Editing Andersonville, Georgia

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'''Andersonville''' is a city in [[Sumter County, Georgia|Sumter County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city had a population of 237. It is located in the southwest part of the state, approximately {{convert|60|mi|km}} southwest of [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]] on the [[Central of Georgia|Central of Georgia railroad]]. During the [[American Civil War]], it was the site of a [[prisoner-of-war camp]], which is now [[Andersonville National Historic Site]].

Andersonville is part of the [[Americus micropolitan area|Americus micropolitan statistical area]].

== History ==
The hamlet of Anderson was named for John Anderson, a director of the South Western Railroad in 1853 when it was extended from Oglethorpe to Americus. It was known as Anderson Station until the US post office was established in November 1855. The government changed the name of the station from "Anderson" to "Andersonville" in order to avoid confusion with the post office in [[Anderson, South Carolina]].<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/a.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/a.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=5 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

[[File:Captain Henry Wirz obelisk (cropped).JPG|thumb|left|upright|Monument in Andersonville dedicated to Henry Wirz]]

During the Civil War, the [[Confederate army]] established Camp Sumter at Andersonville to house incoming [[Union Army|Union]] [[prisoners of war]]. The overcrowded [[Andersonville National Historic Site|Andersonville Prison]] was notorious for its bad conditions, and nearly 13,000 prisoners died there.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.thoughtco.com/andersonville-prison-2360903 | title = American Civil War: Andersonville Prison  | last = Hickman | first = Kennedy | date = May 16, 2016 | website = ThoughtCo.com | access-date = 2017-07-14}}</ref> After the war, [[Henry Wirz]] was convicted for [[war crimes]] related to the command of the camp. His trial was later regarded as unfair by several pro-confederacy groups,<ref name="Moyer Giroud 2022 e043">{{cite web | last=Moyer | first=Justin Wm. | last2=Giroud | first2=Tara E.M. | title=Confederate war criminal buried in D.C. has an unlikely defender: A Swiss descendant | website=Washington Post | date=February 10, 2022 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/02/10/henry-wirz-confederate-switzerland-ancestor/ | access-date=February 15, 2024}}</ref> and a monument in his honor has been erected in Andersonville by the [[United Daughters of the Confederacy]].<ref name="Bailey 2015 s355">{{cite web | last=Bailey | first=Greg | title=Why Does This Georgia Town Honor One of America's Worst War Criminals? | website=The New Republic | date=November 10, 2015 | url=https://newrepublic.com/article/123365/why-does-georgia-town-honor-one-americas-worst-war-criminals | access-date=February 15, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Magazine Eschner 2017 e226">{{cite web | last=Eschner | first=Kat | title=How the Trial and Death of Henry Wirz Shaped Post-Civil War America | website=Smithsonian Magazine | date=November 10, 2017 | url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-trial-and-death-henry-wirz-shaped-post-civil-war-america-180967139/ | access-date=February 15, 2024}}</ref>

The town also served as a supply depot during the war period. It included a post office, a depot, a blacksmith shop and stable, a couple of general stores, two saloons, a school, a Methodist church, and about a dozen houses. Ben Dykes, who owned the land on which the prison was built, was both depot agent and postmaster.<ref>{{cite web |title=Reading 1: Andersonville Prison |url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/11andersonville/11facts1.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416174656/https://www.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/11andersonville/11facts1.htm |archive-date=Apr 16, 2017 |access-date=September 21, 2016 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

Until the establishment of the prison, the area was entirely dependent on agriculture, supported by dark reddish brown sandy loams later mapped as Greenville and Red Bay soil series. After the close of the prison and end of the war, the town continued economically dependent on agriculture, primarily the cultivation of cotton as a commodity crop.

It was not until 1968, when the large-scale mining of [[kaolin]], bauxitic kaolin, and [[bauxite]] was begun by Mulcoa, Mullite Company of America, that the town was dramatically altered. This operation exploited {{convert|2000|acre|km2}} of scrub oak wilderness into a massive mining and refining operation. The company now{{When|date=April 2023}} ships more than 2000 tons of refined ore from Andersonville each week.

In 1974, long-time mayor Lewis Easterlin and a group of concerned citizens decided to promote tourism in the town, redeveloping Main Street to look much as it did during the American Civil War. The city of Andersonville and the Andersonville National Historic Site, location of the prison camp, are now tourist attractions.

== Geography ==

=== Climate ===
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 308
|1900= 245
|1910= 174
|1920= 196
|1930= 231
|1940= 211
|1950= 281
|1960= 263
|1970= 274
|1980= 267
|1990= 277
|2000= 331
|2010= 255
|2020= 237
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 331 people, 124 households, and 86 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|254.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 142 housing units at an average density of {{convert|109.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 65.26% White and 34.74% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.21% of the population.

There were 124 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 17.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,107, and the median income for a family was $30,972. Males had a median income of $26,591 versus $20,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,168. About 19.8% of families and 23.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 29.3% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.andersonvillegeorgia.info City website]

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