Vidalia

Vidalia

Vidalia, is a city in Toombs and very slightly into Montgomery counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 10,491. It is the largest city in Toombs, but is not the county seat. Like so many towns in the region, it grew up around a train depot that serviced farmers in the area who grew such crops as pecans and tobacco. The famous sweet onions were not an important crop until much later. Although it has never been officially confirmed, it is believed by locals that the 1996 song Vidalia alludes to the Vidalia Sweet Onion crop with its lyrics "sweet...
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County:Toombs County
State:Georgia
Country:United States of America
Population:11,271
Area:17.4 sq. mi.
Time zone:North American Eastern Time Zone
Also known as:Vidalia, Georgia

Population history for Vidalia

YearEstimated Population
2009 11,271
2008 11,279
2007 11,158
2006 10,995
2005 10,857
2004 10,696
2003 10,525
2002 10,490
2001 10,482
2000 10,559
1999 11,782
1998 11,756
1997 11,754
1996 11,727
1995 11,554
1994 11,377
1993 11,423
1992 11,353
1991 11,213
1990 11,165
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Colleges and universities in Vidalia

Southeastern Technical College
Southeastern Technical College
Founded:July 1, 2009

Airports in or near Vidalia

Brunswick Golden Isles Airport
Brunswick Golden Isles Airport
Airport code:BQK
Wright Army Airfield
Wright Army Airfield
Airport code:LIY
Vidalia Regional Airport
Vidalia Regional Airport
Airport code:VDI
Waycross-Ware County Airport
Waycross-Ware County Airport
Airport code:AYS

U.S. state

Georgia
Georgia
Population:82,548 (1790)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. Named after King George II of Great Britain, Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788. It declared its secession from the Union on January 21, 1861, and was one of the original seven Confederate states. It was the last state to be restored to the Union, on July 15,...
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