 Macon
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Welcome to City of Macon,
Georgia.
Macon is a city located in central Georgia,
USA. It is among the largest metropolitan areas in Georgia,
and the county seat of Bibb County. It lies near the
geographic center of Georgia, approximately 85 miles (136
km) south of Atlanta, hence the city's nickname as the Heart
of Georgia. As of the 2000 census, Macon had a population of
97,606;[3] as of 2007, the Macon, GA Metropolitan
Statistical Area had an estimated population of 229,846 and
the Macon-Warner Robins-Fort Valley Combined Statistical
Area had an estimated population of 386,534.[4] Macon is the
sixth-largest city (by population), fifth largest
Metropolitan Statistical Area, and third-largest Combined
Statistical Area in Georgia, behind Atlanta and Augusta.
Macon-Warner Robins-Fort Valley, GA Combined Statistical
Area (CSA) includes 13 Georgia counties.
Robins Air Force Base, a major employer, is south of the
city in Warner Robins. The area is also home to several
institutions of higher education, as well as numerous
museums and tourism sites. The area is served by the Middle
Georgia Regional Airport and the Herbert Smart Downtown
Airport. The current mayor of Macon is Robert Reichert, a
former Democratic member of the Georgia House of
Representatives. Perhaps its most colorful mayor with
national recognition was Ronnie Thompson, who served from
1967-1975 and was the first of thus far two Republicans to
have held the position, the other being George Israel
(1979-1987)
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