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Georgetown | |
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| City of Georgetown | |
      Images, from top down, left to right: Downtown Georgetown skyline; Richland County Superior Court; Court of Appeals for the 8th District of Verona; Veritas Superdome; Georgetown City Hall; Lake Prince | |
| Nickname(s): Gtown | |
 Location of Georgetown in Richland County and Verona | |
| Country |  Cartadania |
| State |  Verona |
| Counties | File:Flag of Richland County, Verona.svg Richland |
| Incorporated as city | 1884 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Body | City Council |
| • Mayor | David Grayco (SDP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 297.9 km2 (115.0 sq mi) |
| • Land | 267.1 km2 (103.1 sq mi) |
| • Water | 30.8 km2 (11.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 681,338 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Georgetowner |
| Area code(s) | 414/595/750/905 |
| Website | Georgetown Government Website |
Georgetown is the capital city of the Cartadanian Commonwealth of Verona. It is located in Richland County within Verona's beltline region. Georgetown is the seat of the Verona General Assembly and the Governor of Verona, making it the state's political center and a hub for lobbying and think tanks. It is a notable example of an edge city or boomburb. According to the Cartadanian Office of Statistics's estimate, the city had a population of about 681,338 at the end of 2021 making it the second-largest municipality in the metropolitan area. Georgetown is the eighth-most populous city in the state of Verona.
Georgetown is the second-fastest-growing major city in Verona, owing to its status as a notable financial center near the Ecinian Coast and as a major educational hub, home of Georgetown State University and University of Verona, Georgetown. Similarly, Georgetown is a major center for the Verona healthcare industry, as the seat of Palmetto Health, the world-renowned UV Humble Medical Center, and the UV Humble School of Medicine, and notable tourist destination in Verona, as the site of the Veritas Superdome, the Georgetown Parade, and Beaugendre Pavilion. Georgetown is also home to The Verona Commonwealth University at Georgetown, a doctoral-granting research institution, the Georgetown Assembly plant used by Hermès, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region V, and Verona Health Resources. Additionally, Georgetown hosts the Georgetown Pirates' Globe Life Park in Georgetown, the Richland Phantoms at the Veritas Superdome, the Georgetown Diamonds at the College Park Center, and the theme parks Arcanum Georgetown (the original Arcanum Park) and Hurricane Harbor.
Georgetown borders the cities of Shearwater and Troy and surrounds the city of Bridgeland.
History
Latin settlement in the Georgetown area dates back at least to the 1200s. After the July 1300 battle between Verona General Saturio Lurco Fulton (Fulton County is named after him) and Native Cartadanians of the Palara Creek settlement, a trading post was established at Calcudi Spring in present-day Georgetown. The rich soil of the area (hence Richland County) attracted farmers, and several agriculture-related businesses were well established by the late nineteenth century.
Georgetown was founded in 1876 along the Central Verona Railway. The city was named after General Arthur N. George. Georgetown grew as a farming center, and incorporated in 1884. The city could boast of water, electricity, natural gas, and telephone services by 1910, along with a public school system. By 1925 the population was estimated at 3,031, and it grew to over 4,000 before the Great War.
Large-scale industrialization began in 1954 with the arrival of a Hermes Automobiles 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 Census Bureau, Georgetown has a total area of .0 square miles (47 km2): 14.9 square miles (39 km2) of it was land, and 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2) of it (17.22%) is water.
Columbia Creek, a tributary of the Amari River, and the Amari River itself, flow through Georgetown.
Climate
Georgetown falls in the Aw (tropical savanna) region of the Köppen climate classification system with a marked drier season in the winter.
- The highest recorded temperature was 108 °F (42 °C) in 2017.
- The lowest recorded temperature was 45 °F (7 °C) in 1900.
- The maximum average precipitation occurs in September.
- Severe weather generally occurs between months of June and November.
- Located in the Storm Belt
- Winters are very warm and the city has never officially recorded snowfall at any official weather station since official records have been kept. (Snow did fall in flurries above the city in 1974)
| CollapseClimate data for Georgetown, Verona | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 91
(33) |
90.7
(32.6) |
91.8
(33.2) |
95
(35) |
93.6
(34.2) |
91.8
(33.2) |
90.5
(32.5) |
91
(33) |
90.3
(32.4) |
90.5
(32.5) |
90.7
(32.6) |
90.7
(32.6) |
95
(35) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 86.5
(30.3) |
87.3
(30.7) |
88.5
(31.4) |
88.9
(31.6) |
88.2
(31.2) |
87.1
(30.6) |
86.9
(30.5) |
86.7
(30.4) |
86.4
(30.2) |
86.4
(30.2) |
86.2
(30.1) |
86.1
(30.1) |
87.1
(30.61) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 82.4
(28) |
82.9
(28.3) |
84
(29) |
84.6
(29.2) |
83.8
(28.8) |
82.9
(28.3) |
82.8
(28.2) |
82.4
(28) |
82
(28) |
82
(28) |
81.9
(27.7) |
82
(28) |
82.81
(28.29) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 78.3
(25.7) |
78.6
(25.9) |
79.5
(26.4) |
80.2
(26.8) |
79.3
(26.3) |
78.8
(26) |
78.4
(25.8) |
77.9
(25.5) |
77.5
(25.3) |
77.7
(25.4) |
77.4
(25.2) |
77.7
(25.4) |
78.44
(25.81) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 69.1
(20.6) |
72.7
(22.6) |
72.3
(22.4) |
71.2
(21.8) |
69.1
(20.6) |
71.8
(22.1) |
72.5
(22.5) |
69.8
(21) |
68.9
(20.5) |
72.5
(22.5) |
66.6
(19.2) |
71.6
(22) |
66.6
(19.2) |
| Rainfall inches (mm) | 4.496
(114.2) |
1.5
(38) |
2.909
(73.89) |
4.823
(122.5) |
8.618
(218.9) |
6.587
(167.31) |
5.902
(149.91) |
6.909
(175.49) |
7.835
(199.01) |
7.646
(194.21) |
9.098
(231.09) |
8.535
(216.79) |
74.858
(1,901.3) |
| Avg. rainy days | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 131 |
| % humidity | 78.0 | 77.0 | 76.9 | 78.1 | 80.8 | 80.7 | 79.1 | 80.5 | 81.0 | 81.7 | 82.2 | 80.9 | 79.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 248.4 | 257.8 | 279.6 | 246.8 | 223.2 | 202.3 | 226.6 | 211.5 | 200.4 | 234.8 | 226.1 | 220.7 | 2,778.2 |
| Source: NWS Sierra | |||||||||||||
Demographics
As of the census of 2020, there were 602,991 people, 256,804 households, and 206,168 families residing in the city. The population density was 23,923 people per square mile (9,162/km²). There were 170,630 housing units at an average density of 9,479 per square mile (3,630/km²). The 2031 estimated racial makeup of the city (based on the 2030 census) was 59% Mestizo, 18.8% Coscivian, 6.8% Cronan, 0.7% Native Cartadanian, 0.1% Alshari, 11.3% from other races. Latino of any race were 70.4% of the population.
There were 156,804 households out of which 40% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 48% were married couples living together, 15% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32% were non-families. 25% of all households were made up of individuals and 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.7 and the average family size was 3.3.
In the city, the 2030 population was spread out with 31% under the age of 20, 8% from 20 to 24, 30% from 25 to 44, 23% from 45 to 64, and 8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 104 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94 males 18 and over.
The median income for a household in the city was estimated to be $52,655 in 2031. Individual males working full-time year-round had a median income of $41,059 versus $40,265 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,317.
About 16% of Georgetown families in general and 21% of female-headed families with no husband present were living below the poverty line. 20% of the Georgetown population as a whole, including 28% of individuals under age 18 and 8% of those age 65 or over were living in poverty.
43% of Georgetown renters and 28% of homeowners were paying 35% or more of their household income for housing costs in 2031.
Georgetown is among the top 50 largest cities in Cartadania by population.
Economy
Top employers
According to Georgetown's 2016 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:
| # | Employer | # of Employees |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verona Health Resources | 8,252 |
| 2 | Georgetown Independent School District | 8,000 |
| 3 | University of Verona Lake Cities Center | 5,300 |
| 4 | Arcanum Georgetown | 3,800 |
| 5 | The Parks at Georgetown | 3,500 |
| 6 | Hérmes Georgetown Assembly | 2,900 |
| 7 | City of Georgetown | 2,315 |
| 8 | Veritas Bank | 1,965 |
| 9 | Richland Phantoms | 1,881 |
| 10 | Lésura Financial | 1,591 |