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Economic Profile for Thomaston and Upson County
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Population
|
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City
|
County
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Georgia
(in
millions) |
United States
(in
millions) |
|
1950 |
6,580 |
25,0778 |
3.4 |
151 |
|
1960 |
9,336 |
23,800 |
3.9 |
179 |
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1970 |
10,024 |
23,505 |
4.6 |
203 |
|
1980 |
9,682 |
25,998 |
5.5 |
227 |
|
1990 |
9,030 |
26,300 |
6.5 |
250 |
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1993 |
9,139 |
26,436 |
6.9 |
258 |
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1995 |
9,156 |
26,794 |
7.2 |
263 |
|
1997 |
9,043 |
27,130 |
7.5 |
268 |
|
1999 |
8,832 |
27,079 |
7.8 |
273 |
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2000 |
9,411 |
27,597 |
8.2 |
285 |
|
2002 |
9,288 |
27,773 |
8.6 |
288 |
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Per Capita Income
|
|
|
County
|
Georgia
|
United States
|
|
1970 |
$2,991 |
$3,373 |
$4,047 |
|
1980 |
$7,064 |
$8,353 |
$9,940 |
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1985 |
$10,109 |
$12,864 |
$14,155 |
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1990 |
$12,733 |
17,123 |
$18,666 |
|
1993 |
$15,147 |
$19,656 |
$21,233 |
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1994 |
$15,904 |
$20,723 |
$22,186 |
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1995 |
$16,457 |
$21,696 |
$23,059 |
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1996 |
$17,797 |
$23,586 |
$24,651 |
|
1997 |
$18,274 |
$24,594 |
$25,924 |
|
1998 |
$19,157 |
$25,839 |
$27,203 |
|
1999 |
$19,898 |
$26,499 |
$27,843 |
|
2000 |
$20,347 |
$27,794 |
$29,469 |
|
2001 |
$19,859 |
$28,555 |
$30,527 |
|
2002 |
$20,339 |
$28,821 |
$30,906 |
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Miscellaneous Related Information
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| Health
Care: |
|
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1
Medical Center (119 beds) |
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45 MD's |
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3 Nursing Homes
(302 beds) |
| Education: |
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5
county public schools with 306 teachers. |
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5,051 students and 249 high school graduates in 2002. |
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3
private schools with 113 students in 2003 |
| Higher Education: |
|
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Technical
Institutes |
Central Georgia at Macon (46 miles)
with 5,025 students. |
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Flint River Technical College (local) with 2,000 students. |
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2
Year Colleges
|
Gordon College (Barnesville, 15 miles)
with 3,115 students. |
|
Senior
Colleges/Universities |
Fort Valley State University (47
miles) with 2,456 students. |
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Mercer University (Macon, 46 miles) with
4,740 students. |
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Wesleyan College (Macon, 46 miles) with 591 students. |
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Macon State College (Macon, 46 miles) with 5,000 students. |
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Information
was taken from Georgia - The State of Business Today,
publication date June 16, 2004.
Georgia Department of Industry, Trade & Tourism |
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