Statesboro, Georgia
Statesboro, Georgia | |
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From top to bottom left to right: The Bulloch County Courthouse and Averitt Center for the Arts, Splash in the Boro Water Park, Campus Georgia Southern University, the Emma Kelly Theater | |
Location in Bulloch County, Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 32°26′43″N 81°46′45″W / 32.44528°N 81.77917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Bulloch |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jonathan McCollar |
| Area | |
| 15.31 sq mi (39.64 km2) | |
| • Land | 14.99 sq mi (38.84 km2) |
| • Water | 0.31 sq mi (0.81 km2) |
| Elevation | 253 ft (77 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 33,438 | |
| • Density | 2,229.94/sq mi (860.97/km2) |
| • Metro | 71,214 (US: 95th) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 30458-30461 |
| Area code | 912 |
| FIPS code | 13-73256 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0323541 |
| Website | City of Statesboro |
Statesboro is the most populous city in and the county seat of Bulloch County, Georgia, United States. Located in the southeastern part of the state, its population was 33,438 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Statesboro micropolitan area, which had 81,099 residents, and is part of the Savannah–Hinesville–Statesboro combined statistical area.
The city was chartered in 1803, starting as a small trading community providing basic essentials for surrounding cotton plantations. This drove the economy throughout the 19th century, both before and after the American Civil War. In 1906, Statesboro was selected as the home of the First District A&M School, a land grant college that eventually developed into Georgia Southern University.
Statesboro inspired the blues song "Statesboro Blues", written by Blind Willie McTell in the 1920s, and covered in a well-known version by the Allman Brothers Band. In 2017, Statesboro was selected in the top three of the national America's Best Communities competition and was named one of nine Georgia "live, work, play" cities by the Georgia Municipal Association.