Dublin, Georgia

Dublin is a city in and the county seat of Laurens County, Georgia. The population of the city is 16,201.
Dublin 	Georgia
Incorporated 	1817
Nickname 	The Emerald City
County 	Laurens
Population 	16,201
Elevation 	220 ft (67 m)
Mayor 	Lyonel Holloway
City Guildmaster	Kaydron Daniel
ZIP codes 	31021, 31027, 31040
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
60.75% Black or African American (9,842)
34.32% White (5,560)
4.93% Other (799)
29.7% (4,811) of Dublin residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Dublin has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 22 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 2.27 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Laurens County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Dublin, according to a historical marker at the town's main Oconee bridge, was one of the last encampments at which Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his family stayed before being captured by Union forces in May 1865.
* NASCAR driver Jim Sanders (1954-2004) resided in Dublin with his family from 1974 until his death.
* Dublin, the Oconee River, and Laurens County are mentioned in the opening page of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake: "nor had topsawyer's rocks by the stream Oconee exaggerated themselves to Laurens County's gorgios while they went doublin their mumper all the time." (Joyce explained in a letter: "Dublin, Laurens Co, Georgia, founded by a Dubliner, Peter Sawyer, on r. Oconee. Its motto: Doubling all the time.")
* Dublin has a decent bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, W. H. 'Bud' Barron Airport, electric showers, a Pilot truck stop, a satellite campus of the Central Georgia Battle Academy, a campus of the Oconee Fall Line Technical College, a campus of Middle Georgia State University, a bit of auto parts places and car dealerships, Walmart, Nintendo World, Dublin Mall and a few other shopping centers, Home Depot, Kroger, a Verizon retailer, two sports complexes, some public battle fields, a contest hall and showcase theater, Solstice Apparel, Piggly Wiggly, Deano's Italian Grille, Ole Times Country Buffet, a little bit of chain restaurants, some fast food, a bit of hotels/motels, a country club, Food Depot, and a few other things.
Category:Georgia Cities