Ashburn

• Official Name — Ashburn, Georgia • Nickname — Peanut Capital of the World • Settlement Type — City • Mapsize — 250px • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Georgia • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Turner • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Sandra Lumpkin • Leader Title2 — City Manager • Unit Pref — Imperial • Area Total Km2 — 12.43 • Area Land Km2 — 12.29 • Area Water Km2 — 0.14 • Area Total Sq Mi — 4.80 • Area Land Sq Mi — 4.75 • Area Water Sq Mi — 0.05 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 4291 • Population Density Km2 — 349.12 • Population Density Sq Mi — 904.13 • Timezone — EST • Utc Offset — −5 • Timezone Dst — EDT • Utc Offset Dst — −4 • Elevation M — 130 • Elevation Ft — 427 • Postal Code Type — ZIP Code • Postal Code — 31714 • Area Code — 229 • Blank Name — FIPS code • Blank Info — 13-03236 • Blank1 Name — GNIS feature ID • Blank1 Info — 0354404 • Website — https: www.cityofashburn.net

The town of Marion was founded in 1888, and changed its name to Ashburn when it was incorporated in 1890. Ashburn was designated seat of Turner County when it was established in 1905. The community was named after W. W. Ashburn, a pioneer citizen.

In 1975, the Peanut Statue was constructed in Ashburn and was then considered an official state monument in 1998. In the year 2018 it was destroyed by Hurricane Michael. The newer peanut statue appears smaller than the original peanut statue, although the exact measurements are unknown. The woods that the original peanut was next to was cleared out, and the small picnic table as seen in the first image was presumably destroyed by Hurricane Michael, the same hurricane that destroyed the original peanut statue. The small tower constructed of brick was reused for the newer peanut statue, as was the crown. The original peanut statue was made of fiberglass. The brick tower is 15 feet tall and has a crown attached to it. Legal Publications for the City of Ashburn is The Wiregrass Farmer.

Ashburn is located at (31.704378, -83.653786). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.6 sqmi, of which 4.5 sqmi is land and 0.04 sqmi (0.66%) is water.

As of the 2020 census, Ashburn had a population of 4,291. The median age was 38.9 years. 25.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 85.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 80.4 males age 18 and over. 93.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 6.2% lived in rural areas. There were 1,736 households, including 1,061 family households, in Ashburn. Of all households, 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 28.3% were married-couple households, 20.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 44.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,933 housing units, of which 10.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.7%. Ashburn racial composition as of 2020 • Race — Num. — Perc. • White (non-Hispanic) — 1,109 — 25.84% • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) — 2,831 — 65.98% • Native American — 3 — 0.07% • Asian — 37 — 0.86% • Other/Mixed — 119 — 2.77% • Hispanic or Latino — 192 — 4.47%

Ashburn residents are served by the Turner County School District which offers pre-school through grade twelve education, and has one elementary school, a middle school, a high school, and a speciality school. The district has 126 full-time teachers and over 1,145 students. • Turner County Elementary School • Turner County Middle School • Turner County High School

Ashburn is served by a public library, the Victoria Evans Memorial Library.

• Illustration — The original peanut statue • Illustration — Peanut statue rebuilt in 2023 Every fourth weekend in March, Ashburn holds the Fire Ant Festival. This offers an art show, carnival rides, a car show, strawberry cook off, BBQ competition, health show, and fireworks. Some events are tailored to the festival itself, such as the Fire Ant Call, Find the Fire Ant, Fire Ant 5k, and Miss Fire Ant Pageant.

• Henry T. Elrod - World War II fighter pilot posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor • Nora Lawrence Smith - editor and publisher of Wiregrass Farmer for decades • Betty Shingler Talmadge - First Lady of Georgia • Ben Thomas - former Auburn University and National Football League defensive lineman