Albany, Georgia

Albany, Georgia
Albany, Georgia
City
	Nickname(s): The Good Life City, The Artesian City
	Location in Dougherty County and the state of Georgia
	Coordinates: 31°34′56″N 84°9′56″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Dougherty
Incorporated (city)	December 27, 1838; 183 years ago
Government
• Type	City Commission
Area
• City	55.9 sq mi (144.7 km2)
• Land	55.5 sq mi (144.8 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation	203 ft (62 m)
Population (2020)
• City	69,647
• Density	1,386/sq mi (535.0/km2)
• Metro	148,922
• 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
GNIS feature ID	0310424
Website	http://www.albany.ga.us

Albany is a city in and the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States. Albany is in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 69,647 at the 2020 U.S. Census,^[1] making it the twelfth-largest city in Georgia.

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Legendary singer Ray Charles was born in Albany in 1930.

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"U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Albany city, Georgia". census.gov. US Government. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
[2]
"American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
[3]
"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

Carolyn Clive, Frances Davis, and Tom Liner, eds., Glancing Backward: Albany, Georgia, 1836–1986 (Albany, Ga.: Dougherty County School System and Sesquicentennial Publication Committee, 1986).
Lee W. Formwalt, "A Garden of Irony and Diversity," in The New Georgia Guide (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1996).
Joseph Winthrop Holley, You Can't Build a Chimney from the Top: The South through the Life of a Negro Educator (New York: William-Frederick Press, 1948).
Thronateeska Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, History and Reminiscences of Dougherty County, Georgia (1924; reprint, Spartanburg, S.C.: Reprint Co., 1978).
Works Progress Administration, Historical Background of Dougherty County, 1836–1940 (Atlanta: Cherokee, 1981).

South Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive Digital Library of Georgia
Old U.S. Post Office and Courthouse Archived July 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

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"U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Albany city, Georgia". census.gov. US Government. Retrieved June 9, 2022.

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"American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR3-3] [3]
"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

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Albany, Georgia
City
Nickname(s): The Good Life City, The Artesian City
Location in Dougherty County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°34′56″N 84°9′56″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Dougherty
Incorporated (city)	December 27, 1838; 183 years ago
Government
• Type	City Commission
Area
• City	55.9 sq mi (144.7 km²)
• Land	55.5 sq mi (144.8 km²)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.9 km²)
Elevation	203 ft (62 m)
Population (2020)^[1]
• City	69,647
• Density	1,386/sq mi (535.0/km²)
• Metro	148,922
• 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	http://www.albany.ga.us