Summerville, Georgia

File:Summerville, Georgia (circa 1911).jpg

Summerville was founded in 1838 as the seat of the newly formed Chattooga County. It was incorporated as a town in 1839 and as a city in 1909.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA248 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | access-date=30 November 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | pages=248| isbn=978-1135948597 }} Summerville was named from the fact it was a popular summer resort.{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IP4vAAAAIBAJ&pg=2412%2C314354 | title=Summerville | work=Calhoun Times | date=September 1, 2004 | access-date=24 April 2015 | pages=37}} The city thrived in the late 1880s with the construction of the Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus Railroad (later part of the Central of Georgia system).Elizabeth Cooksey, "[http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/chattooga-county Chattooga County]," New Georgia Encyclopedia, 2005.

The Chattooga County Courthouse, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was completed in 1909. The Summerville Depot, completed by the Central of Georgia in 1918, is also listed on the National Register, and is home to several annual festivals.Kenneth Thomas, Jr., [https://focus.nps.gov/GetAsset?assetID=d24c47cc-4ee7-4926-926f-d04319745152 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Form for Summerville Depot]{{dead link|date=February 2024|bot=medic}}, December 1991.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|4.0|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land. The city lies along the Chattooga River at the western base of the Taylor Ridge. U.S. Route 27 connects Summerville with Chattanooga, Tennessee, to the north, and Rome to the southeast. Georgia State Route 114 connects the city with Lyerly to the south, and Georgia State Route 48 connects the city with Menlo near the Alabama state line to the west.

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| location = Summerville, Georgia, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2000–present

|Jan record high F = 79

|Feb record high F = 84

|Mar record high F = 88

|Apr record high F = 92

|May record high F = 97

|Jun record high F = 102

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|Sep record high F = 99

|Oct record high F = 98

|Nov record high F = 87

|Dec record high F = 78

|Jan avg record high F = 70.3

|Feb avg record high F = 73.7

|Mar avg record high F = 81.0

|Apr avg record high F = 85.9

|May avg record high F = 90.1

|Jun avg record high F = 94.9

|Jul avg record high F = 96.1

|Aug avg record high F = 95.7

|Sep avg record high F = 93.5

|Oct avg record high F = 87.0

|Nov avg record high F = 77.3

|Dec avg record high F = 71.4

|year avg record high F = 98.1

| Jan high F =52.0

| Feb high F =56.6

| Mar high F =64.3

| Apr high F =73.4

| May high F =79.9

| Jun high F =86.6

| Jul high F =89.9

| Aug high F =89.2

| Sep high F =84.4

| Oct high F =74.5

| Nov high F =63.3

| Dec high F =54.6

| Jan mean F =40.5

| Feb mean F =44.0

| Mar mean F =50.8

| Apr mean F =59.0

| May mean F =67.3

| Jun mean F =75.0

| Jul mean F =78.5

| Aug mean F =77.6

| Sep mean F =71.7

| Oct mean F =60.6

| Nov mean F =49.4

| Dec mean F =43.4

| Jan low F =29.0

| Feb low F =31.4

| Mar low F =37.2

| Apr low F =44.5

| May low F =54.6

| Jun low F =63.3

| Jul low F =67.1

| Aug low F =66.0

| Sep low F =59.0

| Oct low F =46.6

| Nov low F =35.5

| Dec low F =32.2

|Jan avg record low F = 11.9

|Feb avg record low F = 17.3

|Mar avg record low F = 22.1

|Apr avg record low F = 30.3

|May avg record low F = 39.2

|Jun avg record low F = 53.7

|Jul avg record low F = 57.5

|Aug avg record low F = 57.1

|Sep avg record low F = 45.9

|Oct avg record low F = 30.2

|Nov avg record low F = 21.1

|Dec avg record low F = 18.4

|year avg record low F = 10.5

|Jan record low F = 3

|Feb record low F = 8

|Mar record low F = 17

|Apr record low F = 24

|May record low F = 34

|Jun record low F = 48

|Jul record low F = 50

|Aug record low F = 50

|Sep record low F = 39

|Oct record low F = 24

|Nov record low F = 12

|Dec record low F = 8

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| Jan precipitation inch =5.01

| Feb precipitation inch =5.37

| Mar precipitation inch =6.14

| Apr precipitation inch =4.95

| May precipitation inch =4.37

| Jun precipitation inch =4.93

| Jul precipitation inch =4.29

| Aug precipitation inch =4.32

| Sep precipitation inch =4.24

| Oct precipitation inch =3.75

| Nov precipitation inch =4.64

| Dec precipitation inch =6.32

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|Mar precipitation days = 9.5

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|May precipitation days = 8.8

|Jun precipitation days = 9.9

|Jul precipitation days = 9.2

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|Oct precipitation days = 6.5

|Nov precipitation days = 7.5

|Dec precipitation days = 9.4

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|source 2 = National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 2006–2020)

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{{US Census population

|1850= 248

|1860= 350

|1870= 281

|1880= 340

|1890= 560

|1900= 486

|1910= 657

|1920= 1003

|1930= 933

|1940= 1358

|1950= 3973

|1960= 4706

|1970= 5043

|1980= 4878

|1990= 5025

|2000= 4556

|2010= 4534

|2020= 4435

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}

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As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,435 people, 1,769 households, and 997 families residing in the city.

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,556 people, 1,823 households, and 1,141 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,144.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,092 housing units at an average density of {{convert|525.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 72.06% White, 25.31% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.90% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.58% of the population.

File:Summerville-Depot-ga.jpg

There were 1,823 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.8% were married couples living together, 17.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,911, and the median income for a family was $35,579. Males had a median income of $26,707 versus $20,222 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,090. About 18.1% of families and 20.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.5% of those under age 18 and 20.3% of those age 65 or over.

Public education in Summerville is administered by the Chattooga County School District. The district operates four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=627&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Retrieved June 3, 2010. The district has 184 full-time teachers and over 2,834 students.[http://www.school-stats.com/GA/CHATTOOGA/CHATTOOGA_COUNTY.html School Stats], Retrieved June 3, 2010.

• Leroy Massey Elementary School
• Lyerly Elementary School
• Menlo Elementary School
• Summerville Elementary School
• Summerville Middle School
• Chattooga County High School

• Bobby Lee Cook, noted trial attorney
• Edna Cain Daniel, journalist and publisher
• Howard Finster, folk artist
• Brody Malone, artistic gymnast
• Senorise Perry, NFL player

• J.R. Dick Dowdy Park
• Paradise Garden

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• {{Commons category-inline|Summerville, Georgia}}
• [http://www.summervillega.org/ Official site]

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