Ashburn, Georgia

The city of Ashburn is the county seat of Turner County, Georgia. As of the 2010 census the city had a population of 4,152. Ashburn's government is classified as a council/manager form of municipal government. The City Manager of Ashburn is Ben Taylor.

Ashburn is noted for its peanuts and a fire ant festival. It is home to a large peanut monument.

History

The town of Marion was founded in 1888, and changed its name to Ashburn when it was incorporated in 1890. Ashburn was designated seat of Turner County when it was established in 1905.

The legal organ for the City of Ashburn is The Wiregrass Farmer.

Geography

Ashburn is located at 31°42′16″N 83°39′14″W / 31.70444°N 83.65389°W / 31.70444; -83.65389 (31.704378, -83.653786).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.6 square miles (12 km²), of which, 4.5 square miles (12 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (0.66%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,419 people, 1,624 households, and 1,117 families residing in the city. The population density was 978.6 people per square mile (377.5/km²). There were 1,846 housing units at an average density of 408.8 per square mile (157.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 65.22% African American, 32.59% White, 0.09% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 1.65% from other races, and 0.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.67% of the population.