Talbotton is a city in

Talbot County, Georgia Talbot County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. The 2020 census showed a population of 5,733. The county seat and largest city is Talbotton. History Talbot County was created from a portion of Mus ...

, United States. The population was 970 at the 2010 census. The city is the

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of Talbot County.

History

Talbotton was founded in 1828 as the seat of the newly formed Talbot County. Both the county and the town were named for Governor

Matthew Talbot Matthew Talbot (September 6, 1767September 17, 1827) was an American politician. He was the 30th Governor of Georgia. Biography Talbot was born in Bedford County in the Colony of Virginia and moved to Wilkes County, Georgia after the American ...

. Talbotton may be best known in history as the place where the immigrant Straus family got their start in retail sales in the 19th century. In 1896, the family acquired R. H. Macy & Co. in New York.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and 0.32% is water. Highways include

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, and Georgia State Routes 90 and

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Climate

Talbotton has a

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(

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''Cfa''), with hot, humid summers and mild winters. The record high of and record low of were recorded on July 19, 1913, and February 13, 1899, respectively. On March 3, 2019, an EF4 tornado struck the town at low-end EF3 strength, causing major damage to structures and trees in the town.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 742 people, 372 households, and 222 families residing in the city.

Education

The Talbot County School District headquarters is located in the city as well as the only school building in the entire county. The district and school has 48 full-time teachers and over 792 students. *Central Elementary/High School

Notable people

* John W. Bower, signatory to the

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, member of the House of Representatives of the

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, and Chief justice of

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* Charles Henry Jones, journalist, editor, and political figure, born in Talbotton *

Clarence Jordan Clarence Jordan (July 29, 1912 – October 29, 1969) was an American farmer and Baptist theologian, founder of Koinonia Farm, a small but influential religious community in southwest Georgia and the author of the Cotton Patch paraphrase of the N ...

, farmer and

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scholar; born in Talbotton *

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, American rapper; born in Talbotton * Isidor Strauss,

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from the NY-15 district (1894–1895) and co-founder of Macy's Department Store, who died during the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic, lived in Talbotton as a youth * George W. Towns,

, and the 39th Governor of Georgia from 1847 to 1851; former resident of Talbotton. *

Elizabeth Evelyn Wright Elizabeth Evelyn Wright (April 3, 1872 – December 14, 1906) was an American humanitarian and educator, founding several schools for black children. She founded Denmark Industrial Institute in Denmark, South Carolina, as a school for African- ...

, founder of

Voorhees College Voorhees University (formerly Voorhees College) is a private historically black university in Denmark, South Carolina, United States. It is affiliated with the Episcopal Church and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and School ...

; born in Talbotton

References

External links

City-Data.com
Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Talbotton {{authority control Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Talbot County, Georgia County seats in Georgia (U.S. state)