Sylvester is the county seat of
Worth County,
Georgia, United States. The population was 5,644 in 2020. The city is the
county seat
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and business center of Worth County
and is claimed to be the ''Peanut Capital of the World'' due to its peanut production.
History
Sylvester was
plat
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ted in 1893. The
Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sylvester as a town in 1898.
Geography
Sylvester is located at (31.531425, -83.836233).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.52%) is water.
Sylvester is located on
U.S. Highway 82 at the junction of
Georgia State Route 33.
Georgia State Route 256 enters into southeast Sylvester, where it is co-designated
Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
Demographics
As of the
2020 United States census, there were 5,644 people, 2,346 households, and 1,709 families residing in the city.
Education
The
Worth County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. The district has 296 full-time teachers and over 4,354 students.
School Stats
Retrieved June 30, 2010.
*Worth County Elementary School
*Worth County Primary School
* Worth County Middle School
* Worth County High School
Notable people
* Marion Butts - NFL running back who played for the San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots, and Houston Oilers; born in Sylvester.
* Rickey Claitt - NFL running back who played for the Washington Redskins; born in Sylvester.
* Meshak Williams - NFL defensive end who played for the Baltimore Ravens; born in Sylvester.
* Mary Hood - award-winning author of ''How Far She Went'', ''And Venus Is Blue'' and ''Familiar Heat''. Graduated from Worth County High School.
* Ray Jenkins - Newspaper editor and deputy press secretary to President Jimmy Carter; born in Sylvester.
* Daniel Mack - WWI black veteran lynched in town, but survived by playing dead.
* Sue Monk Kidd - author of the ''New York Times
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'' bestseller, '' The Secret Life of Bees'' and '' The Mermaid Chair''. Born in Sylvester.
* Frank Park - Congressman (1913–1935)
* Bob Sikes - U.S. Representative for Florida, born in Isabella.
* Sonny Skinner - PGA golf pro.
* Michael Carter - Musician, Songwriter, Producer (Lead guitarist for Luke Bryan), graduated from Worth County High School.
References
External links
City of Sylvester Georgia
Portal style website, government, business, library, recreation and more
Worth County Schools Home Page
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Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Cities in Worth County, Georgia
County seats in Georgia (U.S. state)
Albany metropolitan area, Georgia