Warm Springs, Georgia

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Warm Springs is a city in Meriwether County, Georgia, United States. The population was 485 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

Warm Springs first came to prominence in the 19th century as a spa town, due to its mineral springs which flow constantly at nearly 90° Fahrenheit. It became known to the nation and the world, however, as the vacation retreat of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who first came in the 1920s in hopes that the warm water would improve his paraplegia. He was a constant visitor for two decades and died there in 1945. The town is still home to the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation (Roosevelt's former polio hospital) which remains a world-renowned comprehensive rehabilitation center including a physical rehabilitation hospital and vocational rehabilitation unit.

[edit] Geography

Warm Springs is located at 32°53′19″N, 84°40′48″W (32.888689, -84.680089)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²). 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.83% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 485 people, 175 households, and 110 families residing in the city. The population density was 158.7/km² (409.7/mi²). There were 208 housing units at an average density of 68.1/km² (175.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 67.22% White, 31.75% African American, and 1.03% from two or more races.

There were 175 households out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.3% were married couples living together, 25.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 28.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 62.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 57.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,375, and the median income for a family was $37,778. Males had a median income of $32,250 versus $20,938 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,924. About 14.7% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.7% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.