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Moving to Sandersville, Georgia

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Sandersville, incorporated as a town on November 27, 1812, is the county seat of Washington County. The city recently celebrated its two hundred-year anniversary. The city’s original name was “Saundersville”, named for Mr. M. Saunders a local storeowner. The city dates back to 1796 when it was an intersection of Indian trails and later the site of Saunder’s general store.

Sandersville is nicknamed “The Kaolin City” or “Kaolin Capital of the World”. Kaolin is fine white clay used in hundreds of products ranging from paper to cosmetics to the nose cone of rockets.

There are a number of annual events held in Sandersville including the Kaolin Festival and the Fall Festival.

Sandersville Regional Technical Institute, located in Sandersville, is a two-year unit of Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education.

Population: 6,144. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,031 (-1.8% change)
Males: 2,724 (44.3%), Females: 3,420 (55.7%)

Washington County

Zip code: 31082

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $27,201
Median house value: $69,000

Population by Race

Races in Sandersville:

  • Black (59.0%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (39.7%)

Ancestries: United States (13.0%), English (4.9%), Irish (3.6%), German (2.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.3%), Polish (1.2%).

Elevation: 446 feet

Land area: 9.1 square miles

Map of Sandersville, GA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sandersville

  • High school or higher: 69.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
  • Unemployed: 11.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sandersville city

  • Never married: 31.8%
  • Now married: 44.1%
  • Separated: 4.3%
  • Widowed: 10.0%
  • Divorced: 9.8%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -392 (-6.0%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Sandersville:

  • WASHINGTON CTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR (610 SPARTA RD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Sandersville:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sandersville:

  • ROBINS AFB (about 59 miles; WARNER ROBINS, GA; Abbreviation: WRB)
  • MIDDLE GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 61 miles; MACON, GA; Abbreviation: MCN)
  • AUGUSTA RGNL AT BUSH FIELD (about 66 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Abbreviation: AGS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sandersville:

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Sandersville:

  • SANDERSVILLE REGIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 342; Location: 1189 DEEPSTEP RD; Public; Website: www.sandersville.tec.ga.us)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sandersville:

  • GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,028)
  • MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; MACON, GA; Full-time enrollment: 5,859)
  • MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 61 miles; MACON, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,557)
  • CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 61 miles; MACON, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,383)
  • AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 62 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,300)
  • AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,778)
  • UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (about 78 miles; ATHENS, GA; Full-time enrollment: 28,464)

Schools

Public high school in Sandersville:

  • WASHINGTON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,122; Location: 420 RIDDLEVILLE ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Sandersville:

  • BRENTWOOD SCHOOL (Students: 395; Location: PO BOX 955; Grades: PK – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Sandersville:

  • T. J. ELDER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 930; Location: 902 LINTON ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • SANDERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 551; Location: 514 NORTH HARRIS STREET; Grades: 03 – 05)
  • ELDER PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 513; Location: 316 HALL STREET; Grades: KG – 02)
  • CROSSROADS ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Location: 446 RIDDLEVILLE ROAD; Grades: 00 – 00)

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