| Warner Robins, Georgia | |
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| Nickname(s): The International City, War-Town, The War, Robins | |
| Motto: Georgia's International City | |
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| Coordinates: 32°36′31″N 83°38′17″W / 32.60861°N 83.63806°WCoordinates: 32°36′31″N 83°38′17″W / 32.60861°N 83.63806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| Counties | Houston, Peach |
| Founded | September 1, 1942 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Chuck Shaheen |
| Area | |
| - Total | 22.9 sq mi (59.2 km2) |
| - Land | 22.8 sq mi (59.0 km2) |
| - Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.39% |
| Elevation | 305 ft (93 m) |
| Population (2008) | |
| - Total | 61,336 |
| - Density | 2,143.9/sq mi (827.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 478 |
| FIPS code | 13-80508[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0333366[2] |
| Website | warner-robins.org |
Warner Robins is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located primarily in Houston County with a small portion in Peach County. The city has its own metropolitan statistical area (Warner Robins metropolitan area)). As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 48,804.
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The city was originally named York and, later, Wellston, which was little more than a train stop for local farmers.[citation needed] During World War II, in order to secure a military base, it was renamed after Brigadier General Augustine Warner Robins. The base was originally an Army Air Corps repair depot named Wellston Army Air Corps Air Depot.[citation needed]When the U.S. Air Force was founded in 1947, the base was named Robins Air Force Base and the logistics headquarters was named the Warner Robins Air Materiel Area (WRAMA).[citation needed] That is today called the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (WR-ALC). The base is the state's largest employer in one location with somewhat over 21,000 personnel, mostly civil servants.[citation needed]
Warner Robins survived a direct strike from an F4 tornado in April 1953[citation needed] This was one of the earliest tornadoes to be caught on film.[citation needed]
The city is nicknamed the "International City";[citation needed] because of the number of residents from around the world brought together by nearby Robins Air Force Base.
Warner Robins is located at 32°36′31″N 83°38′17″W / 32.60861°N 83.63806°W (32.608720, -83.638027)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.9 square miles (59 km2), of which, 22.8 square miles (59 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.39%) is water.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 48,804 people, 19,550 households, and 13,078 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,143.9 inhabitants per square mile (827.8 /km2) . There were 21,688 housing units at an average density of 952.7 per square mile (367.8 /km2). The racial makeup of the city was 62.50% White, 32.09% African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.79% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.24% from other races, and 2.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.80% of the population.
There were 19,550 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,401, and the median income for a family was $44,217. Males had a median income of $33,030 versus $24,855 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,121. About 11.0% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.5% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.
In 2009, Business Week magazine named Warner Robins the best place in Georgia in which to raise a family. [4] The ranking was bestowed once again for 2010.[citation needed] The Warner Robins Area Chamber was named one of the top three chambers of commerce in the U.S. for a chamber in its division in 2009.[citation needed]
Warner Robins is home to the Museum of Aviation honoring the history of military aviation. It is located right next to the air force base. The museum contains exhibits on military memorabilia , airplanes and ground vehicles, Operation Desert Storm, and the Tuskegee Airmen. It is also the 4th largest aviation museum in the country.[citation needed]
In 1958, Claude Lewis, director of the Warner Robins Recreation Department, invented the game of tee-ball. The first game was played in March of that year with 20 children participating. Lewis wrote rules for the new game and sent rule books out to recreation departments all over the country.[citation needed] In 2006, a field was dedicated and named for Lewis, "The Father of Tee-Ball", at the Warner Robins American Little League complex.[citation needed]
Warner Robins Little League won the 2007 Little League World Series 3-2 against Tokyo, Japan.[5]
On December 9, 2008 the Little League International Board of Directors unanimously voted for Warner Robins to become the new Southeast Region Headquarters of Little League Baseball and Softball. Games will be played in Warner Robins starting in 2010.[6]
The Warner Robins American Little League girls softball team won the 2009 Little League Softball World Series, by defeating Crawford, Texas, making Warner Robins the only Little League to have won both a baseball and a softball Little League title.[7]
The official motto of Warner Robins is EDIMGIAFAD, which is an acronym for "Every Day In Middle Georgia Is Armed Forces Appreciation Day". The coining of this phrase is attributed to Dr. Dan Callahan, a local civic leader. [8] In 2010, Dr. Callahan and a group of community leaders launched an effort to change the acronym to "EDIUSAIAFAD", as part of a movement to take the sentiment national: "Every Day in the USA is Armed Forces Appreciation Day".[9]
The city of Warner Robins is working on redeveloping and renewing areas that have suffered from urban decay and/or abandonment through neglect and city growth. The city's plans also include eventually creating a downtown area that will include shopping, entertainment and restaurants and in the process promote and attract more commercial business to the area.[citation needed]
In May 2009 Warner Robins was listed by the Adversity Index as one of four Georgia metro areas who have had less than nine months of recession over the past fifteen years and have only recently been affected by the Global Financial Crisis of 2008-2009.[citation needed]
The Warner Robins Patriot (weekly)
WRWR (1350 AM), News Talk WRWR-FM (107.5 FM), Talk radio
The portion of Warner Robins in Houston County is served by the Houston County School System. The portion of the city in Peach County is served by Peach County Schools.[citation needed]
Veterans High School is opening in August 2010
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Warner Robins is a city in Houston County in the Classic Heartland of the American state of Georgia.
Warner Robins is the location of the Robins Air Force base that has an Aviation Museum.
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