Back ألباني (جورجيا) Arabic البانى (جورجيا) ARZ آلبانی، جورجیا AZB Олбани (Джорджия) Bashkir Олбані (Джорджыя) Byelorussian Олбани (Джорджия) Bulgarian Albany (Geòrgia) Catalan Олбани (Джорджи) CE Albany (kapital sa kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Georgia) CEB Albany (Georgie) Czech
Albany | |
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 Albany Railroad Historic District | |
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| Nicknames: The Good Life City, The Artesian City, Egypt of America | |
| Motto(s): "There's only one Albany, Georgia" | |
 Location in Dougherty County and Georgia | |
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| Coordinates: 31°34′56″N 84°9′56″W / 31.58222°N 84.16556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Dougherty |
| Incorporated (city) | December 27, 1838 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bo Dorough |
| Area | |
| • City | 55.83 sq mi (144.59 km2) |
| • Land | 55.06 sq mi (142.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.76 sq mi (1.98 km2) |
| Elevation | 203 ft (62 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 68,089 |
| • Density | 1,264.84/sq mi (488.35/km2) |
| • Urban | 76,434 |
| • Metro | 146,961 (US:289 List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas) |
| Demonym | Albanian |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 31701, 31705, 31707, 31721, 31763 |
| Area code | 229 |
| FIPS code | 13-01052[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0310424[3] |
| Website | www.albanyga.gov |
Albany (/ɔːlˈbɪni/ awl-BI-nee) is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia. Located on the Flint River, it is the seat of Dougherty County, and is the sole incorporated city in that county. Located in Southwest Georgia,[4] it is the principal city of the Albany metropolitan area. The city's population was 68,089 in 2020.[5]
It became prominent in the nineteenth century as a shipping and market center, first served by riverboats. Scheduled steamboats connected Albany with the busy port of Apalachicola, Florida. They were replaced by railroads. Seven lines met in Albany, and it was a center of trade in the Southeast.
Albany is part of the Black Belt, a geological formation of soil conducive to cotton growth. An extensive area in the Southern geographical area of the United States. From the mid-20th century, it received military investment during World War II and after, that helped develop the region.[6] Albany and this area were prominent during the civil rights era, particularly during the early 1960s as activists worked to regain voting and other civil rights. Railroad restructuring and reduction in the military here caused job losses, but the city has developed new businesses.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Albany (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau". Quickfacts.census.gov. Archived from the original on June 11, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ "Albany". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 30, 2024.