Map of Plains city, Georgia

Plains is a city in Sumter County, Georgia, United States. The population was 776 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Americus Micropolitan Statistical Area. Plains is best known as the birthplace and home of Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States.

Plains city overview:
Name:	Plains city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Georgia
County:	Sumter County
Elevation:	499 ft (152 m)
Total Area:	0.81 sq mi (2.11 km²)
Land Area:	0.81 sq mi (2.11 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	573
Population Density:	703.93/sq mi (271.76/km²)
ZIP code:	31780
Area code:	229
FIPS code:	1361628
GNISfeature ID:	0356474
Website:	plainsgeorgia.org

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History

Originally inhabited by the Muscogee people, by the 1840s three small settlements existed nearby: Plains of Dura, Magnolia Springs, and Lebanon. As railway access expanded into the region in response to increased cotton farming, these settlements coalesced closer to the new railway location. As businesses rapidly developed, local businessmen successfully petitioned the State Legislature to shorten Plains of Dura to Plains. Plains was subsequently incorporated in 1896. Plains continued to experience growth fueled by cotton cultivation well into the early twentieth century. A substantial school and the pioneering Wise Sanitarium were both built in the 1920s. Despite differentiation into peanut cultivation, the Great Depression deprived the community of much of its prosperity. Plains remained a quiet Southern town until Jimmy Carter rose to political prominence as Governor of Georgia in the 1970s, eventually becoming President of the United States from 1977 to 1981.

During the 1976 presidential election and for many years afterwards, Plains saw a giant influx in tourism. Nearly ten thousand people would pour into the community daily.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km), all land. The city’s boundary is in the shape of a circle. Plains has a center longitude/latitude point which is -83.0813/33.4553. Plains is located in west-south-western Georgia, 120 miles due south of Atlanta.