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Villa Rica is a city in Carroll County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,134 at the 2000 census. Census Estimates of 2005 indicate a doubling of population with 9,897 in the city. Carroll County is a county located in the Georgia and was named for Charles Carroll of Maryland, at that time the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence. ...
Villa Rica is the birthplace of Thomas A. Dorsey, the father of gospel music. Coca-cola business tycoon and former mayor of Atlanta Asa Griggs Candler, as well as former baseball star Fred "Dixie" Walker were also born here. Thomas Andrew Dorsey (July 1, 1899 - January 23, 1993) is known as the Father of Gospel Music, and is best known today for his composition Take My Hand, Precious Lord. As formulated by Dorsey, gospel music combines Christian praise with the rhythms of jazz and the blues. ...
Gospel music may refer to the religious music that first came out of African-American churches in the first quarter of the twentieth century or, more loosely, to both black gospel music and to the religious music composed and sung by predominately white Southern Gospel artists. ...
The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ...
This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ...
Asa Griggs Candler (December 30, 1851 - March 12, 1929) was a business tycoon who made most of his money selling Coca-Cola. ...
Fred Dixie Walker (September 24, 1910 - May 17, 1982) was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1931, 1933-36), Chicago White Sox (1936-37), Detroit Tigers (1938-39), Brooklyn Dodgers (1939-47) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1948-49). ...
Geography Villa Rica is located at 33°43′55″N, 84°55′12″W (33.731909, -84.919982)GR1. Image File history File links GAMap-doton-VillaRica. ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 32.9 km² (12.7 mi²). 32.5 km² (12.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.26%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...
A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...
History Villa Rica was originally established in 1826 on land ceded by the Creeks with a treaty by chief McIntosh in 1825 along what is now Dallas Highway. It was in 1826 that wagons arrived in the area from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware to what was then known as Hixtown (named after a local tavern operator). Villa Rica moved to its present location in 1882 when the railroad was built with most of the town's structures being physically moved to the new site. The city was incorporated as Villa Rica in 1881. The name Villa Rica is derived from Spanish for "village of gold" and the city’s name change from Hixtown was done to help promote the gold in the area. The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Creek can be: A native American tribe, see Creek (people) The language of that tribe, see Creek language In US and Australian usage, a waterflow, smaller than a river, see Creek (stream) In UK usage, a tidal watercourse, usually drying to little or no flow at low tide, see Creek...
Opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway 1825 (MDCCCXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area Ranked 33rd - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²) - Width 160 miles (255 km) - Length 280 miles (455 km) - % water 2. ...
Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area Ranked 47th - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²) - Width 70 miles (110 km) - Length 150 miles (240 km) - % water 14. ...
Official language(s) None Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Area Ranked 49th - Total 2,491 sq mi (6,452 km²) - Width 30 miles (48 km) - Length 100 miles (161 km) - % water 21. ...
1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ...
1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
Shortly after the arrival of the wagons in 1826, gold was discovered here.^ 1826 was also the year that Carroll county was created and named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Maryland because he was the last living signer of the Declaration of Independence. Although it did not develop into the large gold rush that would strike Georgia a few years later, there was asmall gold rush in Villa Rica in the late 1820’s. When the Georgia Gold Rush took hold 1829, most of the Villa Rica miners moved northeast to the Dahlonega area. Nevertheless, some mining continued in the area, with several hundred men employed in nearby mines in 1832. By 1860, the gold supplies in the area had been largely exhausted. A California Gold Rush handbill A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of commercial quantities of gold. ...
The Georgia Gold Rush (1829-1849) was the first significant gold rush in the United States. ...
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
Dahlonega is a town located in Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA, and is its county seat6. ...
1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ...
- ^Some sources place the date of the gold discovery as early as 1823 and as late as 1830.
Bankhead Highway in the 1930s provided a boom to the city as well as the later construction of Interstate 20. The Freedom Riders passed through Villa Rica the same day their bus was burned in Anniston, Alabama. Interstate 20 (abbreviated I-20) is a major east-west interstate highway in the southeastern United States. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Freedom rides. ...
Nickname: The Model City Location in Alabama Coordinates: County Calhoun Settled April 1872 Incorporated 3 July 1883 Mayor Hoyt W. “Chip†Howell, Jr. ...
Historic Sites - Wicks Tavern -- 1830 -- rescued from being demolished in 1998 this was moved downtown from Old Villa Rica (Hixtown). Now serves as the home of Forrest Escort SCV and the Friends of Wick's Tavern.
- Old Villa Rica Library -- 1951 -- oldest International style building in West Georgia. Predates the National Register listed Douglas County Courthouse (also International Design). Recently recognized by Kennesaw State University's Public History program as a threatened site on threatenedsites.org.
- Stockmar Gold Mine -- 1800s-1900s -- presently being preserved as a city park and future gold museum.
Mclendon Meadows Hickory Point Cedars Glen Whitney Heights
Arts, Entertainment, Festivals - Thomas Doresy Gospel Festival - Closest Saturday to July 1st.
- Gold Rush Festival -- Saturday after Labor Day.
- Homecoming parade and pep rally ( 2006's theme was Disco Fever, following 2005's theme Are you Ready to luau?)
Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 4,134 people, 1,550 households, and 1,114 families residing in the city. The population density was 127.1/km² (329.2/mi²). There were 1,769 housing units at an average density of 54.4/km² (140.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 79.32% White, 17.90% African American, 0.80% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.06% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.18% 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. ...
Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...
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 1,550 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% 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 3.14. Matrimony redirects here. ...
In the city the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,161, and the median income for a family was $37,138. Males had a median income of $31,103 versus $21,516 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,310. About 11.4% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 29.6% 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. ...
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