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| leader_name = LaRhonda Patrick |
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| postal_code = 31088, 31093, 31095, 31098, 31099 |
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| area_code = 478 |
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'''Warner Robins''' ('''WRB'''; typically {{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|ɑː|r|n|ɜː|r|_|ˈ|r|ɑː|b|ə|n|z}} {{Respell|wore|nur|RAH|bins}}) is a city in [[Houston County, Georgia|Houston]] and [[Peach County, Georgia|Peach]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. It is the state's [[Georgia (U.S. state)#Major cities|11th-largest]] incorporated city, with a population of |
'''Warner Robins''' ('''WRB'''; typically {{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|ɑː|r|n|ɜː|r|_|ˈ|r|ɑː|b|ə|n|z}} {{Respell|wore|nur|RAH|bins}}) is a city in [[Houston County, Georgia|Houston]] and [[Peach County, Georgia|Peach]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. It is the state's [[Georgia (U.S. state)#Major cities|11th-largest]] incorporated city, with a population of 85,830 according to the World Population Review.<ref name="WarnerRobbinsCensus">{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Warner Robins, Georgia |url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/georgia/warner-robins#:~:text=The%20current%20population%20of%20Warner,estimates%20(released%20May%202024). |accessdate=October 8, 2024 |website=[[World Population Review]]}}</ref> |
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The city is the main component of the [[Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area|Warner Robins metropolitan statistical area]], including Houston, Peach, and [[Pulaski County, Georgia|Pulaski]] counties, which had a census population of 201,469 in 2020. It is a component of the [[Macon-Warner Robins-Fort Valley, GA CSA|Macon–Warner Robins–Fort Valley combined statistical area]], with an estimated 2018 population of 423,572. [[Robins Air Force Base]], a U.S. Air Force maintenance and logistics complex that was founded as the Warner Robins Air Depot in 1942, is located east of the city limits. The base's expansion and the [[suburbanization]] of nearby [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]] have led to the city's growth in the post-World War II era. |
The city is the main component of the [[Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area|Warner Robins metropolitan statistical area]], including Houston, Peach, and [[Pulaski County, Georgia|Pulaski]] counties, which had a census population of 201,469 in 2020. It is a component of the [[Macon-Warner Robins-Fort Valley, GA CSA|Macon–Warner Robins–Fort Valley combined statistical area]], with an estimated 2018 population of 423,572. [[Robins Air Force Base]], a U.S. Air Force maintenance and logistics complex that was founded as the Warner Robins Air Depot in 1942, is located east of the city limits. The base's expansion and the [[suburbanization]] of nearby [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]] have led to the city's growth in the post-World War II era. |
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===Tornadoes=== |
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Tornadoes have continually plagued the city since its inception with the 1950s seeing at least four catastrophic tornadoes strike the area. The first one occurred on [[April–May 1953 tornado outbreak sequence|April 30, 1953]], when an F4 tornado with winds of over 200 mph hit the city and portions of [[Robins Air Force Base]], killing 18 people and injuring 300 more.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://wgxa.tv/news/local/midstate-residents-remember-ef4-tornado-in-warner-robins-65-years-ago|title=Midstate residents remember EF4 tornado in Warner Robins 65 years ago|last=Mackie|first=Matt|work=WGXA|access-date=2018-07-13|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="WarnerRobins">{{cite report|author=National Weather Service|date=February 2020|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10001457|title=Georgia Event Report: F4 Tornado|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref> That same day, a second tornado that was rated F2 damaged the northwest side of town.<ref name="Centerville">{{cite report|author=National Weather Service|date=February 2020|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10001460|title=Georgia Event Report: F2 Tornado|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref> Ten months later, on [[Tornadoes of 1954#March 13|March 13, 1954]], a long-tracked F1 tornado struck the town, killing one and injuring five.<ref>{{cite web |title=Georgia F1 |url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/19540313.13.4 |website=Tornado History Projects |publisher=Storm Prediction Center |access-date=11 July 2020}}</ref> Three years later, on [[Early-April 1957 tornado outbreak sequence#April 5 event|April 5, 1957]], an F2 tornado family hit the northwest side of the city, causing considerable damage.<ref>{{cite web |title=Georgia F2 |url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/19570405.13.2 |website=Tornado History Projects |publisher=Storm Prediction Center |access-date=11 July 2020}}</ref> |
Tornadoes have continually plagued the city since its inception with the 1950s seeing at least four catastrophic tornadoes strike the area. The first one occurred on [[April–May 1953 tornado outbreak sequence|April 30, 1953]], when an F4 tornado with winds of over 200 mph hit the city and portions of [[Robins Air Force Base]], killing 18 people and injuring 300 more.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://wgxa.tv/news/local/midstate-residents-remember-ef4-tornado-in-warner-robins-65-years-ago|title=Midstate residents remember EF4 tornado in Warner Robins 65 years ago|last=Mackie|first=Matt|work=WGXA|access-date=2018-07-13|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="WarnerRobins">{{cite report|author=National Weather Service|date=February 2020|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10001457|title=Georgia Event Report: F4 Tornado|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref> That same day, a second tornado that was rated F2 damaged the northwest side of town.<ref name="Centerville">{{cite report|author=National Weather Service|date=February 2020|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10001460|title=Georgia Event Report: F2 Tornado|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref> Ten months later, on [[Tornadoes of 1954#March 13|March 13, 1954]], a long-tracked F1 tornado struck the town, killing one and injuring five.<ref>{{cite web |title=Georgia F1 |url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/19540313.13.4 |website=Tornado History Projects |publisher=Storm Prediction Center |access-date=11 July 2020}}</ref> Three years later, on [[Early-April 1957 tornado outbreak sequence#April 5 event|April 5, 1957]], an F2 tornado family hit the northwest side of the city, causing considerable damage.<ref>{{cite web |title=Georgia F2 |url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/19570405.13.2 |website=Tornado History Projects |publisher=Storm Prediction Center |access-date=11 July 2020}}</ref> At least nine tornadoes have hit the town and the surrounding area.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tornado History Project: Houston County, Georgia |url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/Georgia/Houston |website=Tornado History Projects |publisher=Storm Prediction Center |access-date=11 July 2020}}</ref> |
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate |
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br /> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|page=}}</ref><br /> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|pages=251–256}}</ref><br /> 1940<ref name=OurHistory>{{Cite web|title=Our History - Warner Robins, GA - Official Website|url=https://www.wrga.gov/427/Our-History|access-date=2021-06-15|website=www.wrga.gov|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016164425/https://www.wrga.gov/427/Our-History| archive-date=October 16, 2020|quote=When it comes to phenomenal growth, one would have to search far and wide to top the Warner Robins success story. From slightly over 50 souls in 1940 to over 62,000 today.}}</ref><ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=}}</ref><br /> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=}}</ref><br /> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/> |
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Local sources indicate that Warner |
Local sources indicate that Warner Robins had a population of 50 in 1940.<ref name=OurHistory/> Warner Robins first appeared in the [[1950 U.S. Census]].<ref name=1950CensusGA/> |
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===2020=== |
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|+'''Warner Robins, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> |
|+'''Warner Robins, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> |
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!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small> |
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small> |
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!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Warner Robins city, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US1380508&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> |
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Warner Robins city, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US1380508&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> |
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As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 80,308 people, 29,742 households, and 19,256 families residing in the city. |
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 80,308 people, 29,742 households, and 19,256 families residing in the city. |
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Circa 2019, of the 66,588 residents, 66,224 of them were in Houston County and 364 were in Peach County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dot.ga.gov:443/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/CountyMaps/Houston.pdf|title=General Highway Map Houston County Georgia|publisher=[[Georgia Department of Transportation]]|access-date=2024-09-25}}</ref> |
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===Quality of life=== |
===Quality of life=== |
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==Government== |
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Warner Robins is governed by a mayor and a six-member city council, four of whom are elected by district and two of whom are elected at-large. LaRhonda Patrick has been serving as mayor since 2022, after defeating incumbent mayor Randy Toms in a November 2021 runoff election. She is the first woman and first person of color to be elected mayor of Warner Robins.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/larhonda-patrick-sworn-in-as-warner-robins-mayor-2/93-dc60684a-b343-42cb-b1a8-7b77fb8e93b2|title=LaRhonda Patrick sworn in as Warner Robins mayor|access-date=2022-03-14|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Since 2013, most of the city is within the 147th district of the Georgia House of Representatives, currently represented by Republican member [[Bethany Ballard]]. |
Since 2013, most of the city is within the 147th district of the Georgia House of Representatives, currently represented by Republican member [[Bethany Ballard]]. |
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According to Warner Robins residents in 1958 Claude Lewis, director of the Warner Robins Recreation Department, invented the game of [[tee-ball]]. The first game was played in March of that year with 20 children participating. Lewis wrote rules for the new game and sent rule books out to recreation departments all over the country.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} In 2006, a field was dedicated and named for Lewis, "the father of tee-ball", at the Warner Robins American Little League complex.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} |
According to Warner Robins residents in 1958 Claude Lewis, director of the Warner Robins Recreation Department, invented the game of [[tee-ball]]. The first game was played in March of that year with 20 children participating. Lewis wrote rules for the new game and sent rule books out to recreation departments all over the country.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} In 2006, a field was dedicated and named for Lewis, "the father of tee-ball", at the Warner Robins American Little League complex.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} |
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Warner Robins American Little League won the [[2007 Little League World Series]], defeating Tokyo Kitasuna Little League of [[Tokyo, Japan]] 3–2 in the final.<ref>{{Citation | title = Georgia crowned LLWS champs behind Carriker's 8th-inning jack | work = ESPN | publisher = The Associated Press | date = August 26, 2007 | url = |
Warner Robins American Little League won the [[2007 Little League World Series]], defeating Tokyo Kitasuna Little League of [[Tokyo, Japan]] 3–2 in the final.<ref>{{Citation | title = Georgia crowned LLWS champs behind Carriker's 8th-inning jack | work = ESPN | publisher = The Associated Press | date = August 26, 2007 | url = https://www.espn.com/sports/llws07/news/story?id=2992252 | access-date = December 4, 2009 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006153233/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/llws07/news/story?id=2992252 | archive-date = October 6, 2010 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Dalton Carriker hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 6th inning to win the game for Georgia. |
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[[File:Southeast Region Headquarters.JPG|thumb|Southeast Region Headquarters of Little League]] |
[[File:Southeast Region Headquarters.JPG|thumb|Southeast Region Headquarters of Little League]] |
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On December 9, 2008, the Little League International Board of Directors unanimously voted for Warner Robins to become the new Southeast Region Headquarters of Little League Baseball and Softball. Games began to be played in Warner Robins in 2010.<ref>{{cite web| title = Warner Robins, Ga., Selected as Site of New Little League Southeast Region Headquarters| work = Little League Online| publisher = Little League| date = December 9, 2008| url = http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2008stories/WarnerRobinsGaSelectedforSoutheastRegionHeadquarters.htm| access-date = December 4, 2009| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090525055026/http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2008stories/WarnerRobinsGaSelectedforSoutheastRegionHeadquarters.htm| archive-date = May 25, 2009| df = mdy-all}}</ref> |
On December 9, 2008, the Little League International Board of Directors unanimously voted for Warner Robins to become the new Southeast Region Headquarters of Little League Baseball and Softball. Games began to be played in Warner Robins in 2010.<ref>{{cite web| title = Warner Robins, Ga., Selected as Site of New Little League Southeast Region Headquarters| work = Little League Online| publisher = Little League| date = December 9, 2008| url = http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2008stories/WarnerRobinsGaSelectedforSoutheastRegionHeadquarters.htm| access-date = December 4, 2009| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090525055026/http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2008stories/WarnerRobinsGaSelectedforSoutheastRegionHeadquarters.htm| archive-date = May 25, 2009| df = mdy-all}}</ref> |
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The Warner Robins American Little League girls' softball team won the 2009 [[Little League Softball World Series]] by defeating [[Crawford, Texas]], making Warner Robins the only Little League to have won both a baseball and a softball title.<ref>{{cite web | url = |
The Warner Robins American Little League girls' softball team won the 2009 [[Little League Softball World Series]] by defeating [[Crawford, Texas]], making Warner Robins the only Little League to have won both a baseball and a softball title.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.espn.com/sports/news/story?id=4410985 | title = Warner Robins team routs Crawford | publisher = ESPN | date = August 25, 2009 | access-date = August 26, 2009 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090825043852/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/news/story?id=4410985 | archive-date = August 25, 2009 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> |
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The Warner Robins American Little League girls' softball team defended their 2009 championship by defeating [[Burbank, California]] in the 2010 Little League Softball World Series. By doing so, Warner Robins became only the fourth Little League program to produce back-to-back championship teams, and the first since [[Waco, Texas]], which had won in 2003–2004.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2010/May-Aug/2010LLSBWSChamps.htm | title = Warner Robins American Little League Repeats as Little League Softball World Series Champions | publisher = Little League Online | date = August 18, 2010 | access-date = August 19, 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100822160252/http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2010/May-Aug/2010LLSBWSChamps.htm | archive-date = August 22, 2010 | df = mdy-all }} |
The Warner Robins American Little League girls' softball team defended their 2009 championship by defeating [[Burbank, California]] in the 2010 Little League Softball World Series. By doing so, Warner Robins became only the fourth Little League program to produce back-to-back championship teams, and the first since [[Waco, Texas]], which had won in 2003–2004.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2010/May-Aug/2010LLSBWSChamps.htm | title = Warner Robins American Little League Repeats as Little League Softball World Series Champions | publisher = Little League Online | date = August 18, 2010 | access-date = August 19, 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100822160252/http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2010/May-Aug/2010LLSBWSChamps.htm | archive-date = August 22, 2010 | df = mdy-all }} |
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The city of Warner Robins is working on redeveloping and renewing areas that have suffered from [[urban decay]] and/or abandonment through neglect and city growth. The city's plans include development of a centralized downtown center "for pedestrian-oriented businesses, culture and community gathering" to be re-established at Commercial Circle in order to "connect commerce and culture back to Downtown." {{Citation needed|date=June 2016}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wrga.gov/documentcenter/view/137|title=Downtown Redevelopment Plan: Warner Robins, Georgia|date=January 2009|website=Wrga.gov|access-date=2016-06-07|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810162124/http://www.wrga.gov/documentcenter/view/137|archive-date=August 10, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
The city of Warner Robins is working on redeveloping and renewing areas that have suffered from [[urban decay]] and/or abandonment through neglect and city growth. The city's plans include development of a centralized downtown center "for pedestrian-oriented businesses, culture and community gathering" to be re-established at Commercial Circle in order to "connect commerce and culture back to Downtown." {{Citation needed|date=June 2016}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wrga.gov/documentcenter/view/137|title=Downtown Redevelopment Plan: Warner Robins, Georgia|date=January 2009|website=Wrga.gov|access-date=2016-06-07|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810162124/http://www.wrga.gov/documentcenter/view/137|archive-date=August 10, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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In May 2009 Warner Robins was listed by the Adversity Index as one of four Georgia metro areas that have had less than nine months of recession over the past fifteen years and have only recently been affected by the [[Global financial crisis of 2008–2009|Global Financial Crisis of 2008–2009]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} |
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In June 2011, Warner Robins was listed in ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' magazine as one of 12 small cities that are driving the "Knowledge Economy".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/05/ff_jobsblockbyblock/|title=Small Cities Feed the Knowledge Economy|first=Adam|last=Davidson|website=Wired.com|access-date=August 27, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215231454/http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/05/ff_jobsblockbyblock/|archive-date=February 15, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Georgia was the only Southeastern state listed, and Warner Robins was one of two Georgia cities ranked (the other one being Hinesville-Ft. Stewart). The rankings featured small cities that are luring knowledge workers and entrepreneurs and which have both a relatively high median family income and a relatively high percentage of creative workers who drive the economy. |
In June 2011, Warner Robins was listed in ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' magazine as one of 12 small cities that are driving the "Knowledge Economy".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/05/ff_jobsblockbyblock/|title=Small Cities Feed the Knowledge Economy|first=Adam|last=Davidson|website=Wired.com|access-date=August 27, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215231454/http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/05/ff_jobsblockbyblock/|archive-date=February 15, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Georgia was the only Southeastern state listed, and Warner Robins was one of two Georgia cities ranked (the other one being Hinesville-Ft. Stewart). The rankings featured small cities that are luring knowledge workers and entrepreneurs and which have both a relatively high median family income and a relatively high percentage of creative workers who drive the economy. |
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[[File:Central Georgia Technical College-WR.JPG|thumb|Warner Robins campus of Central Georgia Technical College]] |
[[File:Central Georgia Technical College-WR.JPG|thumb|Warner Robins campus of Central Georgia Technical College]] |
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[[File:Middle Georgia State College WR.JPG|thumb|Middle Georgia State College in Warner Robins]] |
[[File:Middle Georgia State College WR.JPG|thumb|Middle Georgia State College in Warner Robins]] |
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The portion of Warner Robins in Houston County is served by the [[Houston County School System]] (as are all other parts of Houston County).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13153_houston/DC20SD_C13153.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Houston County, GA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-25}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13153_houston/DC20SD_C13153_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> The portion of the city in Peach County is served by [[Peach County School District]] (as are all other parts of Peach County).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13225_peach/DC20SD_C13225.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Peach County, GA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-25}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13225_peach/DC20SD_C13225_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> |
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The portion of Warner Robins in Houston County is served by the [[Houston County School System]]. The portion of the city in Peach County is served by [[Peach County School District]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} |
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===Branch campuses of colleges and universities=== |
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* [[Middle Georgia State University]] |
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* [[Houston County High School (Georgia)|Houston County High School]] |
* [[Houston County High School (Georgia)|Houston County High School]] |
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* Houston |
* Houston College & Career Academy |
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* [[Northside High School (Warner Robins, Georgia)|Northside High School]] |
* [[Northside High School (Warner Robins, Georgia)|Northside High School]] |
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* [[Warner Robins High School]] |
* [[Warner Robins High School]] |
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* [[Veterans High School]] (in nearby unincorporated [[Kathleen, Georgia]]) |
* [[Veterans High School]] (in nearby unincorporated [[Kathleen, Georgia]]) |
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* Elberta Center |
* Elberta Center |
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* Houston County WIN Academy (alternative school) |
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===Libraries=== |
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* [[Ken Shamrock]] — professional MMA fighter and [[professional wrestler]] |
* [[Ken Shamrock]] — professional MMA fighter and [[professional wrestler]] |
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* [[Ron Simmons]] — professional football player and [[professional wrestler]] |
* [[Ron Simmons]] — professional football player and [[professional wrestler]] |
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* [[Ben Smith (cornerback)|Ben Smith]] — #22 overall in the [[1990 NFL |
* [[Ben Smith (cornerback)|Ben Smith]] — #22 overall in the [[1990 NFL draft]] by the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]; played [[defensive back]] for Philadelphia Eagles, [[Denver Broncos]], and [[Arizona Cardinals]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SMITHBEN02|title= Ben Smith|publisher= databaseFootball.com|access-date= March 18, 2013|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121025183748/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SMITHBEN02|archive-date= October 25, 2012|df= mdy-all}}</ref> |
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* [[Chansi Stuckey]] — professional football player |
* [[Chansi Stuckey]] — professional football player |
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* [[Tim Walker (American football)|Timothy Walker]] — former professional football player, [[Seattle Seahawks]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ssuathletics.com/honors/hall-of-fame/tim-walker/40 |title=Savannah State Athletics Hall of Fame |website=ssuathletics.com |publisher=Savannah State University Athletics |access-date=June 15, 2023}}</ref> |
* [[Tim Walker (American football)|Timothy Walker]] — former professional football player, [[Seattle Seahawks]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ssuathletics.com/honors/hall-of-fame/tim-walker/40 |title=Savannah State Athletics Hall of Fame |website=ssuathletics.com |publisher=Savannah State University Athletics |access-date=June 15, 2023}}</ref> |
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Warner Robins, Georgia | |
|---|---|
 Warner Robins City Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nicknames: The International City | |
| Motto: Every Day In Middle Georgia Is Armed Forces Appreciation Day (EDIMGIAFAD) | |
 Location in Houston County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 32°36′31″N 83°38′17″W / 32.60861°N 83.63806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| Counties | Houston, Peach |
| Founded | September 1, 1942 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | LaRhonda Patrick |
| Area | |
• City | 38.10 sq mi (98.68 km2) |
| • Land | 37.78 sq mi (97.85 km2) |
| • Water | 0.32 sq mi (0.83 km2) 0.8% |
| Elevation | 365 ft (93 m) |
| Population | |
• City | 85,853 |
| • Density | 2,300/sq mi (870/km2) |
| • Metro | 179,605 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP Code | 31088, 31093, 31095, 31098, 31099 |
| Area code | 478 |
| FIPS code | 13-80508[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0333366[4] |
| Website | wrga.gov |
Warner Robins (WRB; typically /ˈwɑːrnɜːr ˈrɑːbənz/ wore-nur-RAH-bins) is a city in Houston and Peach counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the state's 11th-largest incorporated city, with a population of 85,830 according to the World Population Review.[2]
The city is the main component of the Warner Robins metropolitan statistical area, including Houston, Peach, and Pulaski counties, which had a census population of 201,469 in 2020. It is a component of the Macon–Warner Robins–Fort Valley combined statistical area, with an estimated 2018 population of 423,572. Robins Air Force Base, a U.S. Air Force maintenance and logistics complex that was founded as the Warner Robins Air Depot in 1942, is located east of the city limits. The base's expansion and the suburbanization of nearby Macon have led to the city's growth in the post-World War II era.
History
[edit]Warner Robins was founded in 1942 when the small farming community of Wellston was renamed for General Augustine Warner Robins (1882–1940) of the United States Army Air Corps, which later became the United States Air Force.[5] It was incorporated as a town in 1943 and as a city in 1956.[6]
The 1940 census shows that the community of Wellston was sparsely populated and inhabited primarily by farmers and their families. Its most notable landmark was a stop on the railroad line. Wellston also had a small sawmill and a grocery store. Peach orchards covered parts of the surrounding land.
This changed during World War II. The War Department made plans to build an air depot in the Southeast. With the assistance of influential U.S. Representative Carl Vinson, Wellston community leader Charles Bostic "Boss" Watson worked with officials in Macon to make a bid to locate this air depot in Houston County. In June 1941, the U.S. government accepted this offer, which included 3,108 acres (12.58 km2) of land.[7]
This air force base was initially called Wellston Army Air Depot when it opened in 1942. The first commander was Colonel Charles E. Thomas. He wanted to name this depot in honor of his mentor Augustine Warner Robins, who was called by his middle name, Warner. Regulations prevented him from doing this, which required the base to be named after the nearest town. Not deterred by this, Colonel Thomas persuaded Boss Watson and the other community leaders to rename the town of Wellston. So on September 1, 1942, the town was given the new name of Warner Robins.[8] Soon thereafter, on October 14, 1942, the base was renamed to become Warner Robins Army Air Depot. The city has a unique name, shared with no other town in the United States.
Robins Air Force Base is not within the city limits of the town but is across U.S. Highway 129 (Georgia State Highway 247), which serves as a boundary between the base and the city.
In 2018, First Solar announced a project for a 200-megawatt, 2,000-acre (8.1 km2) solar panel facility in Twiggs County east of Warner Robins. The facility would be the largest solar facility in the southeast.[9]
Tornadoes
[edit]Tornadoes have continually plagued the city since its inception with the 1950s seeing at least four catastrophic tornadoes strike the area. The first one occurred on April 30, 1953, when an F4 tornado with winds of over 200 mph hit the city and portions of Robins Air Force Base, killing 18 people and injuring 300 more.[10][11] That same day, a second tornado that was rated F2 damaged the northwest side of town.[12] Ten months later, on March 13, 1954, a long-tracked F1 tornado struck the town, killing one and injuring five.[13] Three years later, on April 5, 1957, an F2 tornado family hit the northwest side of the city, causing considerable damage.[14] At least nine tornadoes have hit the town and the surrounding area.[15]
Geography
[edit]Warner Robins is located at 32°36′31″N 83°38′17″W / 32.60861°N 83.63806°W (32.608720ºN, −83.638027ºE).[16] It is approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of Macon and 100 miles (160 km) south of Atlanta. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 35.4 square miles (92 km2), of which 35.1 square miles (91 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (0.82%) is water.
Climate
[edit]Warner Robins has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). It experiences hot, humid summers and generally mild winters, with average high temperatures ranging from 92.0 °F (33.3 °C) in the summer to 58.0 °F (14.4 °C) high during winter. Snowfall is a moderately rare event. Warner Robins-area historical tornado activity is slightly above the state average. It is 86% greater than the overall U.S. average.[17]
| Climate data for Warner Robins, Georgia | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 84 (29) |
85 (29) |
90 (32) |
96 (36) |
99 (37) |
106 (41) |
108 (42) |
105 (41) |
102 (39) |
100 (38) |
88 (31) |
82 (28) |
108 (42) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 58 (14) |
62 (17) |
70 (21) |
77 (25) |
85 (29) |
90 (32) |
92 (33) |
91 (33) |
86 (30) |
77 (25) |
69 (21) |
60 (16) |
76 (25) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 35 (2) |
38 (3) |
44 (7) |
50 (10) |
59 (15) |
68 (20) |
71 (22) |
70 (21) |
64 (18) |
53 (12) |
43 (6) |
36 (2) |
53 (12) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −6 (−21) |
9 (−13) |
14 (−10) |
28 (−2) |
40 (4) |
46 (8) |
54 (12) |
55 (13) |
35 (2) |
26 (−3) |
10 (−12) |
5 (−15) |
−6 (−21) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.2 (110) |
4.5 (110) |
4.6 (120) |
3.0 (76) |
2.7 (69) |
4.1 (100) |
5.0 (130) |
4.1 (100) |
3.6 (91) |
2.8 (71) |
3.3 (84) |
4.0 (100) |
45.9 (1,161) |
| Source: City-data.com,[18] the Weather Channel (records only)[18] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 50 | — | |
| 1950 | 7,986 | 15,872.0% | |
| 1960 | 18,633 | 133.3% | |
| 1970 | 33,491 | 79.7% | |
| 1980 | 39,893 | 19.1% | |
| 1990 | 43,726 | 9.6% | |
| 2000 | 48,804 | 11.6% | |
| 2010 | 66,588 | 36.4% | |
| 2020 | 80,308 | 20.6% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 84,537 | 5.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[19] 1850-1870[20] 1870-1880[21] 1890-1910[22] 1920-1930[23] 1940[24][25] 1950[26] 1960[27] 1970[28] 1980[29] 1990[30] 2000[31] 2010[32] 2020[33] | |||
Local sources indicate that Warner Robins had a population of 50 in 1940.[24] Warner Robins first appeared in the 1950 U.S. Census.[26]
2020
[edit]| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[34] | Pop 2010[32] | Pop 2020[33] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 29,538 | 33,304 | 33,491 | 60.52% | 50.02% | 41.70% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 15,504 | 24,379 | 32,936 | 31.77% | 36.61% | 41.01% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 135 | 184 | 160 | 0.28% | 0.28% | 0.20% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 861 | 1,730 | 2,949 | 1.76% | 2.60% | 3.67% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 33 | 59 | 54 | 0.07% | 0.09% | 0.07% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 80 | 105 | 375 | 0.16% | 0.16% | 0.47% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 797 | 1,738 | 3,836 | 1.63% | 2.61% | 4.78% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,856 | 5,089 | 6,507 | 3.80% | 7.64% | 8.10% |
| Total | 48,804 | 66,588 | 80,308 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 80,308 people, 29,742 households, and 19,256 families residing in the city.
Circa 2019, of the 66,588 residents, 66,224 of them were in Houston County and 364 were in Peach County.[35]
Quality of life
[edit]In 2009, Business Week magazine named Warner Robins the best place in Georgia to raise a family.[36] The ranking was bestowed again for 2010.[37] The Warner Robins Area Chamber was named one of the top three chambers of commerce in the U.S. for a chamber in its division in 2009 by the American Chamber of Commerce Executives Association.[citation needed] In 2012, CNN Money named Warner Robins No. 7 on its Best Places To Live list for America's best small cities.[38]
Government
[edit]Warner Robins is governed by a mayor and a six-member city council, four of whom are elected by district and two of whom are elected at-large. LaRhonda Patrick has been serving as mayor since 2022, after defeating incumbent mayor Randy Toms in a November 2021 runoff election. She is the first woman and first person of color to be elected mayor of Warner Robins.[39]
Since 2013, most of the city is within the 147th district of the Georgia House of Representatives, currently represented by Republican member Bethany Ballard.
Transportation
[edit]Major roads
[edit]Warner Robins is generally located between U.S. Highway 129/Georgia State Route 247 and Interstate 75 about 6 miles (10 km) to the west; Georgia State Route 96 passes through the southern edge of the city. U.S. Highway 129 leads north 19 mi (31 km) to downtown Macon and south 28 mi (45 km) to Hawkinsville. GA-247 follows U.S. Highway 129 throughout the city, and leads north to Macon and south to Hawkinsville. GA-96 leads east-northeast 27 mi (43 km) to Jeffersonville and west 20 mi (32 km) to Fort Valley.
- The Walk at Sandy Run
- Walker's Pond Trail
- Wellston Trail
Arts and recreation
[edit]Museum of Aviation
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Warner Robins is home to the Museum of Aviation, which honors the history of military aviation. Located next to the Air Force base, the museum contains exhibits on military memorabilia, airplanes and ground vehicles, the Tuskegee Airmen, and Operation Desert Storm. It is the second largest museum sponsored by the United States Air Force and the fourth-most visited museum in the Department of Defense.[41] It is also the largest tourist attraction outside Atlanta in the state of Georgia.
Baseball and softball
[edit]According to Warner Robins residents in 1958 Claude Lewis, director of the Warner Robins Recreation Department, invented the game of tee-ball. The first game was played in March of that year with 20 children participating. Lewis wrote rules for the new game and sent rule books out to recreation departments all over the country.[citation needed] In 2006, a field was dedicated and named for Lewis, "the father of tee-ball", at the Warner Robins American Little League complex.[citation needed]
Warner Robins American Little League won the 2007 Little League World Series, defeating Tokyo Kitasuna Little League of Tokyo, Japan 3–2 in the final.[42] Dalton Carriker hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 6th inning to win the game for Georgia.
On December 9, 2008, the Little League International Board of Directors unanimously voted for Warner Robins to become the new Southeast Region Headquarters of Little League Baseball and Softball. Games began to be played in Warner Robins in 2010.[43]
The Warner Robins American Little League girls' softball team won the 2009 Little League Softball World Series by defeating Crawford, Texas, making Warner Robins the only Little League to have won both a baseball and a softball title.[44]
The Warner Robins American Little League girls' softball team defended their 2009 championship by defeating Burbank, California in the 2010 Little League Softball World Series. By doing so, Warner Robins became only the fourth Little League program to produce back-to-back championship teams, and the first since Waco, Texas, which had won in 2003–2004.[45]
Economy
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Robins Air Force Base is one of the largest employers in the state of Georgia and directly contributes over 25,000 military, civil service, and contractor jobs to the local economy.[46] It has provided economic stability for Warner Robins that has benefited the entire Middle Georgia community.
The city of Warner Robins is working on redeveloping and renewing areas that have suffered from urban decay and/or abandonment through neglect and city growth. The city's plans include development of a centralized downtown center "for pedestrian-oriented businesses, culture and community gathering" to be re-established at Commercial Circle in order to "connect commerce and culture back to Downtown." [citation needed][47]
In June 2011, Warner Robins was listed in Wired magazine as one of 12 small cities that are driving the "Knowledge Economy".[48] Georgia was the only Southeastern state listed, and Warner Robins was one of two Georgia cities ranked (the other one being Hinesville-Ft. Stewart). The rankings featured small cities that are luring knowledge workers and entrepreneurs and which have both a relatively high median family income and a relatively high percentage of creative workers who drive the economy.
Houston Medical Center
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Houston County Hospital was dedicated on July 2, 1960, with 50 beds. The hospital was renamed Houston Medical Center in 1986 after renovations. The patient rooms were converted at this time from semi-private to private, with 186 beds available. The addition of a new five-story northwest tower was completed in 2009, making a total of 237 beds. Houston Medical Center is part of the Houston Healthcare system, which serves over 300,000 people annually.[49]
Warner Robins Little Theatre
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The Warner Robins Little Theatre was established in 1962 as a non-profit community theatre. This organization now owns their theatre playhouse debt-free. The theatre continues to thrive. Five main shows are produced every year. Occasionally workshops and other special events are held for the Middle Georgia community.[50]
Popular culture
[edit]The bands Rehab, Stillwater, Doc Holliday, Sugar Creek, and Luke's Cabbage Store are based in Warner Robins.
Gallery
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Warner Robins Law Enforcement Center -
Southeastern Region Little League Stadium -
Little League World Series display -
Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Davis Drive -
State Court of Houston County
Local media
[edit]Newspapers
[edit]- The Telegraph, daily
- The Sun, a section of the Telegraph printed weekly devoted to news in Houston and Peach Counties
- Houston Home Journal, twice weekly, the legal organ for Houston County
Television stations
[edit]Warner Robins is part of the Macon DMA, which is the nation's 120th largest television market. See the box below for local television stations:
Radio stations
[edit]Warner Robins is part of the Macon Arbitron Metro, which is the nation's 130th largest radio market with a person 12+ population of 372,400. See the box below for the local radio stations:
Education
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The portion of Warner Robins in Houston County is served by the Houston County School System (as are all other parts of Houston County).[51] The portion of the city in Peach County is served by Peach County School District (as are all other parts of Peach County).[52]
Branch campuses of colleges and universities
[edit]- Central Georgia Technical College
- Fort Valley State University
- Georgia College & State University
- Georgia Military College
- Mercer University
- Middle Georgia State University
- Houston County High School
- Houston College & Career Academy
- Northside High School
- Warner Robins High School
- Veterans High School (in nearby unincorporated Kathleen, Georgia)
- Elberta Center
- Houston County WIN Academy (alternative school)
Libraries
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The library is the Nola Brantley Memorial Library.[54]
Notable people
[edit] | This article's list of residents may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (May 2019) |
- Eddie Anderson — professional football player[55]
- Russell Branyan — Major League Baseball player[56]
- James Brooks — professional football player[57]
- Cortez Broughton — professional football player
- Marquez Callaway — former Tennessee Volunteers and NFL football player; currently a free agent
- Betty Cantrell — Miss America 2016
- Kal Daniels — Major League Baseball player
- Robert Davis — professional football player with the Washington Redskins
- Travis Denning — country music singer[58]
- Bobbie Eakes — Emmy Award-nominated actress; singer
- Jake Fromm — former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback, current NFL free agent quarterback
- Phil Horan — former drummer in the post-rock band Maserati
- Willis Hunt — senior federal judge for the U.S. Northern District of Georgia
- Jessie James — pop singer
- Mark Johnson — Major League Baseball player
- Abry Jones — professional football player
- Daniel-Leon Kit — entertainer, web personality
- Amanda Kozak — Miss Georgia 2006
- Kyle Moore — professional football player
- David Perdue — former U.S. Senator
- Sonny Perdue — Governor of Georgia, 2003–2011; United States Secretary of Agriculture, 2017–2021
- Victoria Principal — actress
- Willie Reid — professional football player
- Mike Richardson — professional football player
- Robert Lee Scott, Jr. — U.S. Air Force Brigadier General and pilot; wrote autobiography God is My Co-Pilot
- Ken Shamrock — professional MMA fighter and professional wrestler
- Ron Simmons — professional football player and professional wrestler
- Ben Smith — #22 overall in the 1990 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles; played defensive back for Philadelphia Eagles, Denver Broncos, and Arizona Cardinals[59]
- Chansi Stuckey — professional football player
- Timothy Walker — former professional football player, Seattle Seahawks[60]
- Robert Waymouth — chemistry professor at Stanford University
- Steven Nelson - professional football player
- Wylie Draper — actor, dancer, choreographer best known for playing Michael Jackson in The Jacksons: An American Dream
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Warner Robins, Georgia.
- Official Warner Robins city website
- Official community online guide magazine
- Warner Robins Chamber of Commerce
- New Georgia Encyclopedia article on Warner Robins
- Air Force Acquisition Civilian Careers
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