Statenville is an

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and the

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Echols County Echols County () is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,697. The county seat is Statenville. Since 2008, Statenville is a disincorporated municipality. Echols a ...

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, United States. It was formerly a

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(CDP) with a population of 1,040 at the 2010 census. The ZIP code is 31648, and the area code 229.

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, but was erroneously incorporated as "Statesville" in 1859. 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. In July 2008, a referendum passed to consolidate the city with Echols County by a margin of 639 to 245.

Geography

Statenville is located in western Echols County, just east of the Alapaha River. U.S. Route 129 passes through the community, leading north to Lakeland, south to the

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border, and south to Jasper, Florida. Georgia State Route 94 crosses US 129 in the center of Statenville, leading east to Fargo and northwest to Valdosta. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Statenville CDP has a total area of , all land.

Education

The Echols County School District consists of two schools. The district has 40 full-time teachers and over 700 students. 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. File:EcholsCoSchools1.jpg, Echols County Schools File:EcholsCoLibrary.jpg, Hansford Allen Echols County Library

Demographics

Statenville appeared as a

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in the 2010 U.S. Census. It no longer was listed thereafter due to consolidation with the county in 2008.

References

External links

Echols County, Georgia
including the communities of Statenville, Howell, Mayday, Fruitland, Needmore, Potter, Tarver, and Haylow {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) Unincorporated communities in Echols County, Georgia County seats in Georgia (U.S. state) Unincorporated communities in Valdosta metropolitan area