Milledgeville, Georgia

Milledgeville, Georgia
City
City of Milledgeville
Old Governor's House
Flag Seal
Motto(s):  "Capitols, Columns and Culture"
Location in Baldwin County and the state of Georgia
Milledgeville Location of Milledgeville in the US
Coordinates: 33°5′16″N 83°14′0″W / 33.08778°N 83.23333°W / 33.08778; -83.23333
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Baldwin
Incorporated	December 12, 1804; 219 years ago (1804-12-12)
Named for	John Milledge
Government [1]
• Type	Council–Manager
• Mayor	Mary Parham-Copelan
• Manager	Barry Jarrett
• Council	Members Dr. Collinda Lee Jeanette Walden Denese Shinholster – Council President Pro-Tem Walter Reynolds Richard Mullins, Jr. Stephen Chambers
Area [2]
• Total	20.48 sq mi (53.05 km2)
• Land	20.32 sq mi (52.63 km2)
• Water	0.16 sq mi (0.42 km2)
Elevation	330 ft (100 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	17,070
• Density	839.98/sq mi (324.31/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	31061
Area code(s)	478
FIPS code	13-51492[3]
GNIS feature ID	0332390[4]
Website	milledgevillega.us

Milledgeville is a city in and the county seat of Baldwin County in the U.S. state of Georgia.^[5] It is northeast of Macon, bordered on the east by the Oconee River. The rapid current of the river here made this an attractive location to build a city. It was the capital of Georgia from 1804 to 1868, including during the American Civil War. Milledgeville was preceded as the capital city by Louisville and was succeeded by Atlanta, the current capital. Today U.S. Highway 441 connects Milledgeville to Madison, Athens, and Dublin.

As of April 1, 2020, the population of Milledgeville was 17,070, down from 17,715 at the 2010 U.S. census.^[6]

Milledgeville is along the route of the Fall Line Freeway, which is under construction to link Milledgeville with Augusta, Macon, Columbus, and other Fall Line cities. They have long histories from the colonial era of Georgia.

Milledgeville is the principal city of the Milledgeville micropolitan statistical area, a micropolitan area that includes Baldwin and Hancock counties.^[7] It had a combined population of 52,534 at the 2020 census.^[3] The Old State Capitol is located here; it was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Much of the original city is contained within the boundaries of the Milledgeville Historic District, which was also added to the NRHP.