Irwinton is a city in Wilkinson County,

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, United States. The population was 589 at the 2010 census. The city is the

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of Wilkinson County.

History

Irwinton was founded in 1811 as the seat of Wilkinson County. The community was named for Governor

Jared Irwin Jared Irwin (1750 – March 1, 1818) served twice as elected Governor of Georgia (1796–1798) and (1806–1809). He first was elected to office as a reformer based on public outrage about the Yazoo land scandal. He signed a bill that nullifi ...

. Irwinton was incorporated as a town in 1816 and as a city in 1904.

Geography

Irwinton is located at (32.812075, -83.176800). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 531 people, 166 households, and 113 families residing in the city.

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 583 people, 231 households, and 152 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 271 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 42.01%

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, 57.01%

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, and 0.17% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.68% of the population. There were 231 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.1% were

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living together, 25.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% 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 3.16. In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $28,513, and the median income for a family was $32,188. Males had a median income of $29,444 versus $21,154 for females. The

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for the city was $13,782. About 14.9% of families and 21.7% of the population were below the

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, including 28.6% of those under age 18 and 24.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Wilkinson County School District

The

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holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. The district has 117 full-time teachers and over 1,737 students. *Wilkinson County Elementary School *Wilkinson County Primary School *Wilkinson County Middle School *

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Notable people

G. Harrold Carswell George Harrold Carswell (December 22, 1919 – July 13, 1992) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern Di ...

, unsuccessful nominee to the

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Bud Dupree Alvin "Bud" Dupree Jr. (born February 12, 1993) is an American football outside linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kentucky, and was drafted in the first round of the 2015 NFL ...

, outside linebacker for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers * Julian Robert Lindsey,

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Valor Awards for Julian Robert Lindsey
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