Meriwether County, Georgia

Meriwether County is a county in Georgia. The population of the county is 21,992.
Meriwether County 	Georgia
Founded 	1827
Named for 	David Meriwether
County seat 	Greenville
Largest city 	Manchester
Population 	21,992
Habitat 	Forest
Cong. District 	3rd
County Guildmaster	Reginal Mosley
Time Zone 	Eastern (UTC -5/-4)
== Major roads ==
Interstate 85
US Route 27 Alternate
Georgia State Route 18
Georgia State Route 41
Georgia State Route 54
Georgia State Route 54 Spur
Georgia State Route 74
Georgia State Route 85
Georgia State Route 85 Alternate
Georgia State Route 85 Spur
Georgia State Route 100
Georgia State Route 109
Georgia State Route 109 Spur
Georgia State Route 173
Georgia State Route 190
Georgia State Route 194
Georgia State Route 362
== Geography ==
=== Adjacent counties ===
Pike County (east)
Coweta County (north)
Spalding County (northeast)
Talbot County (south)
Upson County (southeast)
Harris County (southwest)
Troup County (west)
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the county is:
56.55% White (12,436)
40.00% Black or African American (8,796)
3.46% Other (760)
20.6% (4,530) of Meriwether County residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Meriwether County has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The county reported 13 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.20 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
Pokemon 	Location 	Rate
Bulbasaur 	Forest 	1-31%
Ivysaur 	Forest 	1-16%
Venusaur 	Forest 	1%
Charmander 	Forest 	1-20%
Charmeleon 	Forest 	1-10%
Caterpie 	Forest 	1-70%
Metapod 	Forest 	1-65%
Butterfree 	Forest 	1-60%
Weedle 	Forest 	1-65%
Kakuna 	Forest 	1-60%
Beedrill 	Forest 	1-55%
Rattata 	Forest 	1-35%
Raticate 	Forest 	1-20%
Ekans 	Forest 	1-31%
Arbok 	Forest 	1-13%
Pikachu 	Forest 	1-49%
Raichu 	Forest 	1-34%
Sandshrew 	Forest 	1-30%
Sandslash 	Forest 	1-20%
NidoranF/NidoranM	Forest 	1-25%
Nidorina/Nidorino	Forest 	1-10%
Vulpix 	Forest 	1-18%
Ninetales 	Forest 	1-3%
Oddish 	Forest 	1-26%
Gloom 	Forest 	1-11%
Venonat 	Forest 	1-57%
Venomoth 	Forest 	1-42%
Psyduck 	Forest (Fishing)	1-20%
Poliwag 	Forest (Fishing)	1-30%
Poliwhirl 	Forest (Fishing)	1-15%
Poliwrath 	Forest (Fishing)	1%
Bellsprout 	Forest 	1-4%
Electabuzz 	Forest 	1-20%
Magikarp 	Forest (Fishing)	1-72%
Eevee 	Forest 	1-15%
Vaporeon 	Forest 	1-5%
Vaporeon 	Forest (Fishing)	1-10%
Jolteon 	Forest 	1-15%
Flareon 	Forest 	1-5%
Dratini 	Forest 	1-22%
Dragonair 	Forest 	1-7%
Chikorita 	Forest 	1-27%
Bayleef 	Forest 	1-12%
Cyndaquil 	Forest 	1-35%
Quilava 	Forest 	1-21%
Typhlosion 	Forest 	1-3%
Sentret 	Forest 	1-50%
Furret 	Forest 	1-33%
Ledyba 	Forest 	1-52%
Ledian 	Forest 	1-35%
Spinarak 	Forest 	1-38%
Ariados 	Forest 	1-18%
Pichu 	Forest 	1-42%
Mareep 	Forest 	1-45%
Flaaffy 	Forest 	1-35%
Ampharos 	Forest 	1-22%
Marill 	Forest 	1-39%
Azumarill 	Forest 	1-25%
Politoed 	Forest (Fishing)	1%
Hoppip 	Forest 	1-50%
Skiploom 	Forest 	1-37%
Jumpluff 	Forest 	1-25%
Sunkern 	Forest 	1-30%
Sunflora 	Forest 	1-15%
Wooper 	Forest (Fishing)	1-35%
Quagsire 	Forest (Fishing)	1-20%
Espeon 	Forest 	1-5%
Umbreon 	Forest 	1-5%
Heracross 	Forest 	1-30%
Stantler 	Forest 	1-29%
Elekid 	Forest 	1-45%
Treecko 	Forest 	1-30%
Grovyle 	Forest 	1-15%
Sceptile 	Forest 	1%
Mudkip 	Forest (Fishing)	1-30%
Marshtomp 	Forest (Fishing)	1-15%
Swampert 	Forest (Fishing)	1%
Zigzagoon 	Forest 	1-52%
Linoone 	Forest 	1-37%
Wurmple 	Forest 	1-75%
Silcoon/Cascoon 	Forest 	1-69%
Beautifly/Dustox 	Forest 	1-63%
Ralts 	Forest 	1-40%
Kirlia 	Forest 	1-25%
Gardevoir/Gallade	Forest 	1-10%
Surskit 	Forest 	1-35%
Masquerain 	Forest 	1-20%
Shroomish 	Forest 	1-39%
Breloom 	Forest 	1-20%
Azurill 	Forest 	1-32%
Electrike 	Forest 	1-48%
Manectric 	Forest 	1-33%
Minun/Plusle 	Forest 	1-47%
Zangoose 	Forest 	1-31%
Seviper 	Forest 	1-22%
Turtwig 	Forest 	1-27%
Grotle 	Forest 	1-12%
Chimchar 	Forest 	1-21%
Monferno 	Forest 	1-11%
Kricketot 	Forest 	1-62%
Kricketune 	Forest 	1-49%
Shinx 	Forest 	1-50%
Luxio 	Forest 	1-37%
Luxray 	Forest 	1-23%
Pachirisu 	Forest 	1-46%
Buizel 	Forest (Fishing)	1-37%
Floatzel 	Forest (Fishing)	1-17%
Riolu 	Forest 	1-23%
Lucario 	Forest 	1-8%
Leafeon 	Forest 	1-5%
Glaceon 	Forest 	1-5%
Snivy 	Forest 	1-40%
Servine 	Forest 	1-27%
Serperior 	Forest 	1-14%
Tepig 	Forest 	1-20%
Pignite 	Forest 	1-10%
Patrat 	Forest 	1-10%
Watchog 	Forest 	1%
Tympole 	Forest (Fishing)	1-57%
Palpitoad 	Forest (Fishing)	1-39%
Seismitoad 	Forest (Fishing)	1-14%
Sewaddle 	Forest 	1-73%
Swadloon 	Forest 	1-56%
Leavanny 	Forest 	1-36%
Venipede 	Forest 	1-40%
Whirlipede 	Forest 	1-25%
Scolipede 	Forest 	1%
Minccino 	Forest 	1-45%
Cinccino 	Forest 	1-30%
Zorua 	Forest 	1-21%
Zoroark 	Forest 	1-7%
Deerling 	Forest 	1-66%
Sawsbuck 	Forest 	1-46%
Emolga 	Forest 	1-48%
Joltik 	Forest 	1-18%
Galvantula 	Forest 	1-3%
Chespin 	Forest 	1-22%
Quilladin 	Forest 	1-10%
Fennekin 	Forest 	1-20%
Braixen 	Forest 	1-10%
Scatterbug 	Forest 	1-85%
Spewpa 	Forest 	1-80%
Vivillon 	Forest 	1-72%
Helioptile 	Forest 	1-49%
Heliolisk 	Forest 	1-34%
Sylveon 	Forest 	1-5%
Dedenne 	Forest 	1-46%
Rowlet 	Forest 	1-30%
Dartrix 	Forest 	1-15%
Decidueye 	Forest 	1%
Yungoos 	Forest 	1-25%
Gumshoos 	Forest 	1-10%
Bounsweet 	Forest 	1-32%
Steenee 	Forest 	1-17%
Tsareena 	Forest 	1-2%
Togedemaru 	Forest 	1-51%
== Communities ==
=== Cities ===
Greenville - 876
Luthersville - 874
Manchester - 4,230
Warm Springs - 425
Woodbury - 961
=== Towns ===
Gay - 89
Lone Oak - 92
=== Unincorporated communities ===
Alps
Alvaton
Chalybeate Springs
Durand
Harris City
Odessadale
Primrose
Raleigh
Rocky Mount
St. Marks
Stovall
White Sulphur Springs
Wooster
== Climate ==
Stats 	Amount
Average yearly rainfall 	49 inches
Average yearly snowfall 	0 inches
Average yearly sunny days	215
Severe storm risk 	10 (Very High)
Tornado risk 	8 (High)
Blizzard risk 	0 (Nonexistant)
== Fun facts ==
* Politically, Meriwether County leans Republican, but on occasion, it's been prone to flip over to a Democrat.
* The town of Gay hosts a "Cotton Pickin' Fair" on the first weekend of every May and October.
* Tourism has been a substantial part of Meriwether County's economy since 1832, when resorts complete with inns and cabins were built around the area's mineral springs. At first, visitors came from the cities of the South, but as railroads reduced reliance on horse and carriage, people from farther away were able to enjoy the curative springs and stay for a season. By 1900 the transient nature of this income source was augmented by the arrival of wealthy families who built summer homes in the area. Another early component of Meriwether County's economy was the processing of cotton. The county continues to lean heavily on industry, and one of the largest employers is Georgia-Pacific.
* Warm Springs and Manchester are served by Roosevelt Memorial Airport.
* In 1921, Franklin Roosevelt contracted a paralytic illness, diagnosed at the time as polio, now thought to be Guillain–Barré syndrome. He tried to regain strength in his legs by bathing and exercising in the warm water. His first time in Warm Springs was October 1924. He went to a resort in the town whose attraction was a permanent 88-degree natural spring, but the Meriwether Inn was described as "ramshackle". He had a cottage build in 1932 that became famous as the Little White House, where Roosevelt lived while president, because of his paralytic illness. He died there in 1945 and it is now a public museum. Roosevelt first came in the 1920s in hopes that the warm water would improve his paraplegia. He was a constant visitor for two decades, and renamed the town from Bullochville to Warm Springs. 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. The springs are not available for public use as a bath/spa resort, but they are used by the Roosevelt Institute for therapeutic purposes.
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