Reynolds is a town in Taylor County,

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, United States. The population was 1,086 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Reynolds is located in eastern Taylor County at 32.559167 N, -84.095556 W (32° 33′ 33″ N, 84° 5′ 44″ W). The town is located in the eastern part of Taylor County along the Fall Line Freeway and Georgia State Route 96, which run from west to east through the center of town. Via GA-540 and GA-96, Fort Valley is 13 mi (21 km) east, and

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, the Taylor County seat, is 10 mi (16 km) west. Georgia State Route 128 also runs through the town, leading northeast 14 mi (23 km) to Roberta and south 19 mi (31 km) to Oglethorpe. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and 0.75% is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 926 people, 486 households, and 229 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,036 people, 447 households, and 289 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 495 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 48.84%

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, 50.58%

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, 0.39% Asian, and 0.19% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population. There were 447 households, out of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were

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living together, 19.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.95. In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $25,347, and the median income for a family was $30,179. Males had a median income of $37,917 versus $20,500 for females. The

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for the town was $16,071. About 17.9% of families and 23.5% of the population were below the

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, including 29.7% of those under age 18 and 25.0% of those age 65 or over.

History

The

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incorporated Reynolds in 1865. The community was named after L. C. Reynolds, a railroad official.

Notable people

* Earl Little Sr., the father of

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, was born in Reynolds on July 29, 1890. *

Samuel Little Samuel Little (born Samuel McDowell; June 7, 1940 – December 30, 2020) was an American serial killer who confessed to murdering 93 women between 1970 and 2005. In 2014 he was convicted of the murders of Linda Alford, Guadalupe Duarte Apodaca, ...

(June 7, 1940 – December 30, 2020) was born in Reynolds. Little may have been the most prolific serial killer in American history.https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/06/08/convicted-murderer-now-linked-more-than-deaths-may-be-most-prolific-killer-us-history/5

References

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