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The
estimated population of Baldwin County is around 45,000
with approximately 20,000 of them living inside of the
Milledgeville city limits. Average temperatures
for our area see highs in the mid 70's and lows in the
low to mid 50's. Residents normally experience
over 100 clear days per year and 113 rainy days per year
averaging over 40" of rain per year.
Milledgeville
and Baldwin County are conveniently located in the
middle of Georgia. Our town is only 90 miles from
Atlanta, 30 miles from Macon, 75 miles from Athens and
160 miles from Savannah. Interstates I-20 (40
miles), I-16 (50 miles) and I-75 (30 miles) are easily
accessible.
The county
boasts a thriving business community including (5) banks
and (2) credit unions, (1) two-year college, (1)
University, retail businesses, manufacturing facilities,
health care and other area businesses. Our
community is also fortunate to have both public and
private education systems, as well as a state funded
vocational facility.
Milledgeville
is also the home of Oconee Regional Medical Center, a
full-service acutecare center. It employs over 600
people including doctors, nurses, specialists and other
personnel. Other health care facilities include
the county health department and several area nursing
homes.
Our
community is also plentiful with involved civic
organizations including Rotary, Exchange Club, Jaycees,
Junior Woman's Club, Kiwanis and many more. There
are over 50 area churches that service Milledgeville and
Baldwin County.
Our county
also has a airport with a 5,000' runway for air traffic
in and out of the area. The airport offers
sight-seeing trips, pilot training and instruction and
aircraft sales and rentals.
For more
information about Milledgeville and Baldwin County,
visit our local Chamber of Commerce website at www.milledgevillega.com.
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