Tifton, Georgia

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Tifton was founded in 1872 in Berrien County at the junction of the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad and the Brunswick and Western Railroad by sawmill owner Henry H. Tift. Tifton was incorporated as a city in 1890.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA250 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | access-date=30 November 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | pages=250| isbn=978-1135948597 }} In 1905, it was designated county seat of the newly formed Tift County.

Several Chicago-Florida and Cincinnati-Florida passenger trains made stops in Tifton: the Atlantic Coast Line's Seminole, Flamingo and City of Miami and the Southern Railway's Ponce de Leon and Royal Palm. With the discontinuance of the City of Miami in 1971, Tifton was left without passenger service.

Tifton is located in south central Georgia along Interstate 75, which runs north to south through the city, leading north {{convert|167|mi|km|abbr=on}} to Atlanta and south {{convert|45|mi|km|abbr=on}} to Valdosta. Other highways that pass through the city include U.S. Route 41, U.S. Route 82, U.S. Route 319, and Georgia State Route 125.

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| location = Tifton, Georgia, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1911–present

|Jan record high F = 83

|Feb record high F = 90

|Mar record high F = 90

|Apr record high F = 93

|May record high F = 99

|Jun record high F = 105

|Jul record high F = 104

|Aug record high F = 104

|Sep record high F = 106

|Oct record high F = 98

|Nov record high F = 88

|Dec record high F = 84

|Jan avg record high F = 75.5

|Feb avg record high F = 78.6

|Mar avg record high F = 82.6

|Apr avg record high F = 87.6

|May avg record high F = 92.7

|Jun avg record high F = 95.8

|Jul avg record high F = 96.9

|Aug avg record high F = 96.3

|Sep avg record high F = 93.8

|Oct avg record high F = 88.1

|Nov avg record high F = 82.0

|Dec avg record high F = 77.1

|year avg record high F = 98.1

| Jan high F =58.7

| Feb high F =63.8

| Mar high F =69.0

| Apr high F =75.4

| May high F =84.0

| Jun high F =87.9

| Jul high F =90.0

| Aug high F =89.4

| Sep high F =85.8

| Oct high F =77.1

| Nov high F =68.3

| Dec high F =62.6

| Jan mean F =47.6

| Feb mean F =52.0

| Mar mean F =57.3

| Apr mean F =63.7

| May mean F =72.2

| Jun mean F =77.6

| Jul mean F =80.1

| Aug mean F =79.6

| Sep mean F =75.5

| Oct mean F =66.1

| Nov mean F =56.5

| Dec mean F =51.1

| Jan low F =36.6

| Feb low F =40.1

| Mar low F =45.6

| Apr low F =52.0

| May low F =60.3

| Jun low F =67.4

| Jul low F =70.2

| Aug low F =69.9

| Sep low F =65.2

| Oct low F =55.1

| Nov low F =44.6

| Dec low F =39.5

|Jan avg record low F = 22.8

|Feb avg record low F = 26.4

|Mar avg record low F = 29.7

|Apr avg record low F = 39.6

|May avg record low F = 49.0

|Jun avg record low F = 60.6

|Jul avg record low F = 65.4

|Aug avg record low F = 64.7

|Sep avg record low F = 56.3

|Oct avg record low F = 41.1

|Nov avg record low F = 30.3

|Dec avg record low F = 26.3

|year avg record low F = 20.7

|Jan record low F = 0

|Feb record low F = 12

|Mar record low F = 16

|Apr record low F = 30

|May record low F = 39

|Jun record low F = 48

|Jul record low F = 54

|Aug record low F = 54

|Sep record low F = 42

|Oct record low F = 28

|Nov record low F = 10

|Dec record low F = 6

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| Jan precipitation inch =4.08

| Feb precipitation inch =4.40

| Mar precipitation inch =4.77

| Apr precipitation inch =3.28

| May precipitation inch =2.67

| Jun precipitation inch =4.95

| Jul precipitation inch =5.16

| Aug precipitation inch =4.45

| Sep precipitation inch =4.28

| Oct precipitation inch =2.83

| Nov precipitation inch =3.16

| Dec precipitation inch =4.20

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|Mar precipitation days = 7.7

|Apr precipitation days = 6.5

|May precipitation days = 6.9

|Jun precipitation days = 11.5

|Jul precipitation days = 12.4

|Aug precipitation days = 12.4

|Sep precipitation days = 7.9

|Oct precipitation days = 6.2

|Nov precipitation days = 5.9

|Dec precipitation days = 7.4

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|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Tifton, GA

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{{US Census population

|1900= 1384

|1910= 2381

|1920= 3005

|1930= 3390

|1940= 5228

|1950= 6831

|1960= 9903

|1970= 12179

|1980= 13749

|1990= 14215

|2000= 15060

|2010= 16350

|2020= 17045

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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}
1850-1870{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}} 1870-1880{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}
1890-1910{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}} 1920-1930{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}
1940{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1950{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1960{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}
1970{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1980{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1990{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}
2000{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 2010{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}

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As of the 2020 United States census, there were 17,045 people, 5,906 households, and 3,779 families residing in the city.

File:Tifton Post Office.jpg

Tifton has a public library,{{cite web | url=http://www.cprl.org/ttcpl.html | title=Homepage | publisher=Tifton - Tift County Public Library | access-date=30 July 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721071655/http://www.cprl.org/ttcpl.html | archive-date=21 July 2014 }} in addition to an extensive college library located at nearby Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

• Coastal Plain Research Arboretum
• Georgia Museum of Agriculture & Historic Village

Until recently, Tifton was the home of the world's second largest magnolia tree, which was located in Magnolia Tree Park. In 2004, the tree was burned in a fire. The cause of the fire has never been given by local authorities. Currently, the tree and observation area are blocked from visitors by a gate.{{cite web | publisher=The Tifton Gazette | title=Landmark still recuperating from fire | url=http://www.tiftongazette.com/archivesearch/local_story_070221211.html | year=2006 | access-date=2008-02-13 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914094037/http://www.tiftongazette.com/archivesearch/local_story_070221211.html | archive-date=2012-09-14 }} Although it no longer grows, the tree still stands. It is not known where the new second largest magnolia tree resides.

{{main|Georgia Museum of Agriculture & Historic Village}}

The Georgia Museum of Agriculture & Historic Village, formerly known as Agrirama, is located in Tifton, Georgia. It opened on July 4, 1976. The grounds consist of five areas: a traditional farm community of the 1870s, an 1890s progressive farmstead, an industrial sites complex, rural town, and national peanut complex; and the Museum of Agriculture Center. Over 35 structures have been relocated to the {{convert|95|acre|m2|adj=on}} site and faithfully restored or preserved. Costumed interpreters explain and demonstrate the lifestyle and activities of this time in Georgia's history.

The Tifton Residential Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 2008. It is bounded generally by 14th Street, Goff Street, 2nd Street and Forrest Avenue at coordinates {{coord|31|27|35|N|83|30|25|W|region:US-GA_dim:1000|display=i|name=Tifton Residential Historic District}}. The Tifton Commercial Historic District and the Tift County Courthouse are also on the National Register.

In 2000, the boys 10u baseball team won the state championship with an undefeated season (24–0).

In 2010, the indoor football team Georgia Firebirds relocated from Waycross, Georgia to Tifton.

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The Tift County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of, eight elementary schools, two middle schools, one high school, and an alternative school.[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=737&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education]{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}, Retrieved June 28, 2010. The district has 467 full-time teachers and over 7,641 students.[http://www.school-stats.com/GA/TIFT/TIFT_COUNTY.html School Stats], Retrieved June 28, 2010.

• Tiftarea Academy, located in Chula, Georgia (PK–12)
• Grace Baptist Christian School

• Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College - Main Campus[http://www.abac.edu/ Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College], Retrieved June 28, 2010.
• Southern Regional Technical College - Tifton Campus[https://southernregional.edu/campus-sites Southern Regional Technical College- Tifton Campus], Retrieved September 9, 2020.
• University of Georgia - Tifton Agricultural Campus[http://www.caes.uga.edu/campus/tifton/ University of Georgia- Tifton Agricultural Campus], Retrieved June 28, 2010.

The Tifton Gazette is a weekly newspaper published Thursdays in Tifton, Georgia. It is operated by South Georgia Media Group, a division of Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. The Tifton Grapevine {{cite web|url=http://www.tiftongrapevine.com/|title=Tifton Grapevine - Home|website=Tifton Grapevine}} is a twice-weekly online newspaper with an email circulation of 5,800. It is operated by Sayles Unlimited Marketing.

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• 20px Interstate 75
• 20px U.S. Highway 41
• 20px U.S. Route 82
• 20px U.S. Route 319
• 25px State Route 125

• Henry Tift Myers Airport is a public airport located {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} southeast of Tifton, serving the general aviation community, with no scheduled commercial airline service.

==Notable people==

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• Nanci Bowen - LPGA golfer
• Austin Brown - member of a cappella group Home Free
• Justin Brownlee - professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the PBA
• Caitlin Carmichael - child actress
• Harold Cohen - US Army colonel during World War II and recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal
• Larry Dean - football linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League
• Dennis Dove - former MLB pitcher
• Harold Bascom Durham Jr., US Army 2d Lieutenant awarded the Medal of Honor
• Todd Fordham - former NFL offensive lineman
• Bob Hoffman - sports promoter
• Kip Moore, country music singer
• Matt Moore - former chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party
• Wyc Orr - politician and lawyer
• Ralph Puckett - US Army Colonel, Distinguished Graduate of the United States Military Academy, awarded Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross (with oak leaf cluster), Silver Star (with oak leaf cluster), Legion of Merit (with 2 oak leaf clusters), etc.
• Austin Scott - U. S. Congressman representing Georgia's 8th congressional district
• Members of alternative rock band September Hase
• Clay Shiver -former NFL offensive lineman{{cite web|url=http://www.athlonsports.com/college-football/4210/florida-state-all-time-team |title=Florida State all-time team |access-date=2008-02-24 |date=2001-01-31}}
• James "Chick" Stripling - Fiddler, comedian, and buck dancer
• Tyson Summers - American college football coach
• Cyndi Thomson - country music singer
• Dina Titus - U.S. Congresswoman representing Nevada's 1st congressional district
• Neil Norman - Associate Professor College of William & Mary
• Rashod Bateman - football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League

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• {{flagicon|China}} Linyi, China (2010)[http://tiftongazette.com/local/x2023228706/Tifton-becomes-sister-city-to-Linyi-China Tifton becomes sister city to Linyi, China » Local News] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120716231444/http://tiftongazette.com/local/x2023228706/Tifton-becomes-sister-city-to-Linyi-China |date=2012-07-16 }}. Tifton Gazette. Retrieved on 2013-08-09.

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• [http://www.tifton.net Tifton, Georgia website]
• [http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/sgnewspapers South Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive], Digital Library of Georgia
• [http://www.shorpy.com/node/11138 Tifton, Georgia family in 1909]

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