Abbeville, Georgia
Abbeville is a city in Wilcox County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,685. The city is the county seat of Wilcox County.
History
Abbeville was founded in 1857 as seat of the newly formed Wilcox County. The town was incorporated in 1883. According to one tradition, the city was named after Abbie McNally, the wife of the original owner of the site, while another tradition states the name is a transfer from Abbeville, South Carolina.During the Civil War, Confederate president Jefferson Davis camped at Abbeville on May 8, 1865 during his flight through Wilcox County at the end of the war, two nights before his capture by Union forces in Irwinville.
The current Wilcox County Courthouse was built in 1903 and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Georgia Normal College and Business Institute was established in Abbeville in 1897 before moving to Douglas in 1908.
In 1910 Abbeville had a population of 1,201. In 1950 it had a population of 890.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of, of which is land and is water.Climate
Demographics
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2000 | Pop 2010 | % 2000 | % 2010 | ||
| White alone | 941 | 1,087 | 943 | 40.95% | 37.38% | 35.12% |
| Black or African American alone | 1,342 | 1,607 | 1,639 | 58.40% | 55.26% | 61.04% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.07% | 0.00% |
| Asian alone | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0.00% | 0.48% | 0.30% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.21% | 0.00% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial | 6 | 39 | 19 | 0.26% | 1.34% | 0.71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 153 | 76 | 0.39% | 5.26% | 2.83% |
| Total | 2,298 | 2,908 | 2,685 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
In 2010, the city had a population of 2,908, which increased to 2,685 at the 2020 census.