Fort Valley

Fort Valley is a city in and the county seat of Peach County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 9,815. Fort Valley is the corporate headquarters of the Blue Bird Corporation, a large manufacturer of buses. The city is home to Fort Valley State University, a Historically Black College and University. The city is in the Macon metropolitan area. The name Fort Valley is a mystery, as the town is not or did not have a fort. It is believed by historians that the name was mistakenly changed in a transcription error when the Post office was named. The area... was originally thought to be called Fox Valley. Fort Valley is located at 32°33′12″N 83°53′28″W / 32.55333°N 83.89111°W / 32.55333; -83.89111 . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3 square miles , all land. As of the census of 2000, there were 8,005 people, 3,050 households, and 1,878 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,519.5 people per square mile . There were 3,303 housing units at an average density of 627.0 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 22.
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