Back وايكروس Arabic وايكروس ARZ ویکراس، جورجیا AZB Вейкросс (Джорджи) CE Waycross CEB Waycross, Georgia Welsh Waycross DAG Waycross Spanish Waycross (Georgia) Basque ویکراس، جورجیا Persian
Waycross | |
|---|---|
| City of Waycross | |
 Images from top, left to right: Downtown Waycross, Confederate memorial, alligator in the Okefenokee Swamp, Waycross City Hall, World War I memorial, Downtown Waycross Historic District, Ware County Courthouse | |
 Flag  Seal  Logo | |
| Motto: Headwaters of the Okefenokee | |
 Location in Ware County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 31°12′50″N 82°21′18″W / 31.21389°N 82.35500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Ware[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michael-Angelo James[2] |
| Area | |
• City | 11.96 sq mi (30.97 km2) |
| • Land | 11.87 sq mi (30.73 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2) |
| Elevation | 131 ft (40 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 13,942 |
| • Density | 1,175/sq mi (454/km2) |
| • Urban | 36,312 |
| • Metro | 54,494 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 31501–31503 |
| Area code | 912 |
| FIPS code | 13-80956[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0356622[5] |
| Website | www |
Waycross is the county seat of and only incorporated city in Ware County in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 13,942 in the 2020 census.
Waycross gets its name from the city's location at key railroad junctions; lines from six directions meet at the city.[6]
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000, Summary File 1. "GCT-PH1. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2000 - County -- Subdivision and Place". American FactFinder. <http://factfinder2.census.gov>. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ @BishopJames2002 (August 24, 2019). "Breaking News: Surprise!!! Michael-Angelo James you're Mayor-elect of Waycross, Georgia. #HeDidItAgain #HeGetsAllTheGlory" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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