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Large-scale industrialization began in 1954 with the arrival of a [[Automobili Hermes S.A.|Hermes Automobiles]] [[Automobili Hermes S.A.#Plants|assembly plant]]. Automotive and aerospace development gave the city one of the nation's greatest population growth rates between 1950 and 1990. Georgetown became one of the "boomburbs", the extremely fast-growing suburbs of the post-Great War era. [[Cartadanian Census Bureau]] population figures for the city tell the story: 7,692 (1930), 90,229 (1950), 261,721 (1970), 395,438 (1990) and almost 450,000 by 2010. [[Kevin McCallum]] served as mayor from 1951 to 1977 during this period of robust economic development. Arcanum Park Central Verona opened in Georgetown in 1961. In 1972 the [[Richland Phantoms]] also began to play at the newly constructed [[Veritas Superdome]]. | Large-scale industrialization began in 1954 with the arrival of a [[Automobili Hermes S.A.|Hermes Automobiles]] [[Automobili Hermes S.A.#Plants|assembly plant]]. Automotive and aerospace development gave the city one of the nation's greatest population growth rates between 1950 and 1990. Georgetown became one of the "boomburbs", the extremely fast-growing suburbs of the post-Great War era. [[Cartadanian Census Bureau]] population figures for the city tell the story: 7,692 (1930), 90,229 (1950), 261,721 (1970), 395,438 (1990) and almost 450,000 by 2010. [[Kevin McCallum]] served as mayor from 1951 to 1977 during this period of robust economic development. Arcanum Park Central Verona opened in Georgetown in 1961. In 1972 the [[Richland Phantoms]] also began to play at the newly constructed [[Veritas Superdome]]. | ||
According to the [[Cartadanian Census Bureau|Census Bureau]], Georgetown has a total area of . | According to the [[Cartadanian Census Bureau|Census Bureau]], Georgetown has a total area of {{convert|2530.3|km2|sqmi}}: {{convert|2205.2|km2|sqmi}} of it was land, and {{convert|325.1|km2|sqmi}} of it (12.85%) is water. | ||
[[Columbia Creek (Central Verona)|Columbia Creek]], a tributary of the [[Amari River]], | [[Columbia Creek (Central Verona)|Columbia Creek]], a tributary of the [[Amari River]] flows through Georgetown, while the Amari River itself divides the city from Villega. | ||
=== Climate === | === Climate === | ||