Davis County School District consists of a primary school, an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school.[15] The district has 210 classroom teachers and 3,075 students.[16]
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