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Cairo, Georgia Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Cairo was incorporated as a town on October 28, 1870, and later designated the county seat for Grady County in 1905. It is believed Cairo was named for either the city in Egypt or the town of Cairo, Illinois. The city’s name, however, is pronounced “Cayroe”. This city has been regarded as Georgia’s center for the syrup trade.

Cairo is the birthplace of famous baseball player Jackie Robinson. He was the first African-American baseball player in the major leagues and was named the National League’s Most Valuable Player in 1949.

The city hosts the Great Southern Antique Car Rally held every May, which features 100 of the world’s most expensive antique cars. The Cairo Antique Auto Museum features antique cars from every decade of the 1900s, along with Matchbox cars, antique bicycles and other collectibles.

Cairo is the home a pickle processing industry and the site of a major producer of sugar cane syrup.

The U.S. Post Office in Cairo contains the New Deal mural titled “Products of Grady County” painted in 1938 by Paul Ludwig Gill.

Population: 9,239. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,389 (+1.6% change)
Males: 4,201 (45.5%), Females: 5,038 (54.5%)

Grady County

Zip code: 31728

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.5 years
Median household income: $23,054
Median house value: $62,300

Population by Race

Races in Cairo:

  • Black (51.3%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (42.4%)
  • Hispanic (5.1%)
  • Other race (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (12.4%), English (6.2%), Irish (3.7%), German (3.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%), French (1.5%).

Elevation: 258 feet

Land area: 9.3 square miles

Map of Cairo, GA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cairo

  • High school or higher: 63.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 11.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cairo city

  • Never married: 28.4%
  • Now married: 44.4%
  • Separated: 5.9%
  • Widowed: 9.9%
  • Divorced: 11.3%

5.2% Foreign born (4.7% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -195 (-2.1%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Cairo:

  • GRADY GENERAL HOSPITAL (1155 5TH ST SE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Cairo:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cairo:

  • TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL (about 36 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Abbreviation: TLH)
  • SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 46 miles; ALBANY, GA; Abbreviation: ABY)
  • VALDOSTA RGNL (about 66 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Abbreviation: VLD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cairo:

  • CAIRO-GRADY COUNTY (about 5 miles; CAIRO, GA; Abbreviation: 70J)
  • CAMILLA-MITCHELL COUNTY (about 23 miles; CAMILLA, GA; Abbreviation: CXU)
  • THOMASVILLE MUNI (about 24 miles; THOMASVILLE, GA; Abbreviation: TVI)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cairo:

  • FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 29,949)
  • TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,016)
  • FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 10,991)
  • ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; ALBANY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,996)
  • VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,157)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 87 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,703)
  • GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 112 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,140)

Schools

Public high school in Cairo:

  • CAIRO HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,226; Location: 455 FIFTH STREET, SE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Cairo:

  • WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 762; Location: 1277 BOOKERHILL BOULEVARD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 651; Location: 491 THIRD STREET, NE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 553; Location: 1201 20TH STREET, NE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 332; Location: 985 FIRST STREET, NW; Grades: PK – 05)
  • CROSSROADS ALTERNATIVE (Location: 6TH STREET SE; Grades: 00 – 00)

Libraries

Library in Cairo:

  • RODDENBERY MEMORIAL LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $592,098; Location: 320 NORTH BROAD STREET; 58,927 books; 617 audio materials; 708 video materials; 181 serial subscriptions)

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