Tifton is a city in Tift County, Georgia, United States. The population was 15,060 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Tift County^GR6. // A nickname is a name of a person or thing other than its proper name. ... Image File history File links GAMap-doton-Tifton. ... United States of America, showing states, divided into counties. ... Tift County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... There have been several well-known people named Paul Johnson: Paul Johnson (artist) Paul Johnson (philanthropist) Paul Johnson (journalist) Paul Johnson (ice hockey), ice hockey player Paul Johnson (Canadian politician), former MPP Paul Johnson (rugby league footballer), an English rugby league player Paul Johnson (footballer), an Australian rules football ruckman... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Metronome, a public art installation showing the time in New York City The Eastern Time Zone (ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of Northern America and the west coast of South America. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Though DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... Eastern Daylight Time or EDT is equal to: In North America, Eastern Standard Time + 1, or UTC − 4 hours. ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Tift County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Tift County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ...

Geography

Tifton is located at 31°27′48″N, 83°30′36″W (31.463418, -83.510065)^GR1.

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 15,060 people, 5,532 households, and 3,601 families residing in the city. The population density was 651.1/km² (1,686.2/mi²). There were 6,102 housing units at an average density of 263.8/km² (683.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 61.26% White, 31.57% African American, 0.23% Native American, 1.64% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 4.61% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.56% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 5,532 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were married couples living together, 20.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.08. This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 14.3% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,234, and the median income for a family was $37,023. Males had a median income of $27,206 versus $20,174 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,455. About 20.7% of families and 26.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.0% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

History

In 2000 Tifton officially became the Reading Capital of the World, a dubious distinction based on amassing over 2 million points in the Accelerated Reader program and achieving other goals such as increasing library circulation and reducing illiteracy rates. This distinction was celebrated on Nov. 15, 2000, when a packed high school stadium read aloud from Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat, as a 30-foot Cat in the Hat balloon swayed overhead. The crowd then read silently from books of their own, earning the city dual entries in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people reading together in one place as well as the most reading together silently. Although Tifton is the reading capital of the world, the only public bookstore in town is The Christian Bookstore on Main Street. Tifton has a public library, in addition to an extensive college library located at nearby Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. [1] Accelerated Reader (AR) is a daily progress monitoring software assessment in wide use by primary and secondary schools for monitoring the practice of reading, and it is created by Renaissance Learning, Inc. ... The Guinness Book of Records (or in recent editions Guinness World Records, and in previous US editions Guinness Book of World Records) is a book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of superlatives: both in terms of human achievement and the extrema of the natural world. ... Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is a coeducational college specializing in agriculture, located in Tifton, Georgia. ...

The city has previously been recognized as a Top 100 Small Town and as the Cleanest City in America.^{[citation needed]}

See also: http://www.tifton.net/tiftonhistory.html

Points of interest

• Coastal Plain Research Arboretum
• Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC)
• Georgia Agrirama

Until recently, Tifton was the home of the world's second largest magnolia tree, which was located in Magnolia Tree Park. This acclaim came to a tragic end when the tree was struck by lightning and killed sometime in 2006. [Discovered by Brett Meager and Rob Colgan on 10/14/06] Although it no longer grows, the tree still stands. It is not known where the new second largest magnolia tree resides. The Coastal Plain Research Arboretum (38 acres) is an arboretum located on the grounds of the University of Georgias Coastal Plain Experiment Station in Tifton, Georgia. ... Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is a coeducational college specializing in agriculture, located in Tifton, Georgia. ... Species See text Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Magnolia Magnolia is a large genus of about 210[1] flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae. ...

Also of note is that Tifton is the birthplace of classical singer, Adriana Zabala.

External links

• Tifton, Georgia website

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