Warner Robins

Warner Robins was founded in 1942 when the small farming community of Wellston was renamed for General Augustine Warner Robins. The city has a unique name, shared with no other town in the United States. It is currently Georgia's eleventh-largest incorporated city, with an estimated population of 80,308 in the 2020 Census. Most of the city is within the 147th district of the U.S. House of Representatives, currently represented by Republican member Heath Clark. First Solar announced a project for a 200-megawatt, 2,000-acre (8.1 km²) solar panel facility in Twiggs County, Georgia, in 2018. The facility would be the largest solar facility in the southeast. It's located at 32°3631N 83°3817ºE (32.608720ºN, 83.638027ºE) It is approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of Macon and 100 miles (160 km)South of Atlanta. It has a total area of 35.4 square miles (92 km²), of which 35.1 square miles of land and 0.78 km² (0.82%) is water. It was incorporated as a town in 1943 and as a city in 1956. Its most notable landmark was a stop on the railroad line, which was a small sawmill and a grocery store. In June 1941, the government accepted a bid to locate this air depot in Houston County. The first commander was Colonel Charles E. Thomas, who was called by his middle name, Warner.

History

Warner Robins was founded in 1942 when the small farming community of Wellston was renamed for General Augustine Warner Robins. It was incorporated as a town in 1943 and as a city in 1956. The city has a unique name, shared with no other town in the United States. First Solar announced a project for a 200-megawatt, 2,000-acre (8.1 km²) solar panel facility in Twiggs County, Georgia, in 2018. The facility would be the largest solar facility in the southeast. The base is not within the city limits of the town but is across U.S. Highway 129 (Georgia State Highway 247), which serves as a boundary between the base and the city. It opened in 1942 and was initially called Wellston Army Air Depot when it opened. Soon thereafter, on October 14, 1942, the base was renamed to become Warner Robin's Army Air depot. It is located in Houston County, near the city of Macon and the town of Warner Robinson, Georgia. It has a population of about 2,500 people and is located on Georgia State Highway 129, which is the main highway through the town. The town is located near the Georgia-Alabama state line and is on the Georgia Turnpike, which runs north-south and east-to-west through the city and into the state of Georgia. In the summer of 2012, the city celebrated its 50th anniversary of being incorporated. It also celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2012.

Geography

Warner Robins is located at 32°3631N 83°3817W (32.608720ºN, 83.638027ºE) It is approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of Macon and 100 miles (160 km) west of Atlanta. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 35.4 square miles (92 km²) of which 35.1 square miles is land and 0.78 km² (0.82%) is water. The city is located on the Chattahoochee River, which runs through the center of the city. It is the only city in the state of Georgia to be named after a Confederate general. The town was named after Warner Robins, a former president of the United States, who died in office in 1881. It has a population of 2,816. It was founded in 1836 by a group of African-American slaves. The current mayor of the town is the son of a former mayor, who was killed in a car accident in the early 1900s. The mayor is a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives and served as mayor from 1968 to 1980. He was elected to a second term in 1998. He is currently serving a third term as mayor of Warner Robin's, a position he has held since 1998. The U.N. World Heritage Site is located in the city, which was named in honor of his father, William Warner.

Government

Since 2013, most of the city is within the 147th district of the Georgia House of Representatives, currently represented by Republican Heath Clark. She is the first woman and first person of color to be elected mayor of Warner Robins. The city is located in the northern part of the state, near the Georgia-Tennessee border. It is home to more than 100,000 people. The mayor's office is located on the second floor of a building on the city's south side. The building was built in the early 1900s. It was the site of the first African-American city hall in Georgia. The current mayor is the daughter of a former mayor and a former Georgia state senator. She was elected to her first term in office on November 6, 2013. She took office on January 1, 2014, after winning a runoff election on November 7, 2013, with a majority of the vote. She became mayor on January 8, 2014. She will serve a four-year term, ending in 2018. She has been mayor since 2013. The election was held on the same day as a special election for the Georgia state House of Reps. in which she was re-elected to a second term. The race for mayor was a runoff on November 8, 2015. The winner will be announced on January 9, 2018. The runoff will be held on January 10, 2018, and the winner will face off against the Republican candidate for the seat in the House of Rep. Heath Clark, who is currently representing a district that includes the city.

Transportation

Warner Robins is generally located between U.S. Highway 129/Georgia State Route 247 and Interstate 75 about 6 miles (10 km) to the west. Georgia State Route 96 passes through the southern edge of the city.Until 1967 the Southern Railway operated the Cincinnati to Miami Royal Palm through Warner Robins Depot. The city is home to the Georgia State Museum, which is located in the historic center of the town. It is also the home of the Georgia Institute of Technology, which was founded in 1875 and is located on the campus of the University of Georgia. It also has its own museum, the Georgia Museum of Natural History, which dates back to the 18th century, and a museum of African-American history, the Museum of African American History and Ethnology, which opened in 1881. The museum is also home to a collection of historic photographs, including many of Georgia's most famous landmarks, such as the Capitol Building and the Georgia National Guard Museum, as well as a museum for the history of the state. The Georgia State Highway System was established in 1876 and was named after the city's founder, George Washington. It was later renamed the Georgia Highway System in honor of George Washington, who was the first president of the United States to be born in Georgia. The state's first post-secondary institution was the Georgia College of Arts and Sciences, founded in 1897. The university was also the site of the first high school in Macon, Georgia, in 1894.

Demographics

Warner Robins has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) It experiences hot, humid summers and generally mild winters. Warner Robins-area historical tornado activity is slightly above the state average. It is 86% greater than the overall U.S. average. In 2009, Business Week magazine named it the best place in Georgia to raise a family. In 2012, CNN Money named it No. 7 on its Best Places To Live list for America's best small cities. In 2010, there were 66,588 people, 19,550 households, and 13,078 families residing in the city. In 2020, there will be 80,308 people, 29,742 homes, and 19,256 families. The racial makeup of the city included 50.00% White, 36.60% African American, 0.30% Native American, 2.60%, Asian, 07% Pacific Islander, 10% from other races, and 2. 60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 15.60%. The median income for a household in theCity was $38,401, and the median income. for a family was $44,217. The per capita income for the city was $18,121. About 11.0% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.5% of those under age 18 and 8.6% ofThose age 65 or over.

Museum of Aviation

The Museum of Aviation honors the history of military aviation. Located next to the Air Force base, the museum contains exhibits on military memorabilia, airplanes and ground vehicles, the Tuskegee Airmen, and Operation Desert Storm. It is the second largest museum sponsored by the United States Air Force and the fourth-most visited museum in the Department of Defense. The museum is also the largest tourist attraction outside Atlanta in the state of Georgia.

Baseball and softball

Warner Robins Little League won the 2007 Little League World Series 32 against Tokyo Kitasuna Little League of Tokyo, Japan. The Warner Robins American Little League girls' softball team won the 2009 Little League Softball World Series by defeating Crawford, Texas. By doing so, Warner RobINS became only the fourth Little League program to produce back-to-back championship teams, and the first since Waco, Texas, which had won in 2003-2004. In 2006, a field was dedicated and named for Claude Lewis, "the father of tee-ball", at the Warner Robin's Little League complex. In December 2008, the Little League International Board of Directors unanimously voted for WarnerRobins to become the new Southeast Region Headquarters of Little League Baseball and Softball. Games began to be played in Warner Robinson in 2010. The first game was played in March of that year with 20 children participating. WarnerRobinson is the only Little League to have won both a baseball and a softball title. The team's 2009 championship team defended their 2009 championship by defeating Burbank, California in the 2010 Little League softball World series. The club's 2010 championship team was the first to defend its title since the team's 2003-2004 championship team, which was the only team to win both baseball and softball titles in the same year. The program has won more than $1.5 million in prize money since the start of the 2010 season, more than any other Little League in the world.

EDIMGIAFAD motto

"EDIMGIAFAD" is an acronym for "Every Day In Middle Georgia Is Armed Forces Appreciation Day" The coining of this phrase is attributed to Dr. Dan Callahan, a local civic leader. In 2010, Dr. Callahan and a group of community leaders launched an effort to change the acronym to "EDIUSAIAfAD", as part of a movement to take the sentiment national: "Every day in the USA is armed forces appreciation day" The motto of Warner Robins, Georgia is "The World's Most Beautiful Town" The city's motto is also "The Most Beautiful City in the World", which is a reference to the U.S. Air Force. The city also has a motto of "The People's World," which is an homage to the city's history and culture. The town's motto also refers to the state's rich history, which dates back to the 17th century. The motto is a tribute to the town's history of slavery, which began in the 18th century, and continues to the present day. It is also the motto of the city of Atlanta, Georgia, which was founded in 1776. The state motto is "the World's most beautiful city in the world", which means "the world's most Beautiful City". The city has an official motto of "The World’s most beautiful town in the United States", which was created in 1778, and is based on the fact that the town is located in the middle of the state.

Economy

Robins Air Force Base is one of the largest employers in the state of Georgia and directly contributes over 25,000 military, civil service, and contractor jobs to the local economy. Warner Robins is working on redeveloping and renewing areas that have suffered from urban decay and/or abandonment through neglect and city growth. The city's plans include development of a centralized downtown center "for pedestrian-oriented businesses, culture and community gathering" to be re-established at Commercial Circle in order to "connect commerce and culture back to Downtown" The city was listed in Wired magazine as one of 12 small cities that are driving the "Knowledge Economy" in June 2011. Georgia was the only Southeastern state listed, and Warner RobINS was one of two Georgia cities ranked (the other one being Hinesville-Ft. Stewart). The rankings featured small cities. that are luring knowledge workers and entrepreneurs and which have both a relatively high median family income and a relatively. high percentage of creative workers who drive the economy. In May 2009, the Adversity Index listed the city as having had less than nine months of recession over the past fifteen years and have only recently been affected by the Global Financial Crisis of 2008-2009. In June 2011, the city was ranked as being in the top 20 cities in the U.S. for the number of people living in Georgia who have a bachelor's degree or higher. The number of women living in the city has increased by 20% in the last five years.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia = 97. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 60. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 90. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Warner Robins = 5.1 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 80,308 individuals with a median age of 34.7 age the population grows by 17.35% in Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 2,100 residents per square mile of area (810/km²). There are average 2.45 people per household in the 23,131 households with an average household income of $44,990 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 8.40% of the available work force and has dropped -4.00% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 23.60%. The number of physicians in Warner Robins per 100,000 population = 142.7.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Warner Robins = 44.7 inches and the annual snowfall = 1 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 109. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 223. 92 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 35.7 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 26, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia which are owned by the occupant = 49.92%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 27 years with median home cost = $102,960 and home appreciation of -1.95%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $9.43 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,422 per student. There are 14.4 students for each teacher in the school, 370 students for each Librarian and 455 students for each Counselor. 7.24% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 11.26% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 5.76% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).