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Jesup, Georgia Information
As the county seat for Wayne County, Georgia, the city of Jesup had a population of 10,214 as of the 2010 census. By February 1869, Willis Clary had begun building a two-story hotel near the junction of Macon and Brunswick Railroad and the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad and four stores had sprung up in the area. Clary became a driving force for the establishment of what would become Jesup and was its first mayor. By September 1869, the town included five stores, a sawmill, and a railroad eating house in addition to Clary’s hotel. By December 1869 the community had become known as Jesup. Jesup was either named for Morris Ketchum Jesup a New York banker who was an investor in the Macon and Brunswick Railroad or for Thomas Jesup who was a general during the Second Seminole War. The city has a total area of 16.6 square miles, almost all which island ad uses two zip codes (31500 and 31599) and 912 is the sole area code.
Jesup is ranked #412 in Georgia and #22,755 in the United States with a livability score of 60, which is in the 22nd percentile. The city scored best for great weather, cost of living and amenities. The average summer temperature is a comfortable 80 degrees, cost of living is seven percent lower than the state’s, and there are many amenities in the area.
The overall crime rate in Jesup is 156% higher than the national average. For every 100,000 people, there are 19.93 daily crimes that occur in Jesup. Jesup is safer than 7% of the cities in the United States. In Jesup you have a 1 in 14 chance of becoming a victim of any crime. The number of total year over year crimes in Jesup has increased by 10%.
Of the factors which are used to determine the livability index, Jesup does well in the areas of weather, cost of living and amenities. It scores poorly in the areas of Housing, Education, Crime and Employment.
David Earl Keith, Mayor
City Hall
162 E Cherry Street
Jesup, GA 31546
dkeith@jesupga.gov
912-427-2019
Jesup City Mayor
Mayor Keith is a 50-year resident of Jesup and a State Farm Insurance agent for 20years. Keith is a 1978 Graduate of Wayne County High School and 1993 Graduate of ASU with a Bachelor of Science in General Business. He is a member of First Baptist Church and a 1998 graduate of Leadership Wayne.