Sylvester, Georgia

Sylvester is the county seat of Worth County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,644 in 2020. The city is the county seat and business center of Worth County and is claimed to be the Peanut Capital of the World due to its peanut production.

History

Sylvester was platted in 1893. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sylvester as a town in 1898.

Sylvester is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of, of which is land and is water.
Sylvester is located on U.S. Highway 82 at the junction of Georgia State Route 33. Georgia State Route 256 enters into southeast Sylvester, where it is co-designated Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,644 people, 2,346 households, and 1,709 families residing in the city.

The Worth County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. The district has 296 full-time teachers and over 4,354 students.

Marion Butts - NFL running back who played for the San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots, and Houston Oilers; born in Sylvester.
Rickey Claitt - NFL running back who played for the Washington Redskins; born in Sylvester.
Meshak Williams - NFL defensive end who played for the Baltimore Ravens; born in Sylvester.
Mary Hood - award-winning author of How Far She Went, And Venus Is Blue and Familiar Heat. Graduated from Worth County High School.
Ray Jenkins - Newspaper editor and deputy press secretary to President Jimmy Carter; born in Sylvester.
Daniel Mack - WWI black veteran lynched in town, but survived by playing dead.
Sue Monk Kidd - author of the New York Times bestseller, The Secret Life of Bees and The Mermaid Chair. Born in Sylvester.
Frank Park - Congressman
Bob Sikes - U.S. Representative for Florida, born in Isabella.
Sonny Skinner - PGA golf pro.
Michael Carter - Musician, Songwriter, Producer, graduated from Worth County High School.