Official Name: | Williamson, Georgia |
Settlement Type: | City |
Motto: | "Cherish Our Past, Plan Our Future” |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Pike |
Established Title3: | 1970 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.40 |
Area Land Km2: | 3.39 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.31 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.31 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 681 |
Population Density Km2: | 200.93 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 520.24 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 33.1797°N -84.3631°W |
Elevation M: | 281 |
Elevation Ft: | 922 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 30292 |
Area Code: | 770 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 13-83084[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0333435[3] |
Website: | cityofwilliamsonga.org |
Williamson is a city in Pike County, Georgia, United States. The population was 681 in 2020.[4]
The community was named after Isaac Henry Williamson, an early settler.[5]
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Williamson as a town in 1908.[6] Williamson was incorporated as a city in 1970.[7]
Williamson is located at 33.1797°N -84.3631°W (33.179743, -84.362976).[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6sqmi, all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 297 people, 115 households, and 86 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population was 681.
Williamson Public Schools are part of the Pike County School District. The school district has one Pre-K building (lottery funded), one primary school (K-2), one elementary school (3-5), one middle school (6-8), a ninth grade academy and two high schools.
Michael Duncan is the Superintendent of Schools.[9]
Williamson is home to the Candler Field Museum, established to recreate the old Atlanta airport as it existed in the 1920s and 1930s.[10]
Williamson is an incorporated municipality and has a Mayor and City Council, a Planning Commission, and a Board of Appeals.
Steve Fry has served as the mayor of Williamson since 2009.