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Notable locations in Americus: Americus Country Club (A), South Georiga Home for the Aged (B), Americus City Hall (C), Sumter County Courthouse (D), Carnegie Library (E), James Earl Carter Library (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Belair Plaza Shopping Center (1), Eastgate Shopping Center (2), Perlis Plaza Shopping Center (3), Pine Pointe Shopping Center (4), Americas Village Shopping Center (5), Wheatley Plaza Shopping Center (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Americus include: Union Tabernacle (A), Triedstone Baptist Church (B), Bethesda Baptist Church (C), Big Bethel Baptist Church (D), Calvary Episcopal Church (E), Campbell Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (F), Central Church (G), Sanctified Church (H), Cheek Memorial Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: East View Cemetery (1), Oak Grove Cemetery (2), Sunset Memorial Gardens (3), East Forsyth Street Cemetery (4), Staley Memorial Gardens (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Murphys Mill Pond (A), Hancock Lake (B), Lake Jennifer (C), Lake Collins (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Town Creek (A), Angelica Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Americus include: Americus Historic District (1), Reese Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Americus Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Habitat for Humanity International - Habitat Residences- Agage (322 West Lamar Street), Habitat for Humanity International (322 West Lamar Street), Habitat for Humanity (322 West Lamar Street), Habitat for Humanity - Habitat Residences- Amistrad Rear Apt (607 Oak Avenue), Habitat for Humanity International - Habitat Residences- Alila (322 West Lamar Street), Americus Welcome Center (123 West Lamar Street), Global Village & Discovery Center (726 Spring Street), Habitat for Humanity International - Habitat Residences- Belofte (322 West Lamar Street).
Hotels: Hampton Inn (1609 East Lamar Street), Americus Days Inn (1007 S Martin Luther King Jr Blvd), 8 Inn of Americus (U S 19 South).
Courts: Sumter County Government - Public Defender-Southwestern Judicial Circuit- Of (416 West Lamar Street), Sumter County Government - Magistrate Court (Courthouse), Georgia State Government - Human Resources Department- Juvenile Court (603 Spring Street), Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority (500 West Lamar), Sumter County Government - Probate Court (Courthouse).
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Sumter County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Americus and their reported violations in the past:
AMERICUS (Population served: 17700, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUL-16-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-16-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-23-2002)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and SEP-07-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (SEP-07-2001)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2000 and JUL-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-28-2001), St Intentional no-action (JUL-22-2003)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1997 and SEP-12-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-12-1998), St Public Notif requested (NOV-12-1998), St Public Notif received (DEC-14-1998)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-1996 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (SEP-13-2001)
BRIAR PATCH MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 195, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-09-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUL-09-2001)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1997 and JUL-17-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUL-17-1998 to JUL-17-1998), St Public Notif requested (NOV-13-1998), St Intentional no-action (JUL-22-2003)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1995 and AUG-02-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-02-1996), St Public Notif requested (DEC-19-1997), St Intentional no-action (JUL-22-2003)
- One routine major monitoring violation
COUNTRY ESTATES (Population served: 109, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-11-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-11-2000), St Public Notif received (OCT-30-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (2 times from AUG-01-2005 to OCT-03-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-27-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and SEP-10-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (SEP-10-2001)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2000 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (SEP-13-2001)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and OCT-17-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-13-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-17-2000)
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- 10 regular monitoring violations
- One other older monitoring violation
SERENITY FARMS (Population served: 38, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: |  27.7% | | Whole state: |  13.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 16.3% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Americus, GA
People in group quarters in Americus
- 472 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 461 people in nursing homes
- 29 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Americus compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Americus (2009 data):
- The Citizens Bank of Americus: The Citizens Bank Of Americus, Tripp Street Branch, Wal-Mart Supercenter Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $227.7 mil, Deposits: $191.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Middle Georgia Corporation
- SB&T BANK: Sumter Bank And Trust Company Branch, Magnolia Manor Branch, Forsyth Street Branch. Info updated 2009-04-07: Bank assets: $429.9 mil, Deposits: $360.8 mil, headquarters in Albany, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Synovus Financial Corp.
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: Americus Main at 217 West Forsyth Street, branch established on 1892-01-01; Tripp Street Branch at 209 Tripp Street, branch established on 1998-07-07. Info updated 2008-06-19: Bank assets: $635,476.0 mil, Deposits: $424,599.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, negative income in the last year, 3343 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- PeoplesSouth Bank: Sumter County Branch at 102 N Prince Street, branch established on 1998-01-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $514.7 mil, Deposits: $395.2 mil, headquarters in Colquitt, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 19 total offices, Holding Company: Peoplessouth Bancshares, Inc.
- First State Bank: Americus Branch at 801 E Lamar Street, branch established on 2002-03-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $110.4 mil, Deposits: $100.6 mil, headquarters in Wrens, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Csra Bank Corp.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Americus, Georgia
- Jameson Inn Americus, 1605 Cordele Hwy, Americus, GA 31709, Phone: (229) 924-2726
- Windsor Hotel, 125 W Lamar, Americus, GA 31709, Phone: (229) 924-1555, Fax: (229) 924-1555
- Rees Park Garden Inn, 504 Reese Park, Americus, GA 31709, Phone: (229) 931-0122
- Hampton Inn, 1609 E Lamar St, Americus, GA 31709, Phone: (229) 928-5400, Fax: (229) 928-9919
- Holiday Inn Express, 1611 E Lamar St, Americus, GA 31709, Phone: (229) 928-5400, Fax: (229) 928-9919
- Quality Inn, 1205 S mlk jr Blvd, Americus, GA 31709, Phone: (229) 924-4431, Fax: (229) 924-9602
- Days Inn, 1007 S MLK JR Blvd, Americus, GA 31719, Phone: (229) 924-3613, Fax: (229) 924-3614
All 7 fire-safe hotels and motels in Americus, Georgia
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (58%)
- Utility gas (34%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- No fuel used (2%)
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Religion statistics for Americus
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 41.18%
| Here | | 41.2% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Seventh-Day Adventist Church |
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| Adherents | 54.6% | 25.3% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 2.5% |
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| Congregations | 40.8% | 20.4% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 4.1% |
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| Name | Churches of Christ | Episcopal Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | The Wesleyan Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1.0% | 4.9% |
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| Congregations | 6.1% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 18.4% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics
Number of grocery stores: 9
| This county: | 2.76 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Sumter County: | 0.31 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
| Sumter County: | 1.23 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 25
| This county: | 7.67 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 24
| Sumter County: | 7.36 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 12.2% | | Georgia: | 10.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 28.6% | | Georgia: | 27.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Sumter County: | 20.7% | | State: | 14.6% |
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
17 | $43,022 | $30,368 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
10 | $34,981 | $41,977 | 8 | $1,359 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $1,776 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
34 | $136,597 | $48,211 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
9 | $20,626 | $27,501 | 2 | $1,036 |
| Firefighters |
45 | $140,142 | $37,371 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
2 | $4,156 | $24,936 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
6 | $18,352 | $36,704 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
7 | $16,915 | $28,997 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
3 | $9,310 | $37,240 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
7 | $19,505 | $33,437 | 0 | $0 |
| Transit |
5 | $8,852 | $21,245 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
14 | $41,776 | $35,808 | 1 | $950 |
| Totals for Government |
159 | $494,234 | $37,301 | 14 | $5,121 |
Americus government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $277,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,700,000
Sewerage: $1,345,000
All Other: $503,000
- Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $3,840,000
Police Protection: $2,574,000
Fire Protection: $2,286,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,051,000
Water Utilities: $1,748,000
Sewerage: $1,165,000
General - Other: $1,047,000
Central Staff Services: $650,000
Housing & Community Development: $553,000
Regular Highways: $498,000
Parks & Recreation: $316,000
Welfare - Other: $166,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $164,000
Libraries: $100,000
Financial Administration: $69,000
Health Services - Other: $38,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $30,000
Natural Resources - Other: $21,000
General Public Buildings: $10,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $33,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $239,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Parks & Recreation: $310,000
Libraries: $100,000
Corrections: $28,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Water Utilities: $474,000
General: $18,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,690,000
All Other: $280,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $7,509,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $3,760,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $3,455,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $6,912,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $597,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $305,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $744,000
General Revenue, NEC: $577,000
Property Sale Other: $36,000
Rents: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Housing & Community Development: $1,027,000
General - Other: $523,000
Water Utilities: $279,000
Sewerage: $186,000
Regular Highways: $153,000
Fire Protection: $86,000
Central Staff: $45,000
Police Protection: $44,000
Welfare - Other: $35,000
Air Transportation: $29,000
Gas Utilities: $18,000
Financial Administration: $6,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,431,000
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $4,467,000
Water Utilities: $2,017,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $588,000
Housing & Community Development: $379,000
Highways: $74,000
- Tax - Property: $2,490,000
Other Selective Sales: $887,000
Public Utilities: $861,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $396,000
NEC: $370,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $5,103,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $233,000
6.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,194 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.11% | | Georgia average: | 10.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,333 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.00% | | Georgia average: | 9.55% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Americus:
- WISK (1390 AM; daytime; 1 kW; AMERICUS, GA; Owner: SUMTER BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WKTF (1550 AM; 10 kW; VIENNA, GA; Owner: SANTILLANA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WJYZ (960 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WNNG (1350 AM; 15 kW; WARNER ROBINS, GA; Owner: CHASE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
- WALG (1590 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WDAK (540 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Americus:
- WISK-FM (98.7 FM; AMERICUS, GA; Owner: SUMTER BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WDEC-FM (94.7 FM; AMERICUS, GA; Owner: SUMTER BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WZIQ (106.5 FM; SMITHVILLE, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WKAK (104.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WJIZ-FM (96.3 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WEAM-FM (100.7 FM; BUENA VISTA, GA; Owner: DAVIS BROADCASTING INC., OF COLUMBUS)
TV broadcast stations around Americus:
- WACS-TV (Channel 25; DAWSON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WTVM (Channel 9; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WRBL (Channel 3; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WLTZ (Channel 38; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: LEWIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W34CZ (Channel 34; ALBANY, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WXTX (Channel 54; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
- WSST-TV (Channel 55; CORDELE, GA; Owner: SUNBELT-SOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Americus fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 16
Total length: 52 meters (171ft)
Total costs: $2,707,000
Total average daily traffic: 136,107
Total average daily truck traffic: 8
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1910-1919: 1
- 1920-1929: 0
- 1930-1939: 2
- 1940-1949: 0
- 1950-1959: 5
- 1960-1969: 2
- 1970-1979: 2
- 1980-1989: 4
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Americus, GA
| Most popular first names in Americus, GA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Mary | 246 | 78.6 years |
| John | 189 | 72.8 years |
| James | 171 | 71.1 years |
| William | 144 | 76.8 years |
| Willie | 135 | 71.2 years |
| Annie | 118 | 79.4 years |
| George | 103 | 75.0 years |
| Robert | 88 | 69.4 years |
| Charles | 64 | 72.9 years |
| Henry | 60 | 70.7 years |
| Most popular last names in Americus, GA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Smith | 127 | 77.4 years |
| Williams | 115 | 72.2 years |
| Johnson | 103 | 73.5 years |
| Davis | 83 | 75.2 years |
| Brown | 79 | 73.1 years |
| Jones | 76 | 74.5 years |
| Carter | 73 | 72.4 years |
| Jackson | 63 | 73.4 years |
| Wilson | 50 | 74.5 years |
| Harris | 48 | 73.8 years |
Americus on our top lists:
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (population 5,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (population 5,000+)"
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Furniture and related products (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Furniture and related products (population 5,000+)"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people below 50% of the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28 (population 5,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (population 5,000+)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (population 5,000+)"
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people below the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28 (population 5,000+)"
- #82 on the list of "Top 100 cities with the largest percentage of females (pop. 5,000+)"
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