Winterville is a city in Clarke County,

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, United States. The population was 1,201 at the 2020 census.

History

The community was named after John Winter, a railroad official. Winterville was incorporated in 1904. Since 1991, when the City of Athens dissolved its city charter to form the unified government of Athens-Clarke County, Winterville has been the only municipality located wholly within Athens-Clarke County. As of 2024, Athens-Clarke County has converted of the abandoned Athens-to—Savannah railroad spur into a paved walking trail titled "Firefly Trail". It will eventually connect to the Georgia Hi–Lo Trail, which will become the longest paved trail and longest

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in the United States.

Geography

Winterville is located at , a –drive from the

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. According to the

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

Climate

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,201 people, 449 households, and 331 families residing in the city.

Amenities

Winterville's Marigold Auditorium for Arts and Culture, built in 1953, fell into disrepair later in the 20th century. It has since been renovated. The original auditorium burned down on its opening night in the early 1900s. The village's Cultural Center is located in the former high-school building, built in 1956. The original high school was built at the same time as the auditorium. Winterville Community Center is located in a former Georgia Railroad train depot, which was built in the late 19th century.

Notable people

In the late 1980s, members of the

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lived in Winterville, where they recorded their infamous third full-length LP, ''

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'' in a tiny two-bedroom home studio they rented during the summer of 1986.

References

External links

History of Winterville
from the City of Winterville website * {{authority control Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Clarke County, Georgia Athens – Clarke County metropolitan area