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 . As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 48,804. From 2000 to 2010, the Warner Robins city population growth percentage was 36.4% . The city was originally named York and, later, Wellston, which was little more than a train stop for local farmers.{Warner Robins Daily Sun 1987} During World War II, to gain a military base, the town agreed to change its name in honor of Brigadier General Augustine... Warner Robins.{Warner Robins Daily Sun 1987} The base was originally an Army Air Corps repair depot named Wellston Army Air Corps Air Depot. {Warner Robins Daily Sun 1987} When the U.S. Air Force was founded in 1947, the base was named Robins Air Force Base; the logistics headquarters was originally named the Warner Robins Air Materiel Area {Warner Robins Daily Sun 1987} and today is called the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center .
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| County: | Houston County, Peach County |
| State: | Georgia |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Population: | 66,588 |
| Area: | 22.9 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | North American Eastern Time Zone |
| Also known as: | Warner Robins, Georgia, Peach County / Warner Robins city |