Vienna, Georgia
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| Coordinates: 32°6′N 83°48′W / 32.1°N 83.8°WCoordinates: 32°6′N 83°48′W / 32.1°N 83.8°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Dooly |
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| • Total | 5.3 sq mi (13.6 km2) |
| • Land | 5.3 sq mi (13.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 331 ft (101 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,973 |
| • Density | 560.9/sq mi (218.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 31092 |
| Area code(s) | 229 |
| FIPS code | 13-79444[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0324707[2] |
Vienna (
/vaɪˈɛnə/) is a city in Dooly County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,973 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Dooly County[3].
The name of the city is pronounced vye-ENNE-uh, with the emphasis on the middle syllable but sometimes on both the first and second syllables.
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[edit] Geography
Vienna is located at 32°6′N 83°48′W / 32.1°N 83.8°W (32.0918, -83.7949)[4].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3 square miles (14 km2), of which, 5.2 square miles (13 km2) of it is land and 0.19% is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,973 people, 1,068 households, and 761 families residing in the city. The population density was 566.2 people per square mile (218.6/km²). There were 1,180 housing units at an average density of 224.7 per square mile (86.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 27.68% White, 66.87% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.44% Pacific Islander, 3.77% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.58% of the population.
There were 1,068 households out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.8% were married couples living together, 28.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 12.3% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 85.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $24,276, and the median income for a family was $30,574. Males had a median income of $24,063 versus $17,664 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,419. About 24.5% of families and 29.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.1% of those under age 18 and 31.2% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
[edit] Dooly County School District
The Dooly County School District holds grades pre-school to grade twelve, that consists of one elementary school, a middle school, and a high school.[5] The district has 92 full-time teachers and over 1,545 students.[6]
- Dooly County Elementary School
- Dooly County Middle School
- Dooly County High School
[edit] Town Facts
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Vienna is a quiet small town.
It the home of the Georgia Cotton Museum. On its website, the cotton museum advertises itself as being open M-F, but this information is unreliable. Similarly calls to the cotton museum's phone number are not answered and there is no way to leave a voice mail message. For all for all intents and purposes this museum is closed.
Vienna is perhaps known best as home of the Big Pig Jig, the Southeast's largest and Georgia's oldest and official barbecue cooking contest. The Big Pig Jig was named to the Discovery Travel Channel's top ten list of "World's Best Barbecue Contests" for the past four years (2002–2005).
It is the birthplace of the late Georgia governor George Busbee and the late Hollywood film director Vincent Sherman.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved June 8, 2010.
- ^ School Stats, Retrieved June 8, 2010.
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