Talbotton, Georgia

{{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement  |official_name = Talbotton, Georgia |settlement_type = City |image_skyline = Talbotton,_GA.JPG |imagesize = |image_caption = Confederate Monument in Talbotton, 2012 |image_map = Talbot_County_Georgia_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Talbotton_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location in Talbot County and the state of Georgia |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Georgia |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Talbot |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_13.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 18, 2021}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 8.09 |area_land_km2 = 8.04 |area_water_km2 = 0.05 |area_total_sq_mi = 3.13 |area_land_sq_mi = 3.10 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.02 |population_as_of = 2020 |population_total = 742 |population_density_km2 = 92.27 |population_density_sq_mi = 238.97 |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = −5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = −4 |coordinates = {{coord|32|40|41|N|84|32|23|W|type:city_region:US-GA|display=it}} |elevation_footnotes =  |elevation_m = 223 |elevation_ft = 732 |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 31827 |area_code = 706 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 13-75244<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0333180<ref name="GR3-u">{{cite gnis|333180|Talbotton|2026-01-18}}</ref> |website = {{URL|https://talbottonga.org/}} }}

'''Talbotton''' is the county seat and the largest city in Talbot County, Georgia, United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=https://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> As of the 2020 census, Talbotton had a population of 742.<ref name="Census2020PLLede">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N&for=place%3A75244&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=February 4, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> ==History== Talbotton was founded in 1828 as the seat of the newly formed Talbot County.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA248 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | accessdate=30 November 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | pages=248| isbn=978-1135948597 }}</ref> Both the county and the town were named for Matthew Talbot, 30th Governor of Georgia.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/t.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=219 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/talbot/straus-home-site|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304021835/https://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/talbot/straus-home-site|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-03-04|title=Historical Markers by County - GeorgiaInfo|date=2019-03-04|access-date=2019-03-04}}</ref>

==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|3.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|3.1|sqmi|km2}} is land and 0.32% is water.<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Georgia |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2022_Gazetteer/2022_gaz_place_13.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 30, 2023}}</ref>

Highways include U.S. Route 80, and Georgia State Routes 90 and 208.

==Climate== Talbotton has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa''), with hot, humid summers and mild winters. The record high of {{convert|110|°F|0}} and record low of {{convert|-6|°F|0}} 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.<ref>{{cite web|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Birmingham, Alabama|title=Beauregard-Smiths Station EF-4 Tornado (Macon/Lee Counties) March 3, 2019|url=https://www.weather.gov/bmx/event_03032019beauregard|publisher=National Weather Service|date=March 5, 2019|accessdate=March 5, 2019|location=Birmingham, Alabama}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|department=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Atlanta, Georgia|title=Update #3 From NWS Damage Surveys Including the Long-Track Tornado which Traversed from Macon and Lee Counties in Alabama Through Muscogee, Harris and Talbotton Counties in Georgia|url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSFFC&e=201903052152|publisher=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=March 5, 2019|accessdate=March 5, 2019}}</ref>

{{Weather box|width=auto |location = Talbotton, 1981-2010 normals, extremes 1893-present |single line = Y | Jan high F = 55.3 | Feb high F = 59.8 | Mar high F = 67.2 | Apr high F = 73.9 | May high F = 80.7 | Jun high F = 86.6 | Jul high F = 89.2 | Aug high F = 88.0 | Sep high F = 83.2 | Oct high F = 74.3 | Nov high F = 66.3 | Dec high F = 56.7 |year high F = | Jan low F = 32.1 | Feb low F = 35.2 | Mar low F = 41.2 | Apr low F = 48.4 | May low F = 56.9 | Jun low F = 65.5 | Jul low F = 69.0 | Aug low F = 68.4 | Sep low F = 62.2 | Oct low F = 49.9 | Nov low F = 40.9 | Dec low F = 33.8 |year low F = |Jan record high F = 82 |Feb record high F = 83 |Mar record high F = 93 |Apr record high F = 96 |May record high F = 100 |Jun record high F = 105 |Jul record high F = 110 |Aug record high F = 107 |Sep record high F = 108 |Oct record high F = 100 |Nov record high F = 89 |Dec record high F = 83 |year record high F = |Jan record low F = -5 |Feb record low F = -6 |Mar record low F = 12 |Apr record low F = 25 |May record low F = 33 |Jun record low F = 42 |Jul record low F = 50 |Aug record low F = 50 |Sep record low F = 34 |Oct record low F = 23 |Nov record low F = 8 |Dec record low F = 1 |year record low F = |precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation inch = 4.38 | Feb precipitation inch = 4.89 | Mar precipitation inch = 5.38 | Apr precipitation inch = 3.65 | May precipitation inch = 3.19 | Jun precipitation inch = 4.28 | Jul precipitation inch = 5.00 | Aug precipitation inch = 3.83 | Sep precipitation inch = 3.51 | Oct precipitation inch = 3.03 | Nov precipitation inch = 3.95 | Dec precipitation inch = 4.61 |year precipitation inch = |Jan snow inch = |Feb snow inch = |Mar snow inch = |Apr snow inch = |May snow inch = |Jun snow inch = |Jul snow inch = |Aug snow inch = |Sep snow inch = |Oct snow inch = |Nov snow inch = |Dec snow inch = |year snow inch = | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in | Jan precipitation days = 7.6 | Feb precipitation days = 7.5 | Mar precipitation days = 7.4 | Apr precipitation days = 6.3 | May precipitation days = 6.8 | Jun precipitation days = 8.3 | Jul precipitation days = 8.6 | Aug precipitation days = 7.5 | Sep precipitation days = 5.7 | Oct precipitation days = 5.5 | Nov precipitation days = 6.1 | Dec precipitation days = 7.4 | year precipitation days = |source 1 = NOAA<ref>{{cite web | url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ffc | title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | accessdate = January 26, 2021 }}</ref> }}

==Demographics== {{US Census population |1870= 796 |1880= 1008 |1890= 1140 |1900= 1131 |1910= 1081 |1920= 1093 |1930= 1064 |1940= 1060 |1950= 1175 |1960= 1163 |1970= 1045 |1980= 1140 |1990= 1046 |2000= 1019 |2010= 970 |2020= 742 |estyear= |estimate= |estref= |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web |first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher= United States Census Bureau |date= 1910 |url= https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate= |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240116032336/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |archive-date= January 16, 2024 |page= |url-status= dead }}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> }}

{| class="wikitable" |+Talbotton racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1375244&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-18|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> !Race !Num. !Perc. |- |White (non-Hispanic) |122 |16.44% |- |Black or African American (non-Hispanic) |600 |80.86% |- |Native American |1 |0.13% |- |Asian |2 |0.27% |- |Other/Mixed |7 |0.94% |- |Hispanic or Latino |10 |1.35% |} 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.<ref>[http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=730&T=0&FY=2008 Georgia Board of Education], Retrieved June 26, 2010.</ref> The district and school has 48 full-time teachers and over 792 students.<ref>[http://www.school-stats.com/GA/TALBOT/TALBOT_COUNTY.html School Stats], Retrieved June 26, 2010.</ref> *Central Elementary/High School

==Notable people==  * John W. Bower, signatory to the Texas Declaration of Independence, member of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Texas, and Chief justice of Refugio County, Texas *Charles Henry Jones, journalist, editor, and political figure, born in Talbotton *Clarence Jordan, farmer and New Testament Greek scholar; born in Talbotton * Lady, American rapper; born in Talbotton *Isidor Strauss, U.S. Representative 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, U.S. Representative, and the 39th Governor of Georgia from 1847 to 1851; former resident of Talbotton.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000327|title=Towns, George Washington Bonaparte, (1801 - 1854)|publisher= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate= September 4, 2012}}</ref> *Elizabeth Evelyn Wright, founder of Voorhees College; born in Talbotton

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==External links== {{Commons category}}  * [http://www.city-data.com/city/Talbotton-Georgia.html City-Data.com] Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Talbotton

Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Cities in Talbot County, Georgia Category:County seats in Georgia (U.S. state)