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Georgia Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over6,250,687100.0In labor force4,129,66666.1Civilian labor force4,062,80865.0Employed3,839,75661.4Unemployed223,0523.6Percent of civilian…

Georgia Housing Statistics

NumberPercentTotal housing units3,281,737100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached2,107,31764.21-unit, attached94,1502.92 units90,3702.83 or 4 units132,5354.05 to 9 units173,3855.310 to 19 units129…

Georgia Social Statistics

NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school2,211,688100.0Nursery school, preschool176,8428.0Kindergarten126,6415.7Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,003,49545.4High…

Georgia Map Quiz

Welcome to the Georgia Quiz! Do you think you know a lot about this beautiful country? From the capital city to traditional dishes, this quiz covers a wide range of topics related to the beautiful…

Tskhinvali

(Encyclopedia) TskhinvaliTskhinvalitskhĭnˈvälĭ [key], city (1989 pop. 42,934), capital of South Ossetia, a region of N Georgia that has had de facto independence since the 1990s. The city has lumber…

Nunn, Sam

(Encyclopedia) Nunn, Sam (Samuel Augustus Nunn, Jr.), 1938–, U.S. Senator from Georgia (1973–97), b. Perry, Ga. A lawyer, he was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1968–72) and won…

Milledgeville

(Encyclopedia) Milledgeville, city (1990 pop. 17,727), seat of Baldwin co., central Ga., on the Oconee River, in a fertile farm area; inc. 1836. Among its industries are the manufacture of clothing,…

Young, Andrew Jackson, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Young, Andrew Jackson, Jr., 1932–, African-American leader, clergyman, and public official, b. New Orleans. He was a leading civil-rights activist in the 1960s and, as a Democrat from…

Cleland, Max

(Encyclopedia) Cleland, Max, 1942-2021, American politician, b. Atlanta, GA, as Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Stetson Univ. (B.A., 1964), Emory Univ. (M.A., 1968). Cleland enlisted in the Army in 1965…

Johnson, Herschel Vespasian

(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Herschel Vespasian, 1812–80, U.S. political leader, b. Burke co., Ga. Admitted to the bar in 1834, he filled (1848–49) an unexpired Senate term before serving as circuit court…