Leesburg, Georgia

Leesburg is a city in and the county seat of Lee County, Georgia. The population of the city is 2,896.
Leesburg 	Georgia
Incorporated 	1874
County 	Lee
Population 	2,896
Elevation 	259 ft (79 m)
Mayor 	Nolan Edwards
City Guildmaster	Jack Thornton
ZIP code 	31763
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
70.06% White (2,029)
24.86% Black or African American (720)
5.08% Other (147)
16.8% (486) of Leesburg residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
In general, Leesburg is one of the safer county seats in Southwest Georgia. The city reported 3 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.94 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Lee County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* The area was an important center for the study of malaria in 1924. A graduate student named Lowell T. Coggeshall collected anopheline larvae in a swamp near Leesburg. Later he helped mastermind the U.S. government's Malaria Project.
* Leesburg is the site of the Leesburg Stockade incident, in which a group of African-American teenage and pre-teen girls were arrested for protesting racial segregation in Americus, and were imprisoned without charges for 45 days in poor conditions in the Lee County Public Works building.
* Leesburg is the birthplace of Luke Bryan, the Ronald McDonald of country music, and also of Roy Hamilton.
* Leesburg has a bit of amenities to offer. It has an IGA, a couple of fast food places, dollar stores, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, a sports complex, a few public battle fields, a landing strip, Fred's, and a few other things. Publix, Chick-fil-A and CVS are down the road near the Dougherty County line.
Category:Georgia Cities